Talk About Innovation! Designer Creates Faux Leather -- with Pineapple Leaves? (Watch)

Purchasing leather goods isn’t exactly the most sustainable or animal-friendly thing consumers can do. But for those who want the look and feel of leather without the negative impact, there’s a new alternative out there. It might even be in your kitchen already.

Fashion designer Carmen Hijosa is using pineapple — yes, pineapple — to create a vegan leather product. Hijosa uses the unused leaves from pineapple farms, which also helps farmers in places like the Philippines reduce waste and use all of the pineapples they produce.

Talk About Innovation! Designer Creates Faux Leather -- with Pineapple Leaves? (Watch)