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]
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]
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]
References
- Pownall, Augusta. "Vegan design products will become as popular as vegan food, say designers". dezeen. Dezeen. Retrieved 14 April 2019.
- "What Is Vegan Design?". VeganDesign.org. DiMareDesign LLC. Retrieved 7 April 2019.
- Pownall, Augusta. "Vegan design products will become as popular as vegan food, say designers". dezeen. Dezeen. Retrieved 14 April 2019.
- Cox, Sebastian. ""You don't have to be a vegan to live sustainably"". dezeen. Dezeen. Retrieved 14 April 2019.
- May, Nick (12 February 2019). "Sustainable, Conscious Design Two Ways with Angelo Adamo and Deborah DiMare". The Chase Lounge (Podcast). Event occurs at 46:52. Retrieved 14 April 2019.
- Pownall, Augusta. "Philippe Starck covers furniture for Cassina with apple-based vegan fabric". dezeen. Dezeen. Retrieved 14 April 2019.
- Yalcinkaya, Gunseli. ""Fur-free fashion week fills me with hope" says Stella McCartney". dezeen. Dezeen. Retrieved 14 April 2019.
- Camilli, Sascha (2019). Vegan Style. UK: Murdoch Books. p. 100. ISBN 978 1 91163 219 1.
- Gilliver, Liam. "French Designer Uses Apple Waste To Create Vegan Furniture". Plant Based News. Retrieved 14 April 2019.
- Levy, Natasha. "Bompas & Parr creates "world's first" vegan hotel suite". dezeen. Dezeen. Retrieved 14 April 2019.