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Patrick McDowell named Ecovative global design ambassador

British fashion designer Patrick McDowell, renowned for their avant-garde sustainable and circular fashion creations, has been named the inaugural global design ambassador for Ecovative’s innovative Forager mycelium materials. In a statement, Ecovative said they will work with McDowell to “push the boundaries of traditional design by creating...

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Ecovative acquires new facility to expand mycelium production

Mycelium technology company Ecovative has announced the acquisition of Lambert Spawn Europa, a mushroom spawn production facility in the Netherlands. The purchase will vertically integrate a source of mushroom substrate within the operations of Ecovative to further expand its production of mycelium materials and products. The new line of supply...

Fashion Featured

Ecco Leather joins forces with Ecovative to pursue new mycelium materials

Premium leather producer Ecco Leather, part of the Danish footwear brand Ecco, is partnering with mycelium tech company Ecovative to develop and commercialise the "next generation of mycelium materials” for footwear, fashion and apparel. In a statement, the two companies said they will collaborate directly to pursue new mycelium materials, from...

Fashion

Pangaia partners with Ecovative to bring mycelium foam to fashion industry

Innovation-based fashion brand Pangaia has taken a new step in sustainable production with the announcement of a joint research collaboration with mycelium tech company Ecovative and sustainable footwear label Vivobarefoot. Joining the Fashion for Good Cooperative, an Amsterdam-based eco-initiative, the trio will work together to co-develop...

Fashion

Ecovative partners with Bestseller and PVH Corp. on sustainable fashion cooperative

Ecovative has partnered with Bestseller and PVH Corp. on an international sustainable fashion cooperative. Both Bestseller and PVH Corp. will have priority access to Ecovative’s mycelium innovations, and will work with Ecovative on developing mycelium materials for products and consumer applications. Ecovative has been producing mycelium for a...

Fashion Featured

A plant-based leather producer just secured 60 million dollars in funding

The next leather jacket you buy could soon be made from mushrooms. Leather alternatives, particularly plant-based, have largely been the subject of laboratory studies rather than large-scale producers of apparel. This may now change, as mycelium technology company, Ecovative, secured 60 million dollars in a funding round to grow materials,...