Mycelium first came to prominence with its use in sustainable packaging. Several startup companies, such as Ecovative, received strong investments to develop the technology. Not long after, some ...

As fashion designers look for alternatives to leather, growing mycelium – or fungi-based – ‘leather’ substitutes using a new paste media has opened up the possibility of growing this bio-fabricated ...

In a partnership marrying two sides of the fashion world, tannery Ecco Leather — a company from Ecco Shoes — is working with mycelium-based material brand Ecovative to create new leather-like ...

Mycelium is making headlines around the globe as a viable bio-product for making helmets, packaging materials, shoes and even coffins. Biomaterial experts at California-based MycoWorks are working ...

Producing leather from animal skin is a practice humans have engaged in for thousands of years, but the environmental consequences of modern processing techniques have led some to seek a greener ...

Everyone wants a piece of the mock-leather market, which was valued at $33.7 billion in 2021 and is expected to expand at a compound annual growth rate of 8% until 2030, according to Grand View ...

Stella McCartney, Balenciaga, and Hermès are introducing handbags, shoes, and coats made of mycelium leather; it’s an alternative to animal hides and is created from roots of mushrooms. This new ...

What if I told you that your children might live in houses made of mushrooms? Perhaps you might think I had eaten one mushroom too many. But this is no fairy tale. Mushrooms — or more specifically, ...