Piñatex: Leather Alternative made of Pineapple

Happy International Pineapple day! Beautiful outside, yummy on the inside- I love pineapple, this is one of my very favorite fruits.  I actually have a pineapple decor piece in my office, and it makes me happy every single day. Not only is pineapple delicious, but also in the past few years, it became one of the most-known plant-based leather alternatives. The material, Piñatex, is made from pineapple leaf fibers. The pineapple industry globally produces 40,000 tons of waste pineapple leaves each year, which is usually burned or left to rot. Instead of burning and wasting those leaves, some Brands actually use this by-product in a conscious way while offering an amazing alternative to animal leather. Today is the perfect day to share some of those amazing brands with you, so let’s roll right into it!

Piñatex – Ananas Anam

Ananas Anam was founded by Dr. Carmen Hijosa, who developed this amazing material. She began her journey as a consultant in the leather goods industry in the Philippines back in the 1990s. After realizing how bad leather production is for the animals, the environment and for the people, she started looking for alternatives. Her vision was to connect people, ecology, and economics and to create a new industry that is good for everyone. She developed Piñatex, which is answering all the criteria she thought of. 

Piñatex, the Pineapple leaf leather, is used to create bags, shoes, accessories, clothing and other furnishings. It’s breathable, flexible qualities allow brands to use it in many different ways, and slowly more and more people are exposed to this material.

Brands that use Piñatex

Votch

Oh, I absolutely love this vegan luxury watch brand, I actually collaborated with them on last Valentine’s Day. This sustainable brand has a line of watches made out of Piñatex and they look amazing. here are 2 of my favorites:

silver watch: click here ♥ gold watch: click here

Nae

Nae (No Animal Exploitation) is a Portuguese vegan footwear brand. It offers fair and animal-friendly alternatives and respect for the environment. This brand uses Piñatex in some of their shoes as well, and these are my favorites:

sneakers: click here ♥ block heel sandals: click here

Bourgeois Boheme

This vegan shoe brand creates unique yer classic sustainable shoes. All their styles are ethically made, using the best innovative, eco-friendly and vegan materials, and one of them is our beloved Pineapple leather.

block heels: click here ♥ Silver flats: click here ♥ Black flats: click here

Hugo Boss

Yes, you read it correctly! This HUGE & known brand started creating men’s shoes out of Piñatex! This is one of the first large brands which use Piñatex and offer vegan shoes. 

Blue pair: click here ♥ Black pair: click here

I hope you enjoyed this post! Let me know if you like pineapples in the comments- did you find a Piñatex leather item you like? 🙂

xoxo,

Noa

**this post was NOT made in collaboration with any of the brand and doesn’t contain any affiliate links**