Tag: T-Rex leather handbag

Fossil flop: Lab-grown T-rex leather handbag fails to sell

Fossil flop: Lab-grown T-rex leather handbag fails to sell

June 15, 2026 |

In Paris, a diamond-studded handbag made out of lab-grown T-rex skin has failed to sell at auction. Organized by auction house Giquello, the highest bid—$150,000—failed to meet the $500,000 reserve. The bag was made by VML using material cell cultivated by The Organoid Company and Lab-Grown Leather Ltd. The original cells were obtained from collagen extracted from […]

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Cretaceous couture: T-Rex leather handbag goes on display ahead of auction

Cretaceous couture: T-Rex leather handbag goes on display ahead of auction

April 6, 2026 |

In the Netherlands,  fashion and science have collided to create the world’s first product made from lab-grown T-Rex Leather.™ The handbag is made of material engineered using reconstructed dinosaur collagen, with no animals—Jurassic or of the current Quaternary geologic period—harmed in the process.  First announced last year by creative agency VML, The Organoid Company, and […]

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