Apple Is Breaking Up With Leather

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Apple on Tuesday announced it would no longer use leather in its new cases for iPhones, bands for Apples Watches, or other accessories due to the material’s outsized carbon footprint. Instead, Apple said it will transition to relying on “FineWoven,” a micro-twill textile the company claims is made up of 68%…

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Handbags and hats made of mushroom leather could become the next luxury items for brands like Hermès

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Designer wallets made of mushroom leather
MycoWorks makes is Reishi leather with mycelium, which can produce mushrooms.

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Meet the artisan reviving the 2,000-year-old art of parchment-making in Turkey

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  • Parchment is one of the most durable writing materials in the world.
  • The ancient material was invented more than 2,000 years ago but almost went extinct after the Middle Ages.
  • At 92, İsmail Araç is one of the last artisans in the world
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