It ain't fashion, if it ain't sustainable

Material Innovation

Nex-Gen Materials / Curtain-Raiser

14 May 2022

2 minutes

‘NextGen materials’ are livestock-free direct replacements for conventional animal-based leather, silk, fur, down, wool, and exotic skins (also referred to as ‘incumbent materials’). NextGen materials use a variety of biomimicry approaches to replicate the aesthetics and performance of their animal-based counterparts.

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