Couro pendant lights by Ceci Ferrero for Let's Pause
Dezeen Showroom: Spanish designer Ceci Ferrero worked with a leather alternative made from plants to produce distinctive pendant lamps for natural handmade decor brand Let's Pause. More
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Food-waste dyes bring colour to mycelium leather in Sages and Osmose project
Two British materials companies, Sages and Osmose, have collaborated to dye sheets of mycelium with natural food waste, mimicking the appearance of tanned leather and suggesting a colourful future for the biomaterial. More
Stella McCartney presents Sustainable Market of material innovations at COP28
A grape-based leather alternative and sequins made from tree cellulose are among 15 material innovations on show as part of fashion house Stella McCartney's exhibition at the COP28 climate conference. More
Ganni unveils handbag made from bacterial leather at LDF
Bacteria were used to grow this one-off edition of the Bou Bag by Danish fashion brand Ganni, made from a leather alternative by London biotech company Modern Synthesis that contains no plastic or petrochemicals. More
Ganni unveils faux leather jacket made using bacteria instead of cowhide
Fashion brand Ganni and materials company Polybion have debuted a jacket grown by bacteria during the Global Fashion Summit in Copenhagen, marking a milestone for bacterial cellulose as a leather alternative. More
Yuhan Bai creates alternative-leather clothing collection from soil
Royal College of Art fashion student Yuhan Bai has unveiled the Soil Project, a clothing collection made with a soil-based leather alternative and vintage garments dyed with soil, at Dutch Design Week. More
Meng Du creates Unwasted bags from grape leather
The Unwasted collection of bags by Chinese designer Meng Du are made with an alternative leather produced from leftover grape skins. More
MCQ infuses rice-leather jacket with custom fragrance
Natural latex is combined with rice hulls and a woodsy blend of essential oils to form this scented jacket, created by Alexander McQueen sub-brand MCQ to showcase the unique characteristics of plant-based leather alternatives. More
Mari Koppanen wraps seating collection in traditional Transylvanian mushroom leather
Furniture designer Mari Koppanen has resurrected a suede-like material, historically made in parts of central Romania from hoof fungus, to upholster a rotund stool and matching bench. More
Peelsphere is a leather-alternative biomaterial made from fruit waste and algae
Berlin-based textile designer Youyang Song has used fruit peels and algae to create a biodegradable plant-based material that offers an alternative to leather. More
Deca vegan-friendly leather alternative by Camira
Dezeen Showroom: British textile brand Camira has launched its first vegan-friendly leather alternative called Deca, which can be used as an upholstery fabric. More
Emma van der Leest develops fungal coating to make bio-leather more durable
Dutch designer Emma van der Leest believes that bio-leather might one day replace animal leather in the fashion industry and is developing a fungal coating to make the material more versatile. More
Leap is a vegan leather made from waste apple cores and skins
Copenhagen-based Beyond Leather has combined leftovers from apple juice and cider production with natural rubber to create a plant-based leather alternative called Leap. More
Adidas unveils Stan Smith Mylo trainers made from mycelium leather
Adidas has revealed a mycelium leather version of its classic Stan Smith trainers, becoming the latest in a flurry of brands creating products from the sustainable leather alternative. More
Stella McCartney creates clothes from mycelium leather to foster a "kinder fashion industry"
Fashion designer Stella McCartney has unveiled a two-piece outfit made using a leather alternative grown from mycelium, making her among the first luxury fashion designers to turn the biomaterial into wearable clothing. More
Hermès creates mycelium version of its classic leather Victoria bag
French luxury house Hermès has partnered with biomaterials company MycoWorks to reimagine its Victoria shopper bag in a leather alternative grown from mycelium. More
Public School creates "backyard compostable" sneaker from kombucha waste
New York streetwear label Public School has collaborated with material scientist Theanne Schiros to create a pair of biofabricated trainers using a leather alternative grown by microbes. More
Allbirds to make shoes using plant-based leather to help "eradicate petroleum from the fashion industry"
San Francisco-based footwear brand Allbirds is set to introduce what it claims is the first leather alternative entirely made from plant-based ingredients. More
Ultrafabrics releases six new Volar Bio colours
Dezeen Showroom: performance fabric manufacturer Ultrafabrics has launched six new colours for its bio-based animal hide alternative Volar Bio. More
Six alternatives to animal leather made from plants and food waste
To highlight sustainable and ethical substitutes for animal leather we've rounded up six materials that can rival its textural and performance qualities, from vegan pineapple leather to a leather alternative made of seafood shells. More