Leather
The switch to sustainable fashion materials is well underway – and plant-based leather is the next big thing. Making alternatives to animal skin has brought eco entrepreneurs out of the woodwork, with faux leather materials being produced from mushrooms (Amadou and Mycoworks), pineapple leaves (Piñatex), cork (Corkor) – and the newest kids on the block: eggplant skins (chef Omar Sartawi), cacti (Adriano Di Marti) and apple peels (Beyond Leather Materials ApS). They will all have to demonstrate that they can be as versatile and durable as hide-based leather. But for the animals, the environment and the climate, it’s a challenge worth taking up.
— Wayne Visser
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