Can a Tropical Leaf Forge the Future Of Sustainable Accessories Design?

In November, the designer launched a line of handbags made from different sustainable materials, but noted "It's ideal to say vegetable material is ecological but they are still experimental and, to be very honest, vegan and vegetable leathers are not 100 percent made of vegetables - they are always mixed with petrol or plastic, so it's not totally clean." Pineapple plant leaf material Piñatex, for example, is made from 90 percent biodegradable material and 10 percent plastic material, while faux cactus leather is comprised of 50 percent natural material, with the remaining contents not outlined by manufacturers. The company is preparing for increased production of Beleaf, and this year discovered methods to harvest the elephant ear leaf during Brazil's wet season, since the plant tends to grow on riverbanks.