Six years ago, when a fire broke out in a London high-rise and burned for 60 hours, killing dozens of people, the cladding on the outside walls was part of the problem. The panels, filled with a ...

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Mushrooms are popping up everywhere in design. Not only are they suddenly popular print designs for clothing, but artists and engineers are inspired by mushrooms’ building material, mycelium. The ...

As sustainability becomes more important to consumers, home goods companies are getting more creative to find ways to reduce the environmental impact of their products. And leather alternatives have ...

At the cusp of spring, I was on a woodland walk in the company of strangers. The urban forests of Washington, D.C., had burst into life as though overnight, and interlacing branches formed a canopy of ...

EMERYVILLE, Calif. — Talk about mycelium-based products has been cropping up like, well, mushrooms after the rain, but this week one luxury furniture maker announced a new partnership that may make ...