WE COLLECT ORGANIC GRAPE MARC DIRECT FROM THE WINEMAKERS IN PROVENCE, THE SOUTH OF FRANCE, & TRANSFORM IT INTO NEXT-GENERATION BIOMATERIALS.
DESIGNED FOR FASHION AND LIFESTYLE. ROOTED IN NATURE.
GROWN IN FRANCE, MADE IN ITALY
Our key raw material begins in the vineyards of Provence, France – where winemaking is not just a craft, but a culture.
The vineyards that surround us are tendered to and nurtured all the year round, resulting in the annual harvest in the end of August and the beginning of September, when the differing varieties of grapes are pressed for the rosé, white and red wines of Provence.
Once pressed for the wines, the grape skins, seeds, and stalks are considered as waste. This waste also known as “grape marc”, is what we work with.
We collect the grape marc directly from our partner organic Chateaux and Domaines, we transform it in Provence and then we send it to Milan, Italy, to our partner manufacturer to be made into our Biomaterials for the Fashion, Design, and Lifestyle worlds.
Our supply chain is made to be local, with as few stages and as few elements as possible. Local means creating a nearby community with shared values. Local means having a low carbon footprint and being planet respectful through shorter transportation routes. Local also means a reduced risk supply chain.
FROM TERROIR TO TEXTILE
Rooted in the same terroir as Provence’s finest organic wines, our grape marc — skins, seeds, and stems left after pressing —become the base of a new-generation biomaterial: high-performance, ethical, and rich in origin.
We have intentionally designed and developed our materials to be responsible and respectful right from the start and we are by no means stopping here.
EU REACH COMPLIANT | All of our processes and ingredients adhere to the strict EU regulations, protecting everyone in our supply chain.
100% ANIMAL-FREE | We have consciously chosen to keep all animal skins out of our supply chain.
TRACEABLE | Our main raw material, the grape marc, is sourced from Châteaux and Domaines whom we know personally. We even participate in some of the annual harvests of our local vineyards.
BIO-BASED & EVOLVING | We currently use a bio-PU blend for durability and softness. It includes PU, which we’re openly working to phase out as better and more performant alternatives emerge on the market. Our key base material is 84% bio-based.
COLLABORATIVE R&D | We continuously co-create and problem-solve with material scientists, operation specialists, laboratory technicians, manufacturers, designers and brands to innovate, improve and scale responsibly together.
LOW IMPACT BY DESIGN | We’ve built a deliberately short, planet and people respectful supply chain to encourage traceability and to reduce our environmental footprint.
Our first material was brought to life in collaboration with London based brand, Under Her Eyes, for the one and only Fashion Revolution Accelerator Program. Under Her Eyes handcraft their signature handbags in Northampton, in the UK— using our bespoke colour ways, inspired by the Provençal grapes.
Couturier Rouslana Andriyanova is a Miami based “Artist of Dressing” and was in the finalist of the Future Concepts Awards 2025 with her stunning dress in our Bordeaux colourway under the title “When there is no wine there is no love”.
Provence based Roman Raibaudi customises accessories for chic pets and family under his tagline “Ceci n’était pas un animal”, essentially, this material “was not an animal”.
Whether you’re a startup without an in-house product team or an established brand new to circular materials, we offer end-to-end creative support. From concept to production, we are here to help bring your ideas to life — beautifully and responsibly.
We offer bespoke colour matching and making, hand mixed and made specifically for you. We work with any Pantone colour way that you would like to design with and any finish from matt to high shine.
We are also able to create unique surface textures in small production runs for you and your choice from 3 different backing materials, all depending on your final usage and needs.
You will work closely with Samantha Mureau, the founder of Planet of the Grapes and whom has over 25 years of fashion and lifestyle industry experience, across the supply chain or our in-house Designer.
Consider us as an extension of your own Design, Buying, Sourcing, Sustainable and Technical teams.
We work with trusted manufacturing partners in Italy — near the origin of our materials — and in the UK, to support you in creating product prototypes and to offer you flexible production options, from small to large quantities, close to where your based.
Meet the Founder, Samantha Mureau, a once upon a time fashion buyer & trend forecaster for international Blue Chip Fashion retailers, who is on a mission to clean up the disastrous fashion industry, with much needed fresh new Biomaterials and an incredible collective of people who kick butt and make change happen.
At the raw materials end of our eco-collective and seeking change for the grape waste of 35 vineyards is L’Association of Vignerons of Saint Victoire, led by future focused & vineyard expert Jean-Jacques Balikian.
On the Science side, Green Chemist Advocate, Steve Block, is mentoring & guiding Samantha.
Agnès Thomasset and her team of future material scientists are driving the continuous R&D of the grape leather alternative at ITECH.
Jane Shepherdson, CBE, Sustainable Fashion Industry Expert & Director of London Fashion Fund is advisory to Samantha and Planet of the Grapes.
We collaborate with Designers, Brands, Chateaux and Domaines through to Manufacturers whom are ready to innovate. Whether you are building your next collection or exploring sustainable sourcing, we would love to COLLABORATE.
