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It might just be their term (like how BMW and Toyota have house names for their synthetic leathers). It might be based on MIRUM, since I recall BMW (who own Mi
by Klonoar 2y ago
It might just be their term (like how BMW and Toyota have house names for their synthetic leathers).
It might be based on MIRUM, since I recall BMW (who own Mini) working with them awhile back. MIRUM is one of the few plant based leather “replacements” that uses no plastic - although I obviously don’t know if the material used in Minis is this and is 100% plastic free, just throwing some possible leads out.
I had a leather worker make me a wallet out of a batch of MIRUM I got a few years ago and they were surprised at how close it gets to working with leather. It’s certainly not perfect - or at least wasn’t back then - but it was apparently far more usable than the plastic backed alternatives. Still holds up today and aged decently well. If BMW/Mini are indeed using it finally, IMO it’s a win over their earlier alternative leathers.