MycoWorks | Reishi vs. "Vegan Leather" – How Is It Different? | MycoWorks @MycoWorks | Uploaded June 2022 | Updated October 2024, 19 hours ago.
Today, there’s a lot of noise around sustainability in the fashion industry. Many options offer “better for the environment” substitutes to animal leather. But, as with any trend, there’s a lot of confusion and misleading claims.
The reality can be as simple as this: if it feels like plastic, it’s probably plastic. Most “vegan leather” alternatives are made by embedding fibers from plants, fruits, mushrooms or even mycelium in plastic.
Reishi™ is a different story: Reishi™ feels natural, because it is natural.
Reishi™ is made by engineering mycelium cells as they grow using MycoWorks’ patented technology, Fine Mycelium™. Grown using proprietary techniques and various textiles for customized performance, Reishi™ is a new class of natural, made-to-spec material with superior strength, durability and hand-feel.
Read our story, “Why we are different,” to discover: mycoworks.com/why-we-are-different
Join us on our journey to Grow the Future of Materials:
mycoworks.com/careers
Learn more about MycoWorks: mycoworks.com
Get closer to Reishi™: madewithreishi.com
Follow us on Instagram: instagram.com/mycoworks
Twitter: twitter.com/MycoWorksInc
LinkedIn: linkedin.com/company/mycoworks
Listen & subscribe to our podcast: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/mycoworks-life
#MycoWorks #FineMycelium #MadeWithReishi
Credits:
Story and Script by Chanthal Fadul Otto
Animation by Thru Motion
Creative Direction by Xavier Gallego
Art Direction by Cheryln Quan Read
Produced by Mattie Naythons and Mette Qvistgaard
About Reishi™
Our pioneering product, Reishi™, is Fine Mycelium™ finely tuned and finished to the highest standards for leather. The world's first made-to-order, natural material offering unprecedented performance and freedom to customize.
About Fine Mycelium™
Our proprietary technology that engineers mycelium during growth to enable a new class of premium, non-animal, tunable materials that compare in quality and performance to the finest animal leathers. The next evolution in natural materials.
About MycoWorks
In 2013, co-founders Philip Ross and Sophia Wang formed MycoWorks, a San Francisco-based biomaterials company dedicated to bringing new mycelium materials to the world. MycoWorks’ patented Fine Mycelium technology, an advanced manufacturing platform and breakthrough in materials science, engineers mycelium during growth to form proprietary, interlocking cellular structures for unparalleled strength and durability.
Today, there’s a lot of noise around sustainability in the fashion industry. Many options offer “better for the environment” substitutes to animal leather. But, as with any trend, there’s a lot of confusion and misleading claims.
The reality can be as simple as this: if it feels like plastic, it’s probably plastic. Most “vegan leather” alternatives are made by embedding fibers from plants, fruits, mushrooms or even mycelium in plastic.
Reishi™ is a different story: Reishi™ feels natural, because it is natural.
Reishi™ is made by engineering mycelium cells as they grow using MycoWorks’ patented technology, Fine Mycelium™. Grown using proprietary techniques and various textiles for customized performance, Reishi™ is a new class of natural, made-to-spec material with superior strength, durability and hand-feel.
Read our story, “Why we are different,” to discover: mycoworks.com/why-we-are-different
Join us on our journey to Grow the Future of Materials:
mycoworks.com/careers
Learn more about MycoWorks: mycoworks.com
Get closer to Reishi™: madewithreishi.com
Follow us on Instagram: instagram.com/mycoworks
Twitter: twitter.com/MycoWorksInc
LinkedIn: linkedin.com/company/mycoworks
Listen & subscribe to our podcast: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/mycoworks-life
#MycoWorks #FineMycelium #MadeWithReishi
Credits:
Story and Script by Chanthal Fadul Otto
Animation by Thru Motion
Creative Direction by Xavier Gallego
Art Direction by Cheryln Quan Read
Produced by Mattie Naythons and Mette Qvistgaard
About Reishi™
Our pioneering product, Reishi™, is Fine Mycelium™ finely tuned and finished to the highest standards for leather. The world's first made-to-order, natural material offering unprecedented performance and freedom to customize.
About Fine Mycelium™
Our proprietary technology that engineers mycelium during growth to enable a new class of premium, non-animal, tunable materials that compare in quality and performance to the finest animal leathers. The next evolution in natural materials.
About MycoWorks
In 2013, co-founders Philip Ross and Sophia Wang formed MycoWorks, a San Francisco-based biomaterials company dedicated to bringing new mycelium materials to the world. MycoWorks’ patented Fine Mycelium technology, an advanced manufacturing platform and breakthrough in materials science, engineers mycelium during growth to form proprietary, interlocking cellular structures for unparalleled strength and durability.
