{"id":665086,"date":"2025-04-24T20:12:02","date_gmt":"2025-04-24T17:12:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/this-furniture-collection-mimics-cloth-using-wood-mycelium-leather\/"},"modified":"2025-04-24T20:12:02","modified_gmt":"2025-04-24T17:12:02","slug":"this-furniture-collection-mimics-cloth-using-wood-mycelium-leather","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/this-furniture-collection-mimics-cloth-using-wood-mycelium-leather\/","title":{"rendered":"This Furniture Collection Mimics Cloth Using Wood &#038; Mycelium Leather"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_85 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a3717e9b5ee1\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a3717e9b5ee1\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/this-furniture-collection-mimics-cloth-using-wood-mycelium-leather\/#SHARE\" >SHARE<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<div class=\"single-box clearfix entry-content\" style=\"max-width:1050px;\">\n                        <input class=\"jpibfi\" type=\"hidden\"><\/p>\n<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-547795\" src=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/images\/design_news\/2025\/04\/duk-furniture\/duk_furniture_yanko_design_01.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"960\" data-jpibfi-post-excerpt=\"\" data-jpibfi-post-url=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/2025\/04\/24\/this-furniture-collection-mimics-cloth-using-wood-mycelium-leather\/\" data-jpibfi-post-title=\"This Furniture Collection Mimics Cloth Using Wood &amp; Mycelium Leather\" data-jpibfi-src=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/images\/design_news\/2025\/04\/duk-furniture\/duk_furniture_yanko_design_01.jpg\"><\/p>\n<p>Design studio Studio TOOJ has introduced the Duk furniture <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/watch-movies-tv-seriess\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"8\" title=\"Watch Movies &amp; TV Series\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">series<\/a>, a collection of pieces that create the illusion of soft, draped fabric despite being constructed from rigid materials like wood and mycelium. Named \u201cDuk\u201d after the Swedish word for \u201ctablecloth,\u201d the series was developed in partnership with biotech company MycoWorks.<\/p>\n<p>MycoWorks contributed their innovative Reishi material\u2014a leather-like substance derived from the root structure of mushrooms\u2014which is used to finish the surfaces of the furniture. Each piece in the Duk series is carefully sculpted from wood before being upholstered with this unique, living material, blending organic textures with the visual effect of flowing cloth.<\/p>\n<p>Designer: <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.studio-tooj.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Studio TOOJ<\/a><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-547796\" src=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/images\/design_news\/2025\/04\/duk-furniture\/duk_furniture_yanko_design_02.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"960\" data-jpibfi-post-excerpt=\"\" data-jpibfi-post-url=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/2025\/04\/24\/this-furniture-collection-mimics-cloth-using-wood-mycelium-leather\/\" data-jpibfi-post-title=\"This Furniture Collection Mimics Cloth Using Wood &amp; Mycelium Leather\" data-jpibfi-src=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/images\/design_news\/2025\/04\/duk-furniture\/duk_furniture_yanko_design_02.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazyload alignnone size-full wp-image-547796\" src=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/images\/design_news\/2025\/04\/duk-furniture\/duk_furniture_yanko_design_02.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"960\" data-jpibfi-post-excerpt=\"\" data-jpibfi-post-url=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/2025\/04\/24\/this-furniture-collection-mimics-cloth-using-wood-mycelium-leather\/\" data-jpibfi-post-title=\"This Furniture Collection Mimics Cloth Using Wood &amp; Mycelium Leather\" data-jpibfi-src=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/images\/design_news\/2025\/04\/duk-furniture\/duk_furniture_yanko_design_02.jpg\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"code-block code-block-1\" style=\"margin: 8px 0; clear: both;\">\n<div style=\"padding: 4px; margin: 18px auto 20px; text-align:center;\"><script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-7222236028814181\" crossorigin=\"anonymous\" type=\"d0b9799ec44bae8ebe5e8f81-text\/javascript\"><\/script><br \/>\n<!