Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Make room for ‘shrooms: The world of fashion and the world of mushrooms converged in 2021 through fungi-inspired looks on the ...

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 ...

GREEN ISLAND, N.Y.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Ecovative, the leading mycelium technology company, and ECCO Leather, a part of the Danish footwear brand ECCO and a world leader in innovative and premium ...

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 ...

In a world where consumers are increasingly concerned about the environment, fashion is being forced to get creative. Just as fur became a controversial material in the industry, animal leather has ...

California-based MycoWorks is celebrating a decade in business by adding three new alt-leather offerings to its biomaterials assortment. The company’s hero product, Reishi, is a mycelium-based ...

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 ...

Fungus gets a bad rap. It renders our food inedible, our homes inhospitable and our toenails infectious. The word itself conjures up the notion of mold and decay — the slow ending of something alive.