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- Plastic free vegan down alternative made of flowersMaterial science company Pangaia developed a vegan and plastic free down alternative made of wildflowers and a biopolymer, called FLWRDWN. To keep warm, duck…
- Vegan sneakers made from cannabis leavesGerman high-end sneaker brand Nat-2 presents vegan sneakers made with real cannabis leaves. After shoes made from stone, mycelium, milk, coffee, blood, and other…
- Vegan leather made from cactiMexican start-up Adriano Di Marti developed a partially biodegradable leather alternative made from cacti. Called Desserto, the leather alternative was developed by two young…
- New Skoda Vision RS’s interior sports vegan materialsPresented at the Paris Motor Show 2018, the interior of Skoda’s new sporty RS models sport sustainably produced vegan materials: Piñatex, Alcantara and recycled…
- Plant-based vegan spider silk packaging could replace single-use plasticResearchers of the University of Cambridge developed a polymer film made from plant proteins, mimicking the properties of spider silk, which could replace plastic…
- A vegan leather alternative made of waste legume podsCalled Leukeather, developed by Nuhayr Zein, the material is an alternative for exotic leathers made from dried Leucaena pods, a by-product of existing agriculture.…
- A 3D printed haute couture dress made of cocoa beansIce cream brand Magnum collaborated with sustainable fashion designer Iris van Herpen to create a vegan haute couture dress, 3D printed and made from…
- A fabric and leather alternative made of the Fique plantOxford University master student Gabriel Moreno created a biodegradable and renewable textile alternative called Fiquetex, made from the Colombian Fique plant, which can be…
- Bags made from mango leatherUK-based sustainable fashion brand Luxtra teams up with Dutch company Fruitleather Rotterdam to make bags made of leftover mangoes and other fruit waste. Each…
- Best of 2019: Hay sneakers & baked mushroom sandalsOriginally published on 4 February In the world of shoes, we see a lot of experiments using interesting materials. Today, we discuss sneakers made…
- Bags made of leaf leather and recycled PETBrazilian company Holyfancy designed a collection of bags made of leaf leather, recycled tires and PET. The leaf leather is made from the elephant…
- Bioplastic made from aquafaba from chickpeasDesigner Paula Nerlich developed a type of bioplastic based on aquafaba from chickpeas. Aquafaba is the viscous water in which legume sees have been…
- Furniture made from leaf leatherBrazilian design studio Furf designed furniture made with a leather-like material made from leaves, developed by organic tannery Nova Kaeru. Vegan, plastic free leather…
- The dark side of animal materials part 2: leather & furIn a time in which small environmental footprints and ethical work conditions are being demanded from manufacturers, more and more designers and material clients…
- Hay sneakers & baked mushroom sandalsIn the world of shoes, we see a lot of experiments using interesting materials. Today, we discuss sneakers made from hay and sandals with…
- Shoes made of grape leatherVegan accessories and footwear brand Verda developed a line of shoes made of grape leather. The line, which consists of both women’s and men’s…
- A luxurious electric car made with plant-based materialsWith their Vision EQXX, Mercedes-Benz claims to have developed an electric car that has a range of 1,000 kilometres on a single battery charge,…
- A continuous sheet of mushroom leatherResearchers at the Finnish VTT Technical Research Centre managed to develop technology that enables the continuous manufacturing of mycelium leather sheets by the meter…
- Sneakers made of recycled bubble wrapGerman innovative shoe brand nat-2 developed a sneaker made of recycled bubble wrap. Bubble wrap is a common packaging material – and entertaining pastime…
- The world’s first hemp watchBritish eyewear brand Hemp Eyewear developed what they say is the world’s first hemp watch called Hemp MVMNT, which also features a pineapple leather…
- A compostable material made from sugar beet waste and molassesFor her master thesis at Bauhaus-Universität Weimar, German designer Lara Weller developed a vegan and compostable material made from sugar beet waste and molasses,…
- Shoes made with grapes and bananasSustainable British footwear brand Good News teamed up with H&M to design a line of footwear made with textile made of banana plant fibres…
- Sneakers made from ghost netsSustainable footwear start-up Ocean Refresh designed sneakers made of recycled ocean plastic, including ghost nets and plastic bottles. Ghost nets are fishing nets that…
- Freshwater-free textile made from salt-tolerant plantsThe UK-based start-up SaltyCo, a spin-off company from the Royal College of Art and Imperial College London, developed freshwater-free textile by processing salt-tolerant plants,…
