Ligne Roset, the high-end French furniture company known for iconic pieces such as the Togo, has announced to procure a significant portion of the production capacity for the luxury biomaterial Reishi from biotechnology leader MycoWorks’ new full-scale plant. In a move that signals a paradigm shift in the luxury furniture industry, Ligne Roset, the renowned … Read more
Biotech Company MycoWorks Begins Production at the World’s First Commercial-Scale Fine Mycelium Plant in Union, South Carolina. Providing the company’s luxury leather alternative Reishi. Last week, biotechnology company MycoWorks begins production at its world-class manufacturing facility in Union, S.C. Now capable of scaling-up to meet luxury industry demand, the company is set to grow millions … Read more
Balenciaga presents the first EPHEA piece ever made in fashion, a Maxi Hooded Wrap Coat. This is the first time such a substance has been applied to fashion, and the first time one has achieved such high-level features, in terms of volume, thickness and overall homogeneity. Made from the vegetative body of a mushroom that … Read more
Mushroom Tech Comes to CES 2022. Just when you thought you had seen it all, mushroom tech makes its debut at CES 2022. MycoTechnology, the company behind this mushroom fermentation technology, takes what mushrooms do in nature and applies their unique abilities to make foods healthier and more accessible. MycoTechnology harnesses the metabolic engine of … Read more
When Stella McCartney launched 20 years ago, the luxury British brand brought a conscience to the fashion industry as the first luxury house to never use leather, feathers, fur or skins. Inspired by V is for Vegan from McCartney A to Z Manifesto and committed to never compromising on desirability or sustainability, Stella McCartney’s … Read more
Hermès unveiled a new vegan leather alternative made in collaboration with California-based startup MycoWorks. The new sustainable material called Sylvania is a hybrid of nature and biotechnology and it is the exemplar of a new generation of biotech materials. Hermès Victoria bag is the first object made with Fine Mycelium, the patented technology from … Read more