How is Bolt Threads Making Leather Out of Mushrooms? artwork
Built with Biology: Spotlight

How is Bolt Threads Making Leather Out of Mushrooms?

  • S1E4
  • 04:25
  • July 14th 2021

Leather is an amazingly versatile material. But getting leather from animals is a labor-intensive and toxic process.

Now biomaterials company, Bolt Threads, is reinventing this classic material with mycelium! Soft, sustainable, animal-friendly —and stylish!— mycelium leather is taking sustainable fashion to a whole new level.

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