-- In-Content-Ad-1 --><\/p>\n<p><script type=\"d0b9799ec44bae8ebe5e8f81-text\/javascript\">\n<\/script><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Studio TOOJ debuted the first piece in the Duk collection\u2014a floating corner table\u2014in December 2024. Building on this initial launch, the studio introduced a matching side table and pedestal at this year\u2019s Milan Design Week, all featuring the same distinctive style. Ashley Wil\u00e9n-Jong, who co-founded Studio TOOJ with her partner Johan Wil\u00e9n-Jong, shared that the inspiration for the series stemmed from their deep interest in the concept of illusion.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI remember being captivated by surrealism as a teenager \u2013 especially the way Salvador Dal\u00ed could make familiar objects <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>ear strange and dreamlike,\u201d said Ashley Wil\u00e9n-Jong. \u201cThat stayed with me. Years later, the Duk series emerged from that same curiosity: How can we make something solid feel fluid? How can we create an object that makes people do a double-take?\u201d she continued.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-547797\" src=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/images\/design_news\/2025\/04\/duk-furniture\/duk_furniture_yanko_design_03.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"960\" data-jpibfi-post-excerpt=\"\" data-jpibfi-post-url=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/2025\/04\/24\/this-furniture-collection-mimics-cloth-using-wood-mycelium-leather\/\" data-jpibfi-post-title=\"This Furniture Collection Mimics Cloth Using Wood &amp; Mycelium Leather\" data-jpibfi-src=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/images\/design_news\/2025\/04\/duk-furniture\/duk_furniture_yanko_design_03.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazyload alignnone size-full wp-image-547797\" src=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/images\/design_news\/2025\/04\/duk-furniture\/duk_furniture_yanko_design_03.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"960\" data-jpibfi-post-excerpt=\"\" data-jpibfi-post-url=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/2025\/04\/24\/this-furniture-collection-mimics-cloth-using-wood-mycelium-leather\/\" data-jpibfi-post-title=\"This Furniture Collection Mimics Cloth Using Wood &amp; Mycelium Leather\" data-jpibfi-src=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/images\/design_news\/2025\/04\/duk-furniture\/duk_furniture_yanko_design_03.jpg\"><\/p>\n<p>Initially, the pair did not plan to use Reishi material when designing the first piece. However, once they began experimenting with it, they discovered that it quickly became an integral element of the project. \u201cThe illusion comes from the form itself \u2014 it\u2019s carefully sculpted to mimic the folds and tension you\u2019d see in real draping cloth,\u201d said Johan Wil\u00e9n-Jong. \u201cThat\u2019s the core of the visual ambiguity we\u2019re exploring. Reishi then adds another layer of illusion. Its natural textures and soft, matte softness make it feel almost textile-like, even though it\u2019s a completely different kind of material. It blurs the boundary between soft and solid in a way that\u2019s both playful and disorienting.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-547798\" src=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/images\/design_news\/2025\/04\/duk-furniture\/duk_furniture_yanko_design_05.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"960\" data-jpibfi-post-excerpt=\"\" data-jpibfi-post-url=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/2025\/04\/24\/this-furniture-collection-mimics-cloth-using-wood-mycelium-leather\/\" data-jpibfi-post-title=\"This Furniture Collection Mimics Cloth Using Wood &amp; Mycelium Leather\" data-jpibfi-src=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/images\/design_news\/2025\/04\/duk-furniture\/duk_furniture_yanko_design_05.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazyload alignnone size-full wp-image-547798\" src=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/images\/design_news\/2025\/04\/duk-furniture\/duk_furniture_yanko_design_05.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"960\" data-jpibfi-post-excerpt=\"\" data-jpibfi-post-url=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/2025\/04\/24\/this-furniture-collection-mimics-cloth-using-wood-mycelium-leather\/\" data-jpibfi-post-title=\"This Furniture Collection Mimics Cloth Using Wood &amp; Mycelium Leather\" data-jpibfi-src=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/images\/design_news\/2025\/04\/duk-furniture\/duk_furniture_yanko_design_05.jpg\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"code-block code-block-2\" style=\"margin: 8px 0; clear: both;\">\n<div style=\"padding: 4px; margin: 18px auto 20px; text-align:center;\"><script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-7222236028814181\" crossorigin=\"anonymous\" type=\"d0b9799ec44bae8ebe5e8f81-text\/javascript\"><\/script><br \/>\n<!-- In-Content-Ads-2 --><\/p>\n<p><script type=\"d0b9799ec44bae8ebe5e8f81-text\/javascript\">\n<\/script><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Reishi is the flagship product of MycoWorks, which describes it as \u201cthe best biomaterial on the planet.\u201d According to the company, Reishi provides designers with exceptional control over their creations, as it is cultivated in a lab using a process that enables precise customization of its strength, texture, and appearance. This adaptability makes Reishi an appealing choice for innovative and sustainable design projects. \u201cUnlike traditional leather, which requires the designer to adapt to the inherent limitations of animal hide, such as shape, thickness, or surface imperfections, Reishi offers consistent quality and performance, enabling new possibilities for creativity and design,\u201d said MycoWorks.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-547799\" src=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/images\/design_news\/2025\/04\/duk-furniture\/duk_furniture_yanko_design_06.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"960\" data-jpibfi-post-excerpt=\"\" data-jpibfi-post-url=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/2025\/04\/24\/this-furniture-collection-mimics-cloth-using-wood-mycelium-leather\/\" data-jpibfi-post-title=\"This Furniture Collection Mimics Cloth Using Wood &amp; Mycelium Leather\" data-jpibfi-src=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/images\/design_news\/2025\/04\/duk-furniture\/duk_furniture_yanko_design_06.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazyload alignnone size-full wp-image-547799\" src=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/images\/design_news\/2025\/04\/duk-furniture\/duk_furniture_yanko_design_06.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"960\" data-jpibfi-post-excerpt=\"\" data-jpibfi-post-url=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/2025\/04\/24\/this-furniture-collection-mimics-cloth-using-wood-mycelium-leather\/\" data-jpibfi-post-title=\"This Furniture Collection Mimics Cloth Using Wood &amp; Mycelium Leather\" data-jpibfi-src=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/images\/design_news\/2025\/04\/duk-furniture\/duk_furniture_yanko_design_06.jpg\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"sharedaddy sd-sharing-enabled\">\n<div class=\"robots-nocontent sd-block sd-social sd-social-icon-text sd-sharing\">\n<h3 class=\"sd-title\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"SHARE\"><\/span>SHARE<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<div class=\"sd-content\">\n<ul>\n<li class=\"share-facebook\"><span><a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/social-mediaa\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"1\" title=\"Social Media\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Facebook<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"share-x\"><span>X<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"share-pinterest\"><span>Pinterest<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"share-reddit\"><span>Reddit<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"share-linkedin\"><span>LinkedIn<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"share-tumblr\"><span>Tumblr<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"share-pocket\"><span>Pocket<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"share-email\"><span>Email<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"share-print\"><span>Print<\/span><\/li>\n<li><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"#\" class=\"sharing-anchor sd-button share-more\"><span>More<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"share-end\"><\/ul>\n<div class=\"sharing-hidden\">\n<div class=\"inner\" style=\"display: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li class=\"share-telegram\"><span>Telegram<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"share-threads\"><span>Threads<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"share-jetpack-whatsapp\"><span>WhatsApp<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"share-mastodon\"><span>Mastodon<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"share-bluesky\"><span>Bluesky<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"share-nextdoor\"><span>Nextdoor<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"share-end\"><\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><!-- CONTENT END 1 --><\/p>\n<div>\n                                                            <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><span class=\"vcard author\"><br \/>\n                            <span>By<\/span><\/p>\n<p>                                <span>Srishti Mitra<\/span><\/p>\n<p>                        <\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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