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Mycelium Maker Ecovative Raises $30M Series E
A partner to Ecco and Pangaia, the company said the funding should help it launch commercially available…
Would Material Innovators Be Better Off ‘Staying in Your Lane’?
"There are no standards," FIT's Theanne Schiros said of the lack of clarity and standards in fashion's…
Ecovative: Making the Most of Mycelium
The science company believes its biomaterial textile is more than an alternative to leather and has tasked…
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Flora or Fungi? Stella McCartney Won’t Play Favorites in Biomaterials Debate
For Paris Fashion Week, the British brand bowed bags made from Mylo's mushroom-root material and plant-based…
This California Materials Innovator Made a 100% Plant-Based Topcoat for Vegan Leather
Liquidplant is manufactured in Los Angeles from a mixture of corn sugar, castor oil and flaxseed oil.
No Cap: Mycelium Study Stirs Industry Debate
Is it truly the first low-carbon and biodegradable plant-based leather alternative?
Mushroom Leather Comes Home With Ligne Roset’s Reishi Collab
"We have been waiting for years for a natural, sustainable material that meets our quality standards and our…
Ganni Makes Eyes at Mushrooms
Mylo mycelium-leather maker Bolt Threads partnered with Ganni to promote their Green Pastures Pledge.
Mushroom Leather Zooms to Commercial Big Time
After years of R&D, alternative leathers made from mushroom mycelium are making a commercial splash.
Reformation, Wolverine Join Ecovative’s Inner Circle
Ecovative is working with Reformation, Wolverine, Vivobarefoot and Pangaia to develop mycelium leather and…
What KFC’s Vegan Nuggets Mean for Next-Gen Materials
Nicole Rawling, CEO of the Material Innovation Institute, believes that next-gen materials will grow faster…
MycoWorks Gets $125M to Scale Alt Leather in South Carolina Factory
In 2020, the Bay Area material innovator raised $17 million and $45 million rounds in rapid succession.
Bestseller, PVH Want In on Mushroom-Based Leather
Fashion's shroom-leather boom shows no signs of abating, and Bestseller and PVH Corp. are gunning for a piece…
Bolt Threads’ Tannery Partner: ‘We’re Not Afraid Leather Will Disappear’
One of Germany's oldest leather tanneries is in an exclusive partnership with Bolt Threads' to make its…
For Stella McCartney, Mushrooms Are the Future of Fashion
At Paris Fashion Week, the British designer featured a version of her Frayme bag clad in Mylo, a leather…