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- A living coffin made of myceliumThe Dutch start-up Loop, a spinoff of Delft University of Technology, developed a living coffin made from mycelium called The Living Cocoon, which helps…
- Nature’s Living Composite: A New Era in Mycelium-Based MaterialsResearchers at the Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology (Empa) have developed an innovative biomaterial made from living fungal mycelium. This new…
- A living urn made of myceliumFollowing their first design of a living coffin made of mycelium, Dutch startup Loop has developed a living urn, also made of the root…
- Building sustainably with wood and mycelium at DDWWith two pavilions at Ketelhuisplein in Eindhoven during Dutch Design Week (19-27 October 2019) The Embassy of Circular and Biobased Building challenges the building…
- Reishi in the Nordic Light: Merging Danish Design with Mycelium-Based InnovationDuring the 2025 edition of 3daysofdesign in Copenhagen, MycoWorks presented Reishi in the Nordic Light, a curated exhibition highlighting the intersection of Danish design…
- Deep Forest: A Living Exploration of Biodesign and CircularityThe architecture and design innovation firm ecoLogicStudio, founded by Professor Claudia Pasquero and Dr. Marco Poletto, in collaboration with Innsbruck University, presents "Deep Forest"…
- Mushroom light shadesIn the past two years, we have reported several times on mycelium, the threadlike network of fungi. This material grows fast and in any…
- 3D printed acoustic fungusResearchers at the German Fraunhofer Institute are investigating the use of fungus based materials for the fabrication of eco-friendly sound absorbers. With healthy buildings…
- Ikea Moves To Mushroom-Based PackagingLeading the way in what could be a trend towards more eco-friendly packaging, Ikea has recently announced their intention to transition from polystyrene to…
- Elephant-Inspired Fungi Tiles Offer Passive Cooling for Sustainable ArchitectureScientists from Nanyang Technological University (NTU) Singapore, in collaboration with local ecology and biomimicry design firm bioSEA, have developed an innovative building material that…
- A continuous sheet of mushroom leatherResearchers at the Finnish VTT Technical Research Centre managed to develop technology that enables the continuous manufacturing of mycelium leather sheets by the meter…
- Best of 2019: Hay sneakers & baked mushroom sandalsOriginally published on 4 February In the world of shoes, we see a lot of experiments using interesting materials. Today, we discuss sneakers made…
- Material highlights at Dutch Design Week 2019Tomorrow, Dutch Design Week 2019 kicks off. The largest design event in Northern Europe is once again a feast for creative professionals seeking material…
- Hay sneakers & baked mushroom sandalsIn the world of shoes, we see a lot of experiments using interesting materials. Today, we discuss sneakers made from hay and sandals with…
- Sitting on sustainable seatsWhether it is in the office, in a car or binge-watching your favourite show, sitting is a large part of our life. While sitting…
- Be fabulous with bags and shoes made from mushroom leatherMycelium, the root system of mushrooms, is getting increasingly popular in the architectural and design world. While the material is great for, for instance,…
- Grown Materials and Biological Making at Dutch Design Week 2026Explore DDW 2026 grown materials, from bacterial biopolymers and mycelium interiors to colour-changing wearables.
- A surfboard made of mushroomsWelsh designer Steve Davies is working on the development of a surfboard made from mycelium, the root system of mushrooms. Common surfboards are made…
- MaterialDistrict goes Floriade Part 3The International Horticulture Exhibition Floriade is hosted every ten years and this year it is held in Almere, the Netherlands, until 9 October. While…
- Grow your own compostable bike helmetMexico-City based design studio NOS Design designed a bio-fabricated bike helmet called Grow It Yourself, which you can grow yourself from mycelium. Mycelium is…
- The must for mushrooms in material designThe State of the World’s Fungi 2018 report, the first of its kind and written by scientists from Kew Royal Botanical Gardens in London,…
- New material source meets new techniqueCombinations of existing technologies can make two already good ideas really stand out. Take a look at the printed mycelium chair. In this project,…
- Mycelial Hut: Growing Architecture with Fungal MaterialsDesigned by Yong Ju Lee Architecture with the Robotic Fabrication Studio (RFS) at Seoul National University of Science and Technology (SeoulTech), the Mycelial Hut…
- Sculptural Furniture Blending Illusion and Biomaterials: Studio TOOJ’s Duk x Reishi SeriesDuring Milan Design Week 2025, design studio Studio TOOJ presented the Duk x Reishi collection, a series of sculptural furniture pieces developed in collaboration…
