On our way to a fully circular handbag
A plastic-free vegan leather
After years of development, MELINA BUCHER was the world's first brand to launch a handle bag made with MIRUM® - the groundbreaking 100% bio-based, plastic-free vegan leather. Our pioneering work received global attention and was awarded major awards like the German Sustainability Award in Design and the PETA Vegan Fashion Award.
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Regular price From €590 EURRegular priceUnit price per€490 EURSale price From €590 EUR
What's in your bag
Regular boring bag
Really nice MB bag
Extensive material Research
In our collaborative atelier in Germany, designers and master bag makers work hand in hand with scientists from all over the world. We test new material innovations and develop our own components based on algae, mycelium, hemp and more to replace current synthetic leather components.
Innovators we work with
Learn more about vegan leather
Where we still need to improve
We have found bio-based material alternatives for most of the components of our handbags. We are still experimenting in the sectors of glues and edge finishing, where we plan to have bio-based solutions until 2025.
OUR EU PROJECTS
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Fashion For Change
Learn moreThe Fashion For Change Accelerator funded by the EU Cosme programme provided 25 outstanding EU partnerships working on circular fashion funds and a consultancy program. As one of the selected partnerships, we worked together with 540 World from UK on our circularity strategy.
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WORTH II
Learn moreWORTH is the sole European project where designers, SMEs, manufacturers, and tech providers work together to develop innovative, design-oriented business ideas. As winner of the WORTH II call, we worked together with a Serbian manufacturer on enhancing our biomaterial content.
