Myco-Materials with Catherine Euale and Jessica Dias of Fungal Matters

Myco-materials is an emerging field that uses mycelium and fungi to solve a vast array of problems--from sustainable design, to biodegradable packaging, to home + construction, and architecture + design. Companies like Ecovative and Loop (s/o Marc Violo) pioneered this industry, but there are hundreds of startups and entrepreneurs expanding on the solutions in the space.

Jessica Diaz & Catherine Euale have been partners in all things mycelium for many years now, and their most recent project is called Fungal Matters--an online myco-materials design course. Catherine comes from a textiles and fashion design background, and Jessica comes from an architecture background, so they bring a wide mix of knowledge and experience to their collaboration

In this episode, we'll touch on

Mycelium design course
What kinds of mushrooms they use in myco material making
Ethnomycological uses of mycelium and mushrooms - aka how it has been used for centuries
New projects for Catherine and Jessica, like:
- 3D printing in myco materials
- Mushroom material surfboard
- Myco-leather research