13 July 202310 July 2023 Cat Footwear x Piñatex Piñatex partners with Cat Footwear for an eco-inspired collection of shoes designed to leave less footprint on the planet
22 May 202311 May 2023 Dole found a new use for all of its discarded pineapple leaves: vegan leather Piñatex - from Dole, Ananas Anam, and creative agency L&C - is a winner in Fast Company’s 2023 World Changing Ideas Awards
2 May 202228 April 2022 Ananas Anam Announces Saucony Partnership for Vegan Pineapple Footwear According to vegconomist, the material, trade named Piñatex, will be used to substitute all components and overlays that are usually made with leather on the popular design
22 February 202222 February 2022 Fibral Material Alliance brings together plant-based textile industries Three plant-based textile companies, Ananas Anam, Bananatex and Circular Systems, have come together to form the Fibral Material Alliance
27 January 202221 January 2022 Peelsphere is a leather-alternative biomaterial made from fruit waste and algae German designer developed a material that could replace animal hide yet still retain the same versatility and strength of leather
30 July 20215 June 2023 Dole Makes Moves Toward Zero Waste Goal As Repurposed Pineapple Leaves Find Their Way To Global Lifestyle Brands The Dole Sunshine Company partners with Ananas Anam to turn pineapple plant leaves into a natural textile that is driving sustainable design, furthering its commitment to zero fruit loss by 2025
6 May 202118 June 2021 From waste to fashion: The future of leather is (olive) green Oleatex, the Turkish brand creating plant-based leather, was founded by three men
14 January 202111 January 2021 New biobased materials New biobased materials are everywhere, old biobased materials can be repurposed by modern technology
21 October 202016 October 2020 Why the search for the perfect vegan leather starts on the forest floor One of the biggest challenges with fungi-derived leather is making a uniform "mat" with consistent thickness, appearance and color, while to balance durability with biodegradability
6 April 20206 April 2020 Ananas, Eukalyptus, Pilze: Diese Stoffe machen die Mode nachhaltiger Kleider aus Algen, Pilzen oder saurer Milch zeigen, dass es möglich ist, haut- und umweltfreundliche Stoffe herzustellen
9 May 20196 May 2019 Reebok Makes New Shoes Made of Corn 100% Vegan After Hearing From PETA Big sportswear brand has been described as being 'at the forefront of a vegan revolution'
9 April 20194 April 2019 H&M’s New Sustainable Collection Uses Fabric Made From Fruit and Algae Well known popular brand has established one of the most extensive and ambitious sustainability programs in the fast-fashion market
5 March 20181 March 2018 New materials as a source of inspiration for the fashion industry Material Xperience: trends are towards sustainability, better working conditions, recycling, re-use and upcycling
15 August 201611 August 2016 Food-Based Textiles: “A-Peel” as Alternative to Leather Leather-like alternatives gaining increasing popularity for a number of reasons
18 February 201617 February 2016 Material aus Ananas-Fasern: Designerin entwickelt Ersatz für Leder Startup Ananas Anam will nachhaltige Bio-Textilien und Gebrauchsgegenstände herstellen
Could The Green Answer To Leather Be Pineapple Leaves? Spanish-born Designer creates material to make shoes, bags and other accessories - with a much smaller footprint