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Adidas, Kering, Stella McCartney Are Going All In with Mycelium-Based ‘Leather’
Soon, Mylo, the animal-free hide made from the branching root network that sprouts mushrooms, may become as…
Can Mushroom Leather and Spider Silk Reach Critical Mass for Fashion?
Bolt Threads tackles the challenge of convincing fashion to bet on nature-inspired, lab-grown materials not…
Asos is Banning Silk—Should Other Retailers Follow Suit?
Animal-rights crusader Stella McCartney deploys silk regularly at her luxury house, so how heinous can it be?
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Mushroom Root Faux Leather Makes its Way to Market
Mushroom root imitation leather is now commercially available, and the offering could help fuel the market…
Spider Silk Fibers Used to Create First Roll of 100 Percent Woven Silk
Kraig Biocraft Laboratories has completed production of its first roll of pure Dragon Silk fabric made from…
Bolt Threads Just Made Faux Leather From Mushroom Roots
Bolt Threads, the maker of Microsilk, has introduced its second material–Mylo–the world's first commercially…
Bioengineering Is the New Black: Startups at SXSW Explore Eco-Friendly Material Innovation
Innovative new startups are ushering in an era of material innovation that could transform fashion for a…
Bolt Threads and Best Made Spin First Microsilk Cap
Bolt Threads and Best Made Co. have created the Best Made Microsilk Cap of Courage, the first collaborative…
Bolt Threads Goes Vertical With Best Made Co. Acqusition
Bolt Threads has become a vertical apparel manufacturer in a most unusual way.
Why Synthetic Spider Silk Could be the Future of Advanced Apparel Materials
In upcoming years, consumers' wardrobes may be filled with synthetic spider silk garments.
Some Patagonia Products Will Soon be Made from Faux Spider Silk
Bolt Threads, a U.S.-based biotechnology company working to transform the textiles market, has raised $50…
Bolt Threads Raises $40M to Bring Engineered Silk Technology to Market
Bolt Threads, a new company developing the next generation of high-performance textiles, collected $32.3…