Engineers have created an environmentally friendly leather alternative made from silk. The material can be printed into different patterns and textures, has similar physical properties to real leather ...

Leather is an ever growing multi-billion dollar industry requiring more than 3.8 billion bovine animals - equal to one for every two people on earth - to sustain production each year. And while the ...

The photographs of lab-grown leather recently on view in the Pratt Photography Gallery ranged from delicate brown gradients to deep tawny tones, some with richly textural surfaces reminiscent of ...

Fabric patterns come in all kinds of colors, shapes, sizes, repeats, and schemes. That’s why picking the right fabric patterns—and mixing prints—can be tricky. So we called on a handful of our ...

Hermès just sprouted a novel vegan leather alternative that will soon be used to fashion at least one of its storied accessories. The French luxury house has partnered with California-based start-up ...

You’ve probably looked at the tags on your clothes or bedding and tried to make sense of what it all means. These tags have a long list of terms and pictures that may look familiar but also confusing ...

Sofas are big-ticket items and, chosen wisely, can bring you joy for about seven to 10 years. But the great sofa debate of fabric versus leather is a hot topic for good reason – it’s not an easy ...

A few weeks ago, Reese Cooper found himself surrounded by fabric. In the midst of the coronavirus pandemic, many of his stores had canceled their fall 2020 orders, but Cooper had already purchased ...