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Life & fun · September 27, 2017

ZOA Biofabricated Leather

The world’s first biofabricated leather.

ZOA Biofabricated Leather launched on September 27, 2017 with 9 votes, #983 of 3,072 launches that month and more than 50% of that year's launches.

What it does

Starting with living cells, Modern Meadow grows collagen, the same natural protein found in animal skin, assembles it into a sheet material, and then finishes it in a simplified tanning process. These biofabricated leather materials are being relased under the brand Zoa.

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