Fungi

Ecovative uses mycelium as a binder for regionally sourced non-food agricultural waste to make a bio-based alternative to plastic foam packaging and insulation materials. MycoComposite is biodegradable, naturally flame resistant, and water resistant. Ecovative licenses this material to various partners such as Mushroom Packaging, Magic Mushrooms, Grown.bio, Bio Fab, and Grow.bio to create packaging, insulation, furniture pieces and kits.

Reishi™ is a leather grown through a proprietary Fine Mycelium™ process. This leather is grown rapidly from engineered mycelium and agricultural by-products and is strong, flexible, and durable, just like conventional leathers. It is also water-resistant and uses chrome-free tanning and dyeing processes. Reishi™ can be embedded with a cotton or recycled polyester fabric (where the mycelium binds to the backing) or be grown as 100% mycelium depending on the application. Mycoworks uses fungi indigenous to their manufacturing locations.

GrowSquares operates under a simple philosophy: don’t put anything in your garden you wouldn’t put in your body. This ethos resonates throughout their products and ensures every item they deliver is made up entirely of 100% organic materials, all specifically designed to improve the growth of their plants. Simply place your squares on your selected location and follow the app’s personalized instructions as it guides you through the gardening process.

The mushroom-based scaffold is not only engineered to decompose, but it's biodegradation enriches both plants and soil by stimulating the development of microorganisms and improving soil moisture retention. The more you use GrowSquares, the better your soil becomes, as it allows for a greater variety of plants with each use.

Mushroom® Packaging is made from Ecovative MycoComposite, which is biodegradable, naturally flame resistant, and water resistant. The MycoComposite material is grown and dried within 7 days for ready-to-use packaging. It is 100% home-compostable and has a Class A Fire Retardant rating.

The MushLume Lighting Collection consists of pendants, sconces, and table lamps and is literally grown using Ecovative's MycoComposite - a combination of mycelium and regionally sourced non-food agricultural waste. After the mycelium has fully matured, the lampshades are de-molded, dried, and heated, creating a 100% biodegradable lampshade. MycoComposite is biodegradable, naturally flame resistant, and water resistant.

These panels are grown using Ecovative's MycoComposite - a combination of mycelium and regionally sourced non-food agricultural waste. They can be used between two walls or placed between two glass layers to showcase the mycelium texture. MycoComposite is biodegradable, naturally flame resistant, and water resistant.

AirMycelium™ uses technology to control the geometrical growth of mycelia, which can produce a wide selection of 100% mycelium materials for foam and leather applications. AirMycelium™ foams and leathers are produced under the brand name Forager.

Mogu Acoustics are grown using a proprietary fungal strain with hemp and cotton waste to create a variety tile shapes and colors. The mycelium tiles have excellent acoustic performance in the medium frequencies (250-1000 hz) and are naturally flame retardant. These tiles can be fixed in place with screws, clips, magnets or organized within FSC-sourced lime wood system called Foresta.

Note: These tiles are finished with a low-VOC, heavy-metal free, water-based paint. Per manufacturer, you can request no finish, but this will make the tiles more sensitive to stains and scratches.

Fungi Force is an exterior wood stain that is made of two components - a water-based stain with Aureobasidium pullulans fungi and a linseed oil finish. It has a transparent matte black appearance. This is a living organism and therefore, the linseed oil serves as food for the fungus and also keeps the moisture out of the wood. The fungus protects the wood as well as the oil against UV radiation. It is recommended to regularly treat with linseed oil during the first year of use. After the first year, regular maintenance is recommended every 3 to 5 years and can be reapplied as needed if color fades.

The fungus classifies as non-pathogenic to humans.

Finished wood products are available under the brand Xyhlo.

Muskin is a suede-like material from the fungi Phellinus ellipsoideus. It can be textile-backed or finished with a carnauba oil upon request. It is 100% biobased and compostable. According to the manufacturer, "It comes in different shapes and sizes and availability changes during the year. Limitations of size are not avoidable, due to its nature. One mushroom provides one Muskin, and no two are alike. Searching and providing natural, truly sustainable solution implies, foregoing large-scale processes and mindsets."

OKOM wrks labs is developing a structural, load-bearing mycelium wall system. Zero-FRM is made of mycelium from a Ganoderma species, hemp hurd, and organic cotton as a textile reinforcement. The modular wall panels can serve as insulation, cladding, and sheathing. This product is still in R&D and per manufacturer contains no synthetic additives.