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We are a London-based group of designers, journalists, photographers and sustainability experts united by the idea of doing something about our everyday waste.
All our products are made of materials that make us squeak with delight - think leather offcuts turned into premium recycled leather, beautiful paper made of disposable coffee cups and even gorgeous zips made of those used plastic bottles we are all guilty of using. You can read more about our materials here.
Our philosophy is based on making everyone part of the solution. We believe that by making everyday choices every one of us can make a huge difference. So we are creating products people want at a price they can afford, so the more we sell, the more waste we can take out of the system.
We put all our profits back into BEEN to make ethical essentials more accessible and - in our ideal world - mainstream.
We work with the world's most innovative teams and technologies to make our products of the most sustainable recycled materials. The leather used in our bags uses 80 times less water than needed to make a virgin leather bag!
We hope you'll enjoy your BEEN products for decades to come, and we are about to launch a recycling scheme, so that you can send us your end of life BEEN products and we make sure their story continues as something else.
And we promise to only make essentials, the things you would need to buy anyway, so that living sustainably becomes a part of your daily life and not just a luxury add-on.
We'd love to hear from you, so please do get in touch. And we hope you love our products as much as we do.
All our products are made of materials that make us squeak with delight - think leather offcuts turned into premium recycled leather, beautiful paper made of disposable coffee cups and even gorgeous zips made of those used plastic bottles we are all guilty of using. You can read more about our materials here.
Our philosophy is based on making everyone part of the solution. We believe that by making everyday choices every one of us can make a huge difference. So we are creating products people want at a price they can afford, so the more we sell, the more waste we can take out of the system.
We put all our profits back into BEEN to make ethical essentials more accessible and - in our ideal world - mainstream.
We work with the world's most innovative teams and technologies to make our products of the most sustainable recycled materials. The leather used in our bags uses 80 times less water than needed to make a virgin leather bag!
We hope you'll enjoy your BEEN products for decades to come, and we are about to launch a recycling scheme, so that you can send us your end of life BEEN products and we make sure their story continues as something else.
And we promise to only make essentials, the things you would need to buy anyway, so that living sustainably becomes a part of your daily life and not just a luxury add-on.
We'd love to hear from you, so please do get in touch. And we hope you love our products as much as we do.
Overview
Location
United Kingdom, England, London
Employees
11-50
Founded date
2018
Mentions in press and media 7
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| Aug 13, 2024 | Brewing a New Future: Arda Biomaterials’ Journey from Waste to Luxury | In the heart of London, where the echoes of history meet the pulse of innovation, a new kind of craftsmanship is brewing. Arda Biomaterials, a startup founded in 2022, is transforming spent grain from the craft beer industry into luxurious,... |
| Aug 9, 2024 | Arda Biomaterials’ cofounder talks choosing alt-materials over alt-meats and how craft beer inspired a luxury bag | Not far from Tower Bridge in London sits “Bermondsey Beer Mile,” a mile-long stretch of road in a former industrial area that now houses multiple craft breweries and taprooms. A great spot to grab an artisanal draft, Beer Mile is also the u... |
| Jul 17, 2024 | Animal-Free Snakeskin Handbag Marks Debut from Upcycled Arda Biomaterials & BEEN London in a Benchmark for Fashion | UK upcycled materials startup Arda Biomaterials and sustainable brand BEEN London announce the launch of their first product: a snakeskin-type handbag crafted with an animal- and plastic-free leather-like material called New Grain. Arda’s N... |
| Oct 20, 2021 | London’s Satellite Vu bags £15m in Series A as it plots to decarbonise the housing sector | London-based space tech scale-up Satellite Vu has raised £15m in Series A funding, as it readies plans to launch seven thermal and infrared imaging satellites into orbit. |
| Dec 8, 2020 | Allia's ethical gift guide to support independent, sustainable small businesses this festive season | Allia's ethical gift guide to support independent, sustainable small businesses this festive season 08-12-2020 It’s that time of year when you’ll already have started to think about festive gifts – maybe you’re still at the list-making stag... |
| The Do-Gooders Interviews Twelve Women Leaders in Sustainability for Equal Pay Day | The Do-Gooders interviewed twelve female leaders, all members of their community of ethical businesses and running environmental and/or social impact businesses, to hear about their own experiences around gender inequality at work. The cam... |
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FAQ about BEEN London
When was BEEN London founded?
BEEN London was founded in 2018.
What has the press written about BEEN London?
Parsers VC has collected 7 articles mentioning BEEN London, among them “Brewing a New Future: Arda Biomaterials’ Journey from Waste to Luxury” (Aug 13, 2024) and “Arda Biomaterials’ cofounder talks choosing alt-materials over alt-meats and how craft beer inspired a luxury bag” (Aug 9, 2024).
Is BEEN London still active?
Yes, BEEN London is active; its latest activity on Parsers VC dates from Apr 29, 2025.