Ecovative Sample Materials

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Sample molds and packaging materials on the shelves at Ecovative.

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Mycoinsulation project

Development of mycelium-based panels for the insulation of a protected wooden barn of Amsterdam.

•The mycelium has to be grown on agricultural waste or forestry by-products. •The new material should be cost-efficient and not petrochemical dependent. •It should meet the thermal and noise...
Margarita and the Mycelium Factory

My visit to the Ecovative Design headquarters

Finding myself on the other side of the ocean, I went to visit Ecovative Design, a sustainable materials company in upstate New York. Ecovative is the birth place of the myco-material that sparked...

Image: Amy Egerdeen

Racks for molded myco-materials

The holding racks where the mycelium grows into agriculture waste inside the mold.
Image: Amy Egerdeen

Pasteurization system for the agricultural waste

This is the machine that cleans and pasteurizes the agricultural waste products when they come in.
Image: Amy Egerdeen

Mold for mycelium-based materials

Eben Bay, the CEO of Ecovative, holding up a myco-material mold used to make packaging for DELL computers.
Image: Amy Egerdeen

Myco-material boxes

These bio-degradable boxes were grown out of mycelium roots and agricultural waste, with a cute mushroom molded into the side.
Image: Amy Egerdeen

The new Ecovative factory space

Eben showing us the new factory space that Ecovative is moving its production to.
Image: Anna Meijer

Myco material research logs

Second attempt at mycelium growth. The myco-material is covered with aluminum foil since darkness will stimulate the mycelium growth.

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