Martin Stübler, Author at International Fiber Journal

About the author

Martin Stübler

Martin Stübler M.Sc. M.A., is a biotech engineer who has studied in Cornell (biotechnology) and Vienna (bio economics). He previously worked for a Silicon Valley startup producing mycelium (mushroom) based leather. He is the co-founder of BioFluff, a next-generation materials company producing the first 100% plant-based fur as a sustainable fashion material.

Mycelium – fibers of the future?

The industry gold standard for mycelium leather production is Ganoderma Lucidum, also known as “Lingzhi” in Chinese or “Reishi” in Japanese. It is a polyporus mushroom than can be found throughout Europe, North America and Asia and is usually grown on decaying hardwood trees. Photo: Stockphoto/9770880_224

Natural Fiber Research & Development

Mycelium – fibers of the future?

Martin Stübler August 9, 2022

A critical review on the mycelium production methods. Natural fibers have always played an important role for humans, having been used since ancient times for the creation of clothing, footwear …

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