Designer Uses Fungus To Make Furniture

LONDON (CBS) — A London furniture designer is growing his latest creations from fungus.

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Furniture maker Sebastian Cox mixes the mycelium from fungus and wood chips. The combination is placed in a mold to take shape.

Stools and lamp shades were his first creations. They took about 18 months to grow.

The items retail for about $400 a piece.