Montelupo Fiorentino, a few kilometers from Florence, has long been famous for its majolica, these Italian Renaissance tiles.
Centuries later, it is vegetable leather, and more particularly that obtained from the fungus, that is talking about it in
the region.
Called Muskin, created by the Tuscan company Grado Zero Espace, it is biodegradable, softer than a chamois,
and made using a wild parasitic fungus found especially in China.
Ingenious, and in tune with the times.
While the fashion industry is one of the most polluting in the world (93 billion cubic meters of water are used each year for textile manufacturing needs, according to the Ellen MacArthur Foundation), the initiatives to reduce its impact are increasing.
And take the form of new materials presented as credible, more ethical and more ecological alternatives to those traditionally used.
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