Bolt Threads didn’t develop the new leather on its own, but partnered with another startup, Ecovative. Green Island, New York-based Ecovative had developed the mushroom root technology for ...

I’m holding a small square piece of what looks like leather. The front of the fabric feels like leather, soft and pebbled; it even smells slightly like leather. But the material, called Mylo, is ...

Bolt Threads is the Emeryville next-generation materials company founded by UCSF and UC Berkeley scientists. Their latest product is Mylo, an alternative leather that comes not from cows ...

Is the mushroom the next big thing in luxury fashion accessories? San Francisco start-up MycoWorks makes leather from mycelium and is set to open its first commercial-scale plant in September ...