Infinite Roots Secures $58 Million to Propel Mycelium Food Tech
Infinite Roots has announced the successful closure of its Series B funding round, securing an impressive total of $58 million.
Mycosonic Showcases Design Potential for Mycelium
MycoSonic is a bio-design project that made waves at Dutch Design Week (DDW).
Sean Wotherspoon Releases Mushroom Leather adidas Gazelle
Sean Wotherspoon, adidas, and Mylo has given birth to the remarkable “Mushroom Leather” Gazelle.
adidas Unveil Stan Smith Made From ‘Mushroom Leather’ Mylo
For this venture, adidas teamed up with Bolt Threads, a Californian material solutions company that is credited with developing the innovative Mylo fabric.
Could Plant-Based and Lab-Grown Materials Be the Future of Fashion?
Amid a worldwide pandemic, cries of climate change and a disrupted fashion system, there is a silver lining: plant-based materials.
Stella McCartney Creates World’s First Clothing from Mushroom Mylo Leather
Stella McCartney has become the first fashion brand to create clothing made from lab-grown Mylo mushroom leather.
Bob Hendrikx Reimagines Burial with Biodegradable Coffin
The growing need for “Green Death” awareness (a term popularized by Caitlyn Doughty) has created a demand for sustainable death options that make an accessible swap for traditional methods without the ecological harm.
Designer Morgan Ruben Creates Light Fixtures Out Of Mushrooms and Hemp
Dutch designer and sustainability advocate Morgan Ruben has expertly merged nature with technology in his forthcoming piece Folium — a light fixture grown from mycelium (the root system of mushrooms) and hemp.
Major Fashion Houses Back New Mycelium-Based Vegan Leather, Mylo
Stella McCartney, adidas, Lululemon, and Gucci’s parent company Kering have all teamed up to invest in a novel material called Mylo, which is grown from mycelium, the root structure of mushrooms and other fungi.
Mycelium Lampshades Created by Studio Nir Meiri
In collaboration with London based startup BIOHM, Design Studio Nir Meiri has created a lampshade that is made with mycelium.