Brewed, not moo’d: Arda advances beer waste leather
In London, Arda Biomaterials has created a leather alternative from brewer’s spent grain. Dubbed New Grain, the material is supple and durable, and because it reconstructs proteins to resemble the structure of animal proteins, it doesn’t require the plastic binders and coatings many other plant-based leather alternatives require. “Plant proteins come in this really coiled up, […]
