Vegan Leather Cricket Gear
Project Findings
5th June 2023
10.00AM – 11.30AM
Online via Zoom
Introduction
Vegan Leather Cricket Gear (VLCG) project was established to investigate the potential application of vegan leathers to cricket gear. The project is funded by UKRI via University for the Creative Arts, AHRC Impact Acceleration Account (IAA).
As a gear-intensive sport, cricket offers a great opportunity for the implementation of sustainable materials and design innovation. Bovine leather, a key material component in both balls and gloves has a high environmental impact. The leather alternatives sector is growing rapidly and range of innovative solutions that utilise various (natural) resources are being developed. However, publicly available information on these new alternative leathers is scarce and limited, as many companies are either in the research and development stage or early commercialisation stages.
Professor Martin Charter and Dr Lilian Sanchez Moreno from The Centre for Sustainable Design ® at the University for the Creative Arts, and Dr Darshil Shah from the Centre for Natural Material Innovation at the University of Cambridge will present and discuss the findings of the VLCG project with opportunities for dialogue with participants. Active feedback and discussion will be encouraged.
Presentations will cover:
Programme
10.00 Introduction and Overview of the findings from the Vegan Leather Cricket Gear project
Professor Martin Charter, Director, The Centre for Sustainable Design ®, UCA
10.15 Review of existing vegan leather alternatives
Dr Darshil Shah, Centre for Natural Material Innovation, University of Cambridge
10.25 Technical and functional requirements for vegan leathers: results from testing 5 vegan leather samples.
Dr Darshil Shah, Centre for Natural Material Innovation, University of Cambridge
10.35 Survey findings related to player/user perceptions of vegan leather cricket gear.
Dr Lililan Sanchez-Moreno, Researcher, UCA
10.50 Findings from a retrofit/refurbishment exercise for cricket batting pads.
Dr Lililan Sanchez-Moreno, Researcher, UCA
11.00 Discussion and Q&A
11.25 Summary
Professor Martin Charter, Director, The Centre for Sustainable Design ®, UCA
11.30 Close
Registration
The event is free of charge, but you need to register via Lilian.sanchezmoreno@uca.ac.uk by sending your name, job title and organisation. On receipt, you will be sent instructions to join the webinar.
Further information
For more information contact:
Dr Lilian Sanchez Moreno
Email: Lilian.sanchezmoreno@uca.ac.uk
The Centre for Sustainable Design ®
Business School for the Creative Industries
University for the Creative Arts
Funding
Funding received from Research England 2019-20 QR Strategic Priorities Fund. Research England is part of UK Research and Innovation, a public body funded by the UK government. For more information visit www.ukri.org or re.ukri.org
