Wood-decaying fungi sound like nasty little creatures that just eat trees all day long, but it turns out they can be quite artsy in the process. Just a quick look at the ‘Fungi Collection’ Furniture ($Inquire) leaves you in a state of awe of how beautiful nature can be, even when it’s dead. Created by Italian experimental design duo Alcarol, the unusual furniture is made of planks and blocks of abandoned logs with fungi texture, and an extraclear polished resin. The pieces display the most fascinating creations of the fungi and the transformative wonder of nature: dramatic wood discolorations and elaborated dark lines that look like calligraphic art. Who could ever have imagined that fungi could actually add oomph to the home!
