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vegetarian leather substitutes

By ed (not verified) on 21 October 2007 - 2:44am

a truly sustainable, renewable, natural and non-toxic alternative to animal leather is cork leather. Unkorkd, a UK-based store, has launched its new "Natures Leather" range of fashion bags & accessories, gifts and men's products at www.naturesleather.com

Nice! I've bookmarked it

By Larry L Cortright (not verified) on 10 May 2008 - 5:20pm

Nice! I've bookmarked it http://www.searchallinone.com/Other/Leather_Substitutes_Resource_Guide_-_unreasonable-org/ :D

The Real Fake Jacket

By Joe Sanders - Sportbikes (not verified) on 21 November 2008 - 3:28pm

Not admitting that it's fake is tantamount to encouraging people to wear the real thing, which sounds hypocritical when you're campaigning against it. So is a self-proclaimed vegetarian wearing one, even if it was given or purchased before he/she became vegetarian. You wear it, you endorse it. That's a clear picture.

a truly sustainable,

By boediger (not verified) on 13 February 2009 - 10:52am

a truly sustainable, renewable, natural and non-toxic alternative to animal leather is cork leather. Unkorkd, a UK-based store, has launched its new "Natures Leather" range of fashion bags & accessories, gifts and men's products at www.naturesleather.com

boediger

-toxic alternative to animal

By mevric (not verified) on 29 July 2009 - 2:09am

-toxic alternative to animal leather is cork leather. Unkorkd, a UK-based store, has launched its new "Natures Leather" range of fashion bags & accessories, gifts and men's products at www.naturesleather.com [spam link elided. -tms]

I have been an avid

By Frank Brown (not verified) on 24 March 2009 - 6:42pm

I have been an avid supporter of cork leather ever since I've turned green 5 years ago. It is a great environmentally friendly product that is a great substitute for conventional leather. Unkorkd is a great vendor to look for.

--
Frank
Immigration lawyer

thanks for the resource. I

By traveler (not verified) on 4 May 2009 - 1:22pm

thanks for the resource. I have been searching for this.

animal-free leather

By elena (not verified) on 10 June 2009 - 3:39pm

Hi it's been a while that I have been looking for some alternative to leather. I'm not looking for specific items, I just need the animal-free leather to do some circus props. What kind of material and where can I find it? Can anyone help? Thanks!

Re: animal-free leather

By tms on 11 June 2009 - 11:33pm

Vegan Wares carries a microfiber material:

http://www.veganwares.com/microfibre.htm

Vegan Erotica carries Lorica, another microfiber material:

http://www.veganerotica.com/store/default.php/cPath/35?osCsid=856deab93ab1c42ea17247d5909e01b2

There is a company that makes motorcycle safety gear out of
Lorica, so it's pretty durable. If you're doing anything that's
supposed to be weight-bearing, though, please test carefully!

Good luck.
Tom Swiss - proprietor, unreasonable.org

Non synthetic leather substitutes?

By Anonymous (not verified) on 24 July 2009 - 9:19am

Hello, I am currently looking to source a vegetarian leather substitute that is not made from synthetic materials which are harmful to the environment, in production and in terms of biodegradability. Do you have any ideas? I am pretty stuck!
Thankyou,
Harriet

Re: Non synthetic leather substitutes?

By tms on 30 July 2009 - 11:04am

We should note that leather is not environmentally benign -- hides are tanned in toxic chemicals to make them non-biodegradable.

Depending on your application, cork leather may be an option.

Recycled tire rubber is another green alternative.

Tom Swiss - proprietor, unreasonable.org

Thanks!

By Dawne (not verified) on 29 November 2009 - 3:35pm

Tom - The resources listed above have been of great help to me in my potential vegan business research - thanks a plenty!

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