Your next iPhone case could be made from lab-grown T-Rex leather thanks to ‘world first’ technology — but experts say otherwise

• The world’s first T-Rex leather is being unveiled today (April 2) in Amsterdam in the form of a handbag
• The project is a collaboration between creative agency VML, The Organoid Company, and Lab-Grown Leather Ltd
• It follows last year’s announcement, which has garnered heavy debate

The Jurassic Park movies are another step closer to becoming a reality — and it’s all thanks to lab-grown T-Rex leather from the VML creative agency.

A year since it was announced, VML, The Organoid Company, and Lab-Grown Leather Ltd have been working together to collaborate on an ambitious project that sees the world’s first dinosaur leather production. The partnership is to showcase the material’s potential and how it can contribute to sustainable fashion.

The first ever T-Rex leather product will come in the form of a luxury handbag designed by techwear label Enfin Levé, and will go on display at Amsterdam’s Art Zoo Museum today (April 2). It will also be displayed underneath a monster replica of a T-Rex skeleton acquired by the museum from Naturalis Biodiversity Center to “symbolise(s) a bridge between ancient biology and future-facing luxury design”, as VML states in its announcement.

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Following the exhibition’s 6-week run, the handbag will then go to auction and will be sold to the highest bidder, but though VML has shared that this is a collector’s item, the company added that T-Rex leather will continue to be produced and will become commercially available to designers and brands.