An initiative headed by the VML creative agency, the bioengineering company The Organoid Company and the firm Lab-Grown Leather Ltd seeks to manufacture leather cultivated in laboratory from collagen Tyrannosaurus rexwith the aim of applying it to luxury products such as wallets, bags and fashion items.
According to VML’s press release, this would be the first leather development based on a prehistoric species. The material seeks to offer An alternative to traditional animal skinwithout generating plastic waste or involving tanning processes with toxic chemicals.
How T. Rex leather will be manufactured
The process consists of the manipulation of cells with synthetic DNA of the T. Rex by The Organoid Companywhat sThey will be grown in laboratory and structured No scaffolding by Lab-Grown Leather Ltd. This approach allows the cells themselves to form their structure, imitating the texture and resistance of the traditional leather.
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The company indicates that this method allows to obtain biomaterials without animals, without plastics and completely biodegradablewhich distinguishes it from other vegan alternatives that use oil derivatives.
Objective: Fashion without cruelty or pollution
Leather cultivated with this technique is designed to maintain the Durability, repair and texture capacity typical of conventional leather. Its initial application will be in luxury products, although its use in other industries is also contemplated, such as automotive.
-VML explained that this technology seeks to “explore ancient biology as a model for the next generation of laboratory cultivated materials”, with the aim of reducing environmental impacts associated with traditional leather and offering options without animal cruelty.
Environmental context: Alternatives against conventional leather
The traditional leather industry depends mainly on cattle. According to the World Fund for Nature (WWF), this activity represents near the 80 % of Amazon’s deforestationcontributing to the loss of biodiversity and soil erosion processes.
Some vegan options use plastic polymers, which have long -term decomposition and pollution problems. In contrast, the material proposed with T. Rex collagen It does not use fossil fuels or generates non -biodegradable waste.
Marketing plans
According to the project schedule, the first fashion items developed with this leather could be available by the end of 2025. VML has not yet detailed prices or brands associated with its distribution.
Development is part of a series of experiments that include the use of extinct animal cells in the creation of new materials. One of his precedents was the Preparation of a meatball with cultured mammoth meat.
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