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Mushrooms can be great—delicious and nutrient-rich—but most people probably wouldn’t think to wear them on their feet.
A new vegan sneaker design, by contrast, is turning tree fungus into a special textile that’s part of an environmentally friendly shoe.
German designer sneaker brand nat-2, founded by Sebastian Thies, teamed up with designer Nina Fabert of Zvnder—a line of “mushroom leather” products like wallets, watch straps and caps—to create the shoes, which feature that same material along with eco-cotton terrycloth, microfiber suede created from recycled plastic bottles, natural cork (the insoles) and natural rubber (the outsoles).
The earth-tone sneakers are handmade by a small family-owned manufacturer in Italy, and the nat-2 website promises a
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