Kombucha leather fashion

Project made together with a biotechnologist, Lusi Ajonjoli for a fashion tech brand, ElektroCouture. The project focuses on the versatility of the “Kombucha leather” (a material similar to real leather, biodegradable, easy to grow even at home), in relat…

So, you all keep asking . . . What do I do with all these SCOBYs?! If you are anything like me, you have a pile of SCOBYs in a massive SCOBY hotel just waiting . . . It feels somehow wrong to throw them away when you have taken care of them and watched them grow! […]

Conventional leather is one of fashion’s most ubiquitous materials – but it is fraught with ethical and environmental issues. We have been growing vegan leather from kombucha tea since 2014 – and the results are promising. Kombucha is a ferment made by adding a mixed symbiotic culture of bacteria and yeast, (known as SCOBY) to […]

A designer is turning the leftovers from making kombucha tea into a supple, leather-like fabric for vests, shoes, and more.

Resources for fermenting a vast range of nutritious and delicious live-culture foods and drinks.

A film made from a byproduct of kombucha tea could be a sustainable option for clothing, shoes, or handbags. Would you wear these shoes?

Micro Kombucha Wallet: Introduction The Micro Kombucha wallet is made with what is called vegan leather, this leather is actually a type of cellulose produced by a colony of bacteria and yeasts that grow on the surface of the probiotic known as Kombucha. This vegan leathe…

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When I saw her kombucha SCOBY leather dress walk the runway, I internally complimented the style, the ethereal drape, and how stunning the..