The potential of Mycelium has also been recognized by major fashion brands such as adidas and Stella McCartney. In the fashion sector, mycelium is used as a leather alternative. Known under names such as “Mylo” or “Unleather,” it is processed in shoes or handbags. Deceptively real, vegan and easy to grow. Sounds pretty cool, doesn’t it? We think so too, because we are quite fascinated by this offbeat material. Mycelium adapts to its environment, is incredibly flexible, and has thousands of different applications – just like our Xbrick®! Admittedly, research with Mycelium is still in its infancy, but we couldn’t in good conscience claim Design Thinking and New Work as our banner if we didn’t stay on top of such developments. Because these approaches are also about thinking “outside the box” (or in our case “outside the brick”), changing perspectives and developing new solutions. And because our Xbrick® is the perfect New Work furniture, these approaches are also reflected in its design and material. And because we want to adapt to new circumstances and take on new challenges, we are currently trying to grow an Xbrick® in this way.