Chemical and Advanced Materials

This watchmaker uses mushrooms to make leather watches

Wristwatches with straps made of mycelium leather are pictured at Pala Nusantara's workshop in Bandung, West Java province, Indonesia, October 14, 2019. Picture taken October 14, 2019. REUTERS/Irene Barlian - RC15BC0561A0

Wristwatches with straps made of mycelium leather are pictured at Pala Nusantara's workshop. Image: REUTERS/Irene Barlian

Karishma Singh
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A worker prepares mycelium leather to be used for wristwatches at a workshop of Pala Nusantara, a watchmaking company, in Bandung, West Java province, Indonesia.
A worker prepares the mycelium leather. Image: REUTERS/Irene Barlian
A wristwatch with a strap made of mycelium leather.
A wristwatch with a strap made of mycelium leather. Image: REUTERS/Irene Barlian
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