Vegan leather is a material made from plant-based or sustainable sources. It is an eco-friendly replacement for animal leather. It has rapidly gained popularity in the mainstream fashion industry. It ...

Editor’s Note: This story was produced as part of CNN Style’s The September Issues, a hub for facts, features and opinions about fashion, the climate crisis, and you. Imagine a handbag that’s strong ...

While the material is mushroom-based, MycoWorks creates its rigid patented material by engineering mycelium cells as they grow into 3-D structures that intertwine themselves so densely, it makes a ...

Vegan leather is defined mainly by what it does not contain – animal skin and other byproducts. It can be made from either plastics or plant matter. There is growing concern about the environmental ...

Confession time: My household owns two cars, one with leather and one with “leather.” The former feels amazing, the latter … well, let’s just say it’s not fooling anyone. Based on the samples ...

In a recent Which? survey of 4,212 sofa owners, we found that faux leather was the most damage-prone choice of sofa fabric. So, if you're looking for a sofa that can withstand wear and tear, it's ...

What if you could enjoy the best of leather–its feel, the way it wears and gets better with age, and the fact that it’s a renewable resource–without having to kill any animals to get it? That’s the ...