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.

Forager leather, a vegan leather made from mycelium, comes in a variety of colors and textures. Golden enoki mushrooms grow inside a greenhouse at LifeCap Farms in Jersey City, N.J. For more than ...

“Hermès is now experimenting with mushroom-based leathers.” For this Earth Day, Ferragamo, one of Italy’s oldest and most prestigious leather-based brands, is releasing a “Back to Earth ...

In the new study, researchers studied the potential of two fungal species for mycelium leather growing: Ganoderma lucidum (reishi), a medicinal mushroom commonly used in bio-design projects, and ...

MycoWorks uses mycelium, the substance in the root structure of mushrooms, to make Reishi, which has the look and feel of leather. Big-name companies are very interested. By Ellen Rosen In 2007 ...

Mushroom leather, or mycelium-based leather, offers numerous benefits: it’s sustainable, biodegradable, and cruelty-free which means it reduces environmental impact. This innovative material is ...

They can also be optimized to meet consumer demands. The researchers examined mushroom compatibility for the purposes of leather mat development by using two fungal species: Ganoderma lucidum ...

They search the forest for hoof fungus, which grows within trees and sends out shelflike mushrooms a few inches ... it a great potential replacement for leather. Coaxing mycelium to grow in ...

Co-founder and CEO of Mycel Sungjin Sah told TechCrunch that the company uses mycelium, a root-like structure of mushroom, to make leather substitutes that can be used in car seats and luxury ...

HE WAS ON HAND FOR A RIBBON CUTTING CEREMONY AT MIKEROWEWORKS WORKS. IT’S A NEW MUSHROOM LEATHER PRODUCTION FACILITY. COMPANY OFFICIALS SAY THE FACILITY USES PROPRIETARY TECHNOLOGY THAT HELPS ...