COEIO - Mushroom Death Suit/Infinity Burial Suit

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September 2016 Mushrooms are magic. A fungus information superhighway helps plants talk to each other in underground networks that stretch for hundreds of miles. Some of the oldest grow in gigantic see-them-from-the-window-seat fairy rings around Stonehenge. They make their own wind. And, they are the key to The Infinity Burial Suit, aka the Mushroom Death Suit as it was affectionately nicknamed by its creator, Jae Rhim Lee. The jumpsuit offers an alternative, eco-friendly burial method embroidered with Infinity mushroom spores that break down biomaterial after burial and purify the surrounding environment. As a part of New York Fashion Week, this fungal-powered brain child of the MIT grad, artist, and Coeio CEO in collaboration with no-waste fashion designer Daniel Silverstein is showcased in Natural Causes, on display in The Gallery at Ace New York for the month of September. The opening reception September 8 will feature a live ensemble performing select works by noted mushroom collector and (de)composer John Cage. Dried mushroom specimens from the skilled horticulturalists at Blue Oyster Cultivation will also be on view.

If this future-oriented green burial method appeals to you and you live in the New York area, we're giving away Infinity Burial Suits to someone doing innovative environmental work and one cat or dog who does good things, too. The entry period is now through August 31, if you'd like to nominate yourself or a deserving (possibly furry) friend. We are stardust, —Ace