GROWinK
Living prints that return to nature
GROWinK is a regenerative printing system that merges CMYK inkjet technology with fungi and bacteria, turning prints into living, temporary media. Designed for designers, brands, and cultural institutions working with posters, textiles, and graphic communication, it offers an alternative to petroleum-based inks. Using fungal pigments and dormant bacterial spores, GROWinK eliminates toxic chemicals and activates decomposition in humid or landfill-like environments. Its innovation lies in reframing print as a life cycle where color exists briefly, then safely returns to the earth.
Company/Institution
University of The Arts London, Central Saints Martins
Country
United Kingdom
Designer(s)
Peerasin Punxh Hutaphaet
Punxh is a visual ecologist and material explorer whose work examines the intersection of synthetic polymers, living systems, and environmental storytelling. Through projects like Growink a fungi-based bio-ink that prints on and decomposes synthetic textiles they merge science, design, and narrative to challenge extractive material practices. Believing in the power of visual and narrative storytelling, punxh uses materials not just as mediums, but as active agents of ecological transformation and regeneration.