ELEMENTAL X™
Elemental X™ is the boldest realisation of what LGL’s lab-grown leather can achieve. Developed using our proprietary Advanced Tissue Engineering Platform (ATEP™), it represents a new era of luxury and performance — where leather doesn’t just echo tradition, it redefines what’s possible.
Bio-Engineered Beyond Fashion
Elemental X™ serves as a launchpad for breakthrough applications in sectors like wearable technology, regenerative medicine, and adaptive smart materials. It combines scaffold-free, self-structuring leather with macromolecular crowding to produce functional, adaptive biomaterials — while remaining entirely animal-free, plastic-free, and sustainable.
The World’s First T-Rex Leather. Yes, Really.
What if we could give the fashion world the rarest hides — without harming a single animal?
In a pioneering venture, Lab-Grown Leather Ltd. has partnered with VML and The Organoid Company to create the first-ever leather inspired by the DNA of an extinct species: Tyrannosaurus rex.
By using fossilised collagen as a genomic reference, our team plans to reconstruct and optimise key protein sequences, engineering them into a living cell line. These cells — cultivated and structured using Elemental X™ — will be developed into 100% real leather, carrying the unique biological signature of a 66-million-year-old T.rex.
Why T-Rex?
Dinosaurs thrived in extreme environments — conditions the modern world is beginning to face again. By reviving aspects of prehistoric biology, we’re exploring new models of material that offer unique durability, adaptability, and resilience that could define future performance standards.
T-Rex Leather Highlights
- Made using reconstructed dinosaur DNA
- Structurally identical to T.rex skin
- Can be used for luxury accessories, with scope for expansion into other sectors
- First steps in creating unique and bespoke performance leather materials
This initiative demonstrates what Elemental X™ was built for: unlocking visionary, precision-engineered materials that push the boundaries of science, design, and sustainability. We’re showing that ethical biofabrication can achieve the highest standards of performance, rarity, and prestige.
The Process
Using fossilized T-Rex collagen as a blueprint, the production process will involve engineering cells with synthetic DNA, which are then integrated into Lab-Grown Leather’s Elemental- X™ product stream. Unlike other bio-based alternatives, this “scaffold-free” approach allows cells to create their own natural structure, resulting in a material that is structurally and genetically identical to traditional leather.
The Stakes
Traditional leather production contributes to deforestation, chemical pollution, and animal cruelty. Most synthetic alternatives rely on plastics or petroleum-based ingredients. LGL’s Elemental Leather line — including Elemental X™ and the T-rex initiative — sets a new benchmark: biodegradable, cruelty-free, traceable, and engineered for uncompromised luxury and durability.
The Future
Following this flagship project, we will be scaling Elemental X™ into high-growth markets — from haute couture to healthtech. The past may have inspired it, but this is leather engineered – for the future of our planet and for innovative applications.
Register your interest in being the owner of a limited number of the world’s first T-rex leather products.