Category: leather alternative

• MALAI ECO

  

  This company is creating biomaterials to replace the use of animal leather using bacterial cellulose grown on waste coconut water from the coconut processing industry.  

  Vandana Balakrishnan

  June 10, 2025

  Asia, coconut waste, Compostable, food waste, india, leather alternative, new material, textiles, upcycling

  coconut upcycling, coconut waste, coconut water, eco-friendly, India, kerala, leather alternative, lifestyle, sustainability, sustainable-living, upcycling, zero waste

• MYCOWORKS

  

  This company is creating biodegradable leather and other textile alternatives using mycellium mushrooms.

  Vandana Balakrishnan

  January 16, 2025

  california, leather alternative, mushrooms, mycellium, new material, textiles, USA

  Biodegradable, leather alternative, mushrooms, mycellium, new material

• ECOVATIVE DESIGN

  

  This company is creating biodegradable and compostable alternatives to plastics and other synthetic foams using mushroom technology within the packaging space.

  Vandana Balakrishnan

  January 31, 2024

  agricultural waste, carbon negative, Compostable, compostable packaging, food waste, leather alternative, meat alternative, mycellium, new york, packaging, plastic alternative, USA

  agricultural waste, leather alternative, mushroom, mushroom technology, mycellium, plastic alternative

• BOLT THREADS

  

  This company uses DNA technology to create durable fabrics and textiles that are biodegradable and circular.

  Vandana Balakrishnan

  January 23, 2024

  Biodegradable, california, DNA technology, enzymatic, leather alternative, microplastic alternative for beauty products, mycellium, new material, protein fermentation, silk alternative, textiles, USA

  DNA technology, leather alternative, microplastics alternative, new material, protein fermentation, silk alternative, textiles

• ATKO PLANNING

  

  This company rescues surplus leather and leather scraps and develops leather materials including leather fiber, leather spun yarn and leather textiles.

  Vandana Balakrishnan

  January 23, 2024

  Asia, fashion, korea, leather, leather alternative, leather upcycling, luxury fashion, pre-consumer textile, textiles, upcycling

  leather alternative, leather scraps, leather yarn, recycled leather, recycled suede, upcycled leather

• RECYC LEATHER

  

  This company rescues leather scraps and creates a new leather material by combining it with other inputs.

  Vandana Balakrishnan

  January 23, 2024

  Asia, clothing, fashion, hong kong, leather, leather alternative, leather upcycling, luxury fashion, textiles, upcycling

  fashion, leather alternative, leather scraps, leather upcycling

• ANANAS ANAM

  

  The circle of it: This company is creating sustainable plant-based alternatives to leather by repurposing leaves leftover from pineapple production.

  Vandana Balakrishnan

  January 19, 2024

  Biodegradable, Europe, leather alternative, luxury fashion, new material, non-woven, philippines, pinatex, pineapple, social enterprise/b corp, textiles, UK, upcycling, vegan textile

  Biodegradable, luxury fashion, non-woven textile, pinafelt, pinatex, pineapple, pineapple leaves, social enterprise, textiles