Vegan leather

Vegan Leather is an artificial alternative to traditional leather. It may be chosen for ethical reasons or as a designed material which may have properties superior to a natural material.

Materials

• Vegetan - a shop-owned trade name for one grade of microfibre
• Lorica - a wide range of Japanese microfibres including gloss-faced ones, dyed and softened in Italy.
• Birko-Flor - this proprietary material of Birkenstock is made of acrylic and polyamide felt fibres; a variation is made to replicate patent leather
• Birkibuc - another proprietary material of Birkenstock, made of the same materials, but designed to replicate the look and feel of nubuck leather
• Vinyl also known as PVC
• Kydex - an acrylic-PVC alloy produced by Kleerdex
• Cork Leather - a natural, renewable, and sustainable material made from the bark of Cork Oak trees.

External links

• Veganline.com's guide to why use a vegan alternative
• Alternet's guide to vegan materials