The innovation in a nutshell
Custom-made clothes made from decomposable mushroom roots.
More in detail
Aniela Hoitink was already researching mycelium, mushroom roots, when she discovered she could re-think not only the material, but also the production technique. “I saw a solution that would enable us to produce better clothes with the option to be affordable in the long run. For this I took inspiration of nature’s own consumptive behaviour,” she says.
She literally went to the root of the problem and found an unexpected resource in mycelium. Combined with 3D technology, MycoTEX found a way to produce custom-made clothes out of this new natural fiber without the need to cut and sew. And as icing on the cake – once you’ve worn the garment out, simply bury the garment in the ground to decompose.
“By winning the Global Change Award, we can take our amazing technology to the next stage by speeding up the research process, which will allow us to get investors on board. We already got their interest, but we need to improve the material more before the investors can come onboard. This award will help us to get there.“
Aniela Hoitink
Team members: Aniela Hoitink
Country: Netherlands
Website: neffa.nl
