Will the future of fashion come from the forest? 

The fashion industry is one of the most wasteful industries on the planet, and is rife with toxic materials. Experts agree that change is needed, but what kind of change? Could the root system of mushrooms offer a possible solution? 

Join us as we dig into these questions and more with people on the frontline of research into mycelium: Researcher Carol Collet and brand representatives from Mylo. Mylo is a pioneering company developing a mycelium-based leather alternative for  mass production. They are working with like-minded and leading brands such as Stella McCartney, Adidas and Lululemon. Carol Collet is a material experimenter. She will discuss her own creative quest to discover a variety of patterning techniques for mycelium textiles, and contextualize Mylo’s work in the broader (and brand new) mycelium field. 

We hope to see you there on April 7th. 

This event is part of Mycelium Millennium, a 2-part lecture series that explores the potential of mycelium, networks of fungal threads, to shape the future of healthy materials. Mycelium is the network of fungal threads that can be harnessed to do everything from cleaning up toxic waste sites to constructing housing to forming patterns on textiles. In these events, we’ll speak to innovators, design researchers and manufacturers  who are manifesting mycelium’s potential across the fields of design, textiles, and architecture.