Tocco Report: Mycelium 2025 - Fungal Futures

Why Today’s Designers Are Obsessed with Mycelium

Mycelium is no stranger to innovation, but its latest applications are redefining possibilities across industries.

From self-healing concrete to bio-based electronics and medical breakthroughs, this report, in collaboration with Marc Violo, founders of Mycostories, unpacks fungi's cutting-edge uses, emerging challenges, and transformative potential in reshaping our material world.

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Overview

Mycelium in Numbers
Leather & Textile grown to be worn
Construction & Architecture
Packaging & Innovation
Food, Health & Biotech
Must-read Books exploring Mycelium

Materials in focus

Explore the innovative materials shaping the future

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Explore the evolving landscape of biodegradable materials with a focus on biodegradable plastics.

Biodegradable

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Discover the benefits and challenges of recycled materials, as well as insights into how recycling transforms waste into valuable resources.

Recycled

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Introducing bamboo as an interesting alternative material. Learn about bamboo's incredible growth, and processing into textiles, paper, and construction materials.

Bamboo

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Get into the world of mycelium, and discover its applications and the potential it holds for revolutionizing packaging and product design.

Mycelium

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Discover the intricate world of silk, its rich history, production processes, and its ethical alternatives.

Silk

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What's inside?

Mycelium on water :

Byers Gamber crafted a 14-foot boat from a wild polypore mushroom (Ganoderma sp.) grown over a hemp substrate in a two-part mold. After four weeks of growth and beeswax sealing, the boat weighs 72 pounds and is seaworthy. With plans to cross the Catalina Channel, his work seeks to mix artistic research with material innovation for sports equipment.

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