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- Shell Mycelium: using mycelium to build and destroy constructionsNo building lasts forever. While there are solutions in the make, such as giving the materials a passport during construction for reuse later, a…
- Mycelium Jacket Showcases Programmable Biomaterials For Future DesignA concept jacket made from mycelium—the root-like network of fungi—offers a clear glimpse into the future of biofabricated materials. Vollebak developed this one-off piece…
- Leaning on mycelium with the MycoTreeResearchers from the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) and the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (ETH) Zürich designed the so-called MycoTree, a spatial branching…
- Mycelium Door Introduces Scalable Biobased Alternative For Interior ArchitectureA Danish collaboration between mycelium company Rebound and architecture studio Det Levende Hus has led to what they claim is the world’s first mass-produced…
- Fire-retardant mycelium materialResearchers at RMIT University in Melbourne, Australia, created a sustainable, scalable, and safe-fire-retardant material made of pure mycelium. Mycelium is the name for the…
- A living house made of myceliumFor his graduation project at Delft University of Technology, Dutch engineer Bob Hendrikx developed a test setup of ‘living architecture’, consisting of mycelium. While…
- Mycelium building materialsUK-based PLP Architects aims to create mycelium-based bio-composite construction materials to move away from traditional building materials. PLP conducted a year-long experiment to explore…
- World-First Shoe Made From Pure Mycelium Debuts At Milan Design WeekA prototype shoe made entirely from pure mycelium will debut at Milan Design Week, marking a major step in bio-based material innovation. The project…
- NASA Grows the Future: Mycelium-Based Habitats for Earth and BeyondNASA is exploring how fungi can help build the homes of the future—both in space and on Earth. The Mycotecture Off Planet project, led…
- Mycelium masks to promote biomaterialsSouth Korean design studio Kuo Duo designed five different masks made from mycelium and inspired by mushroom shapes, to promote the use of biomaterials…
- Exploring Mycelium Materials for Architecture and DesignMycelium materials are finding applications in packaging, product design and architectural research. A book edited by architect and design researcher Dilan Ozkan examines how…
- Earplugs made of myceliumMycelium earplugs by Gob represent an innovative step towards sustainable hearing protection. Made from mycelium, the root structure of fungi, these earplugs offer a…
- ‘Pottery’ made of myceliumIn collaboration with Bio Lab Seoul, South Korean design studio Craft Combine designed a collection of containers made of mycelium. In this project, the…
- Grown Structures: A zero-waste structure made from myceliumMycelium appears to be the material of the future. It is biobased, sustainable, and you can make a lot of different things with it,…
- Mycelium-Grown Bio-Luxe Surfaces Redefine Lightweight Architectural DesignAt Milano Design Week 2026 (20-26 April), Mush Composites presents the Bio-Luxe | Bio-Lithic collection, a series of mycelium-based architectural surfaces developed for high-end…
- Mycelium And Cellulose Nanofibrils Form Plastic-Free Food PackagingResearchers at the University of Maine have developed a fully bio-based food packaging material made from mycelium and cellulose nanofibrils (CNFs). The material offers…
- Bee2C: A Circular Beehive from Mycelium and Recycled Coffee WasteThe Bee2C project demonstrates how organic waste can be transformed into a structural, functional, and ecological material solution. By cultivating mycelium on a substrate…
- À_SOMBRA: Award-Winning Mycelium Urns Transform Burial Practices for a Sustainable FutureThe À_SOMBRA project, winner of the 2023 Design for a Better World award in the Concept category, reimagines burial rituals by integrating sustainability, material…
- A stage set made of myceliumResearchers at the Fraunhofer WKI, in collaboration Protohaus GmbH, constructed a stage set for the Braunschweig State Theater (Germany), made of mycelium. The stage…
- A high end bag made of fine myceliumMycoWorks, a company developing a mycelium-based alternative to animal leather, teamed up with French luxury fashion house Hermès to create a high-end handbag. The…
- MycoTEX: textile made from mushroom myceliumMycelium, the spores of mushrooms, is an incredible material. You can use it to make anything from chairs to lamp shades to packaging material. However,…
- Mycelium Coffin Marks Australian FirstA coffin grown from mycelium and upcycled hemp fibres has been used for the first time in Australia. The Loop Living Cocoon, developed by…
- Living Mycelium Textile Can Renew, Repair And BiodegradeResearchers at the Shenzhen Institutes of Advanced Technology (SIAT) have developed a flexible textile from living fungal mycelium. Unlike conventional mycelium materials, which are…
- Mycelium-Based Building Material Offers Self-Healing CapabilitiesA team of researchers at Montana State University has developed a living building material that combines fungal mycelium with bacterial cells. This new material…
