Vegan design

Vegan design is the use of vegan products in such contexts as interior design, fashion design, household goods,[1] and the arts. Such products are also known as humane or cruelty-free and "[do] not originate from any living creature, [are] not an animal byproduct and [are] not tested on animals."[2]

Crueltyfree Vegan Jacket

Vegan design is seen as an outgrowth of the vegan food movement, based on related ethical stances and claims of sustainability.[3] Not all designers who practice vegan design, however, agree on the underlying claims, such as those for sustainability.[4]

The first-ever exhibition dealing with veganism took place in Eindhoven, the Netherlands in October 2016. During Salone Del Mobile 2018, an exhibition called Vegan Design or The Art of Reduction brought the subject to the forefront.

Proponents and other practitioners of vegan design include such designers as Deborah DiMare,[5] Philippe Starck,[6] Stella McCartney[7] and Chloe Bullock.[8]

Materials used by vegan designers are often plant-based. Examples include leather substitutes such as Piñatex, made from pineapple, and Apple Ten Lork,[9] made from apple skins and cores. Also, feathers and wool are replaced with materials such as buckwheat, bamboo, and cotton.[10]