Press

MushLume Lighting, founded by designer Danielle Trofe, has been featured in leading international publications including The Wall Street Journal, Wired, CNN, Forbes, and The Guardian for its pioneering work in mycelium lighting and sustainable material innovation. Through a biofabrication process that grows lighting from hemp and mycelium, MushLume sits at the intersection of design, science, and environmental responsibility—redefining how materials are used, produced, and returned to the earth.

Elle Décoration France

Elle Décoration France features Danielle Trofe, founder of MushLume Lighting, in a portfolio of designers shaping New York’s contemporary design scene. The article highlights her work with mycelium as a natural, biodegradable, and fire-resistant material, developed through years of experimentation in her Brooklyn studio. It describes how her lighting is grown by allowing mycelium to develop within controlled conditions before being stabilized into durable forms, resulting in organic, sculptural fixtures. The feature also notes her continued exploration of new applications for mycelium, including lighting collections and installations that investigate both aesthetic and functional properties such as light diffusion and sound absorption.

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The Business of Home

MushLume Lighting, founded by Danielle Trofe, is featured in Business of Home for its innovative approach to mycelium lighting and sustainable product design. The coverage highlights how biofabrication—using hemp and living mycelium—can be applied to lighting, offering a biodegradable alternative to conventional materials used in interiors.

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Bon Appétit

Bon Appétit features MushLume Lighting within its coverage of innovative uses of food-adjacent and organic materials. The article highlights how mycelium—the root structure of mushrooms—can be used beyond food applications to create biodegradable lighting, demonstrating the crossover between food systems, material innovation, and sustainable design.

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Industry Magazine

Industry Magazine features Danielle Trofe, founder of MushLume Lighting, highlighting her work at the intersection of biomimicry, materials science, and sustainable design. The article explores her development of mycelium-based lighting grown from agricultural byproducts such as hemp and corn stalks, emphasizing a low-energy, rapid-growth alternative to traditional materials. It details her collaboration with biomaterials company Ecovative, her hands-on studio process in Brooklyn, and her commitment to creating function-forward, environmentally responsible lighting through biofabrication and craft.

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The Guardian

The Guardian features MushLume Lighting in its coverage of emerging sustainable materials and design innovation. The article references mycelium as a rapidly growing solution for reducing environmental impact, with MushLume Lighting demonstrating how these materials can be applied in functional, high-design lighting products.

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Wired

MushLume Lighting, founded by designer Danielle Trofe, is featured in WIRED for its pioneering work in mycelium-based lighting. The article highlights the use of hemp and mycelium to create biodegradable lighting fixtures that are grown to shape rather than manufactured, offering a lower-impact alternative to traditional materials.

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