Moritz Plöns – Greenhousing Fungi: Reciprocity in Bio-Design and 3D-Grown Objects

Moritz Plöns is a bio- and industrial designer (M.A.) based in Cologne. In his projects, he creates objects that act as tools for exploring posthuman ideas, eco-social justice, and circularity in depth. His approach is consistently material-driven, with a focus on the development of circular materials, especially made from fungal mycelium. His graduation project at the Royal Academy of Arts The Hague “Greenhousing Saprophytes” (2025) investigated reciprocal approaches in bio-design practices combined with a three-dimensional growth for pure mycelium. Amongst others, his work was exhibited at the Dutch Design Week 2025, the Kölner Passagen 2026 and the Museum of Applied Arts Cologne (MAKK).