You might be most familiar withmushrooms on your dinner plate, but mushrooms are more than a tasty treat.
Here’s some background on the developments in mushroom leather.
But they do come from a root-like structure called mycelium, perScientific American.
Mycelium is also used in forests for trees to “talk” to each other.
Mycelium can grow and create complex multi-molecular structures (via Scientific American).
The result is a flexible and lightweight product that mimics “real” leather.
It’s also seen as a luxury good.
It has that hand-feel of rarity," Matt Scullin CEO of MycoWorks toldThe Guardian.
This was something that designer Stella McCartney wanted to ensure.
Compared to vegan leather made from plastic materials, mushroom leather is the environmentally superior choice.
When mycelium grows, it’s carbon neutral, perThe Guardian.
A few years later, Stella McCartney used their mushroom leather in a bustier and pants set.
The market for mushroom leather is likely to just keep growing.
