Food waste · Furniture 7

7 sustainable materials from food waste that can be used for furniture.

  1. 001

    AppleSkin

    A sheet-form leather alternative using pomace/peel by-products from the apple juice industry.

    AppleSkin representative image

    A candidate when looking for a coated fabric to use instead of natural leather. It can be cut and sewn, and i…

    Manufacturer
    VEGATEX (Hong Kong)
    Evidence
    Manufacturer documented
    Feedstock
    Bio-based · Food waste
    Checked
    2026-08-17
  2. 002

    GrapeSkin material

    A coated/sheet-type alternative leather material that uses grape by-products from the wine industry.

    GrapeSkin material representative image

    A material combining grape by-products from the wine industry with vegetable oils and natural agricultural fi…

    Manufacturer
    VEGEA (Italy)
    Evidence
    Manufacturer documented
    Feedstock
    Agricultural waste · Bio-based · Food waste
    Checked
    2026-08-09
  3. 003

    Malai sheets

    Sheet material based on bacterial cellulose cultured in coconut-processing wastewater / waste coconut water.

    Malai sheets representative image

    A bacterial cellulose material cultured in coconut water that would otherwise be discarded.

    Manufacturer
    Malai Biomaterials (India)
    Evidence
    Manufacturer documented
    Feedstock
    Bio-based · Food waste
    Checked
    2026-08-09
  4. 004

    Matek

    A press-moulding waste composite from Mater, Copenhagen. Coffee bean shells (roasting by-product), sawdust, post-consumer e-waste and post-industrial fibres mixed with a binder — nine blends (five with plastic-waste binder, four with sugarcane-derived biodegradable plastic). Formed by standard furniture-industry press moulding; all Matek furniture can be returned to Mater and recycled into new furniture. Designed for disassembly and repair.

    Matek representative image

    A furniture-axis case where waste composite is mass-produced as shells and seats. Clear coffee-and-e-waste na…

    Manufacturer
    Mater A/S (Denmark)
    Evidence
    Manufacturer documented
    Feedstock
    Food waste · Industrial by-product · Recycled plastic
    Checked
    2026-09-04
  5. 005

    Ohoskin material

    A surface / leather-alternative material that uses by-products from orange and cactus processing.

    Ohoskin material representative image

    A soft material that blends citrus and cactus processing by-products with polymer and binder.

    Manufacturer
    Ohoskin (Italy)
    Evidence
    Manufacturer documented
    Feedstock
    Agricultural waste · Bio-based · Food waste
    Checked
    2026-08-16
  6. 006

    Shell Homage sheets/objects

    A decorative biocomposite made from food by-products such as eggshells and nutshells.

    Shell Homage sheets/objects representative image

    A composite of discarded eggshells and nutshells bound with an organic, biodegradable binder.

    Manufacturer
    Shell Homage (United Kingdom)
    Evidence
    Manufacturer documented
    Feedstock
    Bio-based · Food waste
    Checked
    2026-08-09
  7. 007

    Translucent / Acoustic lines

    Decorative / sound-absorbing biocomposite platform combining food and agricultural by-products with various binders.

    Translucent / Acoustic lines representative image

    A composite using, per the manufacturer, 60–95% by weight of malt husks, grass fibers, hazelnut shells, eggsh…

    Manufacturer
    OTTAN (Türkiye)
    Evidence
    Manufacturer documented
    Feedstock
    Agricultural waste · Bio-based · Food waste
    Checked
    2026-08-09