sustaintable materials

vegan leather

This materials are key to the construction of a socially and environmentally responsible enterprise. Although is not the only elemento to consier, es important to include them to mitigate impacts. Nowadays there are many different sustaintable materials for the textile and fashion industry one of them is the vegan leather.

low impact materials

Among the clasifications we can find the next ones: 

Natural fibers from celulose or protein ( plants and animals)

Natural polimers such as tencel or modal

Recycled and regenerated fibers

Vegan leather

Innovative materials 

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vegan leather

Traditional leather  has a huge impact in the environment or even peoples lives with unethical practices as well as the use of toxic substances and practices linked with animal cruelty. 

It´s impacts starts from a significant carbon footprint to the tanning and dying with substances that are highly toxic. 

Eventhough, there are new alternatives anounced as “vegan” to create less harmfull posibilities. 

Vegan leather is a sustaintable and resistent material that mimics the aspect, texture and flexibility of an animal leather but with a cruelty free option.

Piñatex

Piñatex

This is the case of brands such as  Piñatex®  a similar material to animal leather but this is made from pineapple fiber.

 Piñatex   process is a great example for sustaintable materials

Piñatex is a subproduct from the pineapple harves, it doesnt need any extra resources.

Appart from this it generates an extra income for the Philippine farmers.

Piñatex®  is fabricated under an ecological squeme toxic free and with a circular sistem where every waste is reused and re integrated to the process. 

Piñatex  is ne of the many examples of  good an sustaintable practices as well as innovations to build a promising future for the fashion industry.

Vegan Leather with Piñatex

¡We have to remember that the use of sustaintable materials is a key point for this transition, although is not the only perspective to join the fight for climate change! 

  Since 2016 Creamodite has researched and promoted the  zero waste methodology  to create garments with no waste. 

If you want to learn this method you can always access our online course. 

If you already know the technique you can participate in our sustaintable fashion contest fashion alive .

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