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Skin in the game? Reptile leather trade embroils conservation authority The reptile skin trade is a controversial issue, with some experts saying that harvesting programs help conserve species and provide livelihood benefits, while others say that the trade is fraught with issues and animal welfare concerns. From a conservation standpoint, there is evidence that the reptile skin trade is sustainable for some species and in some contexts, but other research suggests that the trade could be decimating wild populations and doing more harm than good. Exotic leather is falling out of favor in the ...

Leather-like materials dominate at bio-based summit Anne Prahl 15th April 2021 The two-day online Next-Generation Bio-Based Alternative Materials Innovation Summit, held from 30 March – 1 April 2021, in collaboration with the Material Innovation Initiative, brought together innovators from start-ups and biotech companies with fashion brands, suppliers and manufacturers, to explore the challenges and opportunities in the successful commercialisation of bio-based materials and technologies. Engineered & bio-fabricated leather alternatives In her opening keynote ‘Growing Next-Gen materials�...

Adidas' Stan Smith Mylo are its first mushroom leather sneakers Engadget 1 hr ago Daniel Cooper Adidas is today debuting its first shoe made with Mylo’s “Unleather,” a material crafted from the root structure of mushrooms. The Stan Smith Mylo is a concept sneaker that uses the renewable material for its outer upper, stripes, heel tab overlay and branding. It’s part of the company’s push to only use natural materials in their shoes, like the natural rubber midsole, to reduce Adidas’ environmental impact. Only a concept, the company expects to launch a “commercia...

Shares This week, luxury fashion house Karl Lagerfeld debuted its first collection made with vegan cactus leather. The label partnered with supermodel and sustainability advocate Amber Valletta—a friend of the late Karl Lagerfeld—to create the Lagerfeld x Amber Valletta collection which features Desserto, a vegan leather made from nopal (prickly pear cactus) by Mexican entrepreneurs Adrián López Velarde and Marte Cázarez. During his lifetime, Lagerfeld was a fan of using fur in his fashion collections. However, Valletta’s interpretation of Lagerfeld’s designs—the brand’s first ...

Shares Biotechnology company Ecovative Design recently raised $60 million to fund its goal of replacing animal products and eco-damaging materials with mushroom-derived alternatives in a multitude of industries. Through its biofabrication platform, the company makes a suite of products using different strains of mycelium, the fast-growing root systems of mushrooms. Under its Atlast food arm, Ecovative creates mycelium-based vegan bacon and other meat alternatives, along with scaffolding that can help give structure to cell-based meat. Under its MycoFlex platform, the company creates biodegrad...