Take one look at the opulent interior of the Lexus LC 500, with Alcantara seats, headliner, and door panels. That's just one model from one carmaker, but it reflects the growing popularity of the ...

A Ferrari supercar is obviously far more expensive than a Microsoft laptop but the two do share a common element. Made by Alcantara, the luxury Italian materials manufacturer, the fabric used in ...

Drop cap initial letterChances are you've been up close and personal with Alcantara. The branded faux-suede cloth has been used on steering wheels, seats, and other interior bits for nearly 40 years.

Alcantara upholstery has exploded in popularity over the past few years and there even a dust up when a number of Tesla Model 3 customers found their vehicles weren’t equipped with the material.

When Ferrari committed to developing the famed marque’s first four-door vehicle, the Purosangue, the company sought to maximize the technology employed in the project. In addition to the Multimatic ...

Alcantara is re-opening its Nera Montoro production and research and development facilities north of Rome, to supply demand for its “Made in Italy” luxury material for customers in the fashion, home ...

Merging fabric to metal seems an unpredictable combination, but Microsoft Corp. designer Rachael Bell was ready to elevate the Surface laptop fabric beyond the computer cover. Bell, who started life ...

Suede, and its more durable synthetic cousin Alcantara, are two smooth, sporty types of interior fabric, but they get dirty much easier than traditional leather. Here’s how to safely clean your car’s ...

The woodgrain patterns across this furniture by Japanese design studio Nendo are formed by layering, rolling and cutting sheets of artificial suede (+ slideshow). Nendo created the effects using a ...

Alcantara goes from a proprietary blend of polyurethane and polyester to a finished fabric after it's subjected to various needle punching, buffing, glue-impregnating, extraction and dyeing processes.