LOVR™

Winner
Excellent Product Design
Material and Surfaces

Credits

Company / Customer

Details

LOVR™ stands for "Leather-like, Oil-free, Vegan, and Residue-Based" and offers a sustainable material solution made from hemp residual fibers. This vegan material provides an eco-friendly, scalable alternative to leather and synthetic leather, as it is free from fossil resources and produced with carbon-neutral methods. LOVR™ enables the design of circular, compostable, and recyclable products. It is suitable for industries such as footwear, furniture, fashion, and automotive, combining aesthetics, durability, and environmental consciousness. With LOVR™, we promote the transition to a more environmentally friendly future.

The Jury‘s Statement

Made from residual fibres from hemp cultivation, ‘LOVR™’ is a sustainable alternative to animal leather. The innovative leather substitute does not require any petroleum-based products, is both compostable and recyclable and can be produced in a CO2-neutral way. The vegan material is suitable for the production of shoes and clothing, but also for furniture and the automotive industry.