Vegan leather
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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.
[edit] Materials
Many vegan materials can be used as leather alternatives. Some of these materials are:
- Vegetan - a microfiber material created specifically to act as a vegan leather
- Lorica - made from a combination of fine microfibers
- 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
- PVCee
- Kydex - an acrylic-PVC alloy produced by Kleerdex
- Cork Leather - a natural, renewable, and sustainable material made from the bark of cork oak trees.
