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- IKEA eyes mushroom packaging to replace nasty polystyrene Thu, 3 Mar 16, 6:00amPolystyrene is out, mushrooms are in. IKEA recently said they will be moving away from the foam and are looking at a more sustainable option made from mushroom fibers. Designed by New York company Ecovative, Mushroom® Packaging...
- First Ever Mushroom Tower Sprouts at MoMA PS1 in New York Fri, 27 Jun 14, 6:34amMushrooms aren't just for eating anymore. Biotect David Benjamin and his firm, The Living, recently completed their latest project - the world's first tower made of fungus bricks - at MoMA PS1 in Queens, New York. The shroomy,...
- World’s First Tower Made from Mushrooms Takes Root at MoMA PS1 in New York Fri, 27 Jun 14, 4:00amMushrooms aren't just for eating anymore. Biotect David Benjamin and his firm, The Living, recently completed their latest project - the world's first tower made of fungus bricks - at MoMA PS1 in Queens, New York. The shroomy,...
- Danielle Trofe’s Brilliant Mush-Lume Lamp is Grown From Fungi! Wed, 19 Feb 14, 9:00amWe've featured Danielle Trofe's amazing energy-generating hourglass lamps in the past, and the designer just unveiled a new table lamp called Mush-Lume that is grown instead of being manufactured! The lamp shade is created...
- Mushroom Material Company Ecovative Wins First Place in the 2013 Buckminster Fuller Challenge! Wed, 23 Oct 13, 8:36amThe BFI has just named New York-based Ecovative Design as their top prize winner for the prestigious 2013 Buckminster Fuller Challenge. The company will receive $100,000 to further develop their groundbreaking mushroom material...
- Bioplastics Company Ecovative Takes Top Prize for the 2013 Buckminster Fuller Challenge Wed, 23 Oct 13, 4:20amThe BFI has just named New York-based Ecovative Design as their top prize winner for the prestigious 2013 Buckminster Fuller Challenge. The company will receive $100,000 to further develop their groundbreaking mushroom material...
- Buckminster Fuller Challenge Unveils 2013 Finalists! Wed, 16 Oct 13, 6:20amEcovative The EPA has found that plastics make up 25% of the volume in our landfills, with expanded plastic foams being the worst contributor. These products are also highly flammable and have been deemed likely carcinogens....
- Mushroom Tiny House is the World’s First Home Built from Fungi Sat, 1 Jun 13, 3:49amYou might think that mushroom houses only existed in Smurfland, but a real-life 'shroom shack is being grown right now in Green Island, NY. To be fair, the Mushroom Tiny House won't be made completely of fungi (a wooden frame...
- Ecovative Teams Up With Ford to Create Compostable Car Parts from Mushrooms Wed, 6 Apr 11, 4:27amUshering in a new generation of partially compostable cars, Ecovative has teamed up with Ford to use their mushroom-based foam as a key component in bumpers, side doors, and dashboards...