It is softer, more comfortable and luxurious. Leather appeal lies in those qualities: that is why car buyers prefer leather to other materials for seat upholstery. Stephen Jeske, vice-president of US GST Autoleather, has closely described the situation of the industry. Looking ahead to prospective scenarios and considering current trends, it turns out that leather […]
Cutting costs in Slovenia led Boxmark to build a new manufacturing site in Bosnia-Herzegovina. Boxmark Leather started building a new production site in the country’s North-East area. The operation follows news of the cuts the company made in Slovenia, specifically in Murska and Sobota, where it decreased the production capacity and cut personnel. New manufacturing […]
Brazil’s leather chain absorbs the blow. During the month of October, raw material sales showed encouraging increments compared to September, together with substantial steadiness compared to 1 year ago. The trend is valid for both volume and value. Brazil’s leather chain absorbs the blow According to data by SECEX (Secretariat of Foreign Trade), elaborated by […]
Marie Antoinette loved leather. French auction house Osenat Versailles (from which the pictures are taken), auctioned the leather and silk shoe owned by the monarch just a few days ago. Experts estimated the item’s value at between 8.000 and 10.000 euro: the highest bud was more than 40.000 euro. Leather and silk shoe The queen’s […]
Medieval shoes are popping up. A group of archeologist and Lithuanian divers brought the remains of an ancient soldier to light. The man, who had been at the bottom of the Asveja lake for over 500 years, was still wearing his leather boots. Leather boots The team of experts, reports irl.lt, found the soldier 9 […]
Tod’s has been enjoying recovery in the third quarter of the year. Reasons for such recovery do not come as a surprise: they are China and online sales. Yet the battle wounds, sustained throughout the first six months of the year, are still extremely present. “We believe that our Group, once we get over these […]
Two years ago, it occurred what Alfonso Dolce considers to be an “unexpected accident”. In fact, at that time D&G presented an advertising campaign, directed at the Chinese market, which turned out to be a rather outstanding own goal. The Chief Executive Officer of the fashion house now admits that the brand, founded by his...
“Italy is important to us as much as France is. Our fashion and leather goods division, most of all, is engaged in production over there; besides that, we currently run 30 manufacturing plants”. Right considering its high importance, the group made some remarkable investments (“over 200 million euros in 2019”) and, at the same time, […]
Burberry sales in stores have been picking up considerably. In other words, they have moved from -45%, in the period running from April to June, up to -6% in the last business quarter, