Grown. Not manufactured. 
Jewelry grown, not made. This pendant begins as hemp fibers and sawdust, bound and brought to life by mycelium, the living, thread-like network beneath the forest floor.
Over 5-7 days of controlled growth, the mycelium transforms loose organic matter into a single cohesive form and grows directly around an embedded metal hanger, locking the chain in place through growth itself, with no glue and no force.
 
The result is a half-spherical pendant with a soft, porous, entirely natural texture, light as a whisper, quietly alive, unlike anything mass-produced.
Each piece is one of a kind; shaped by a living organism, no two are ever identical.
 
Part of Mycelium Wearable: Biofabrication at Body Scale — exploring fungi as collaborators in the materials of the future (S+T+ARTS Prize 2026).
 
Details:
Grown mycelium composite (hemp fibres + sawdust)
Half-spherical form · 43.6 mm diameter · 19.4 mm depth · approx. 7 g
“Growth-locked” metal hanger — bonded by growth, no adhesive
45 cm chain - your choice of silver or gold-plated
Dried & stabilised: biologically inactive, ready to wear and display
Limited edition of 15 · handmade to order · each piece unique