25 Plant-Based Leather Alternatives

Did you know? 55% of consumers want to purchase leather alternatives because of leather’s impact on animals and the environment.

Source: (2021) “Alternatives to leather: an exploratory study of US consumer conceptions”. North Mountain Consulting Group for Material Innovation Initiative.

Canadian actress Angie Bell shows just a few examples of plant-based leather alternatives, along with just some of their environmental benefits. While our Go Plant-Based with Leather campaign is now over, you can scroll down below to see the resources we sent to everyone who signed up!

Here are 25 plant-based leather alternatives!

• Algae leather (such as Peelesphere, which is mixed with fruit as well

• Kombucha leather (such as Scoby)

• Bacterial-nanocellulose (such as Bucha Bio)

• Lignocellulosic feedstock (such as Treekind)

• Lab-grown plant-based leather (such as Transleather. Lab-grown animal leather is different and in development by biotech companies such as VitroLabs)

• Apple leather (such as Beyond leather)

• Cactus leather (such as Desserto)

• Pineapple leather (such as Piñatex)

• Mango leather

• Paper

• Cork

• Bamboo

• Coconut leather

• Teak leaves

• Banana leather

• Grape/ wine leather (such as Vegea)

• Nettle fruit leather

• Strawberry or blueberry leather (such as Berriestex)

• Cabbage (such as Cabbagestex)

• Recycled rubber

• Corn leather

• Mirum

• Hemp

• Mushroom leather (such as Mylo)

• Coffee leather

Further resources

Watch the documentary SLAY on Amazon Prime, iTunes, or free on Waterbear Network. The film

Watch the Toxic Price of Leather on You Tube (full video below) or read the article with images on the Pulitzer Centre website.

Learn more on our leather blog post or on the Collective Fashion Justice website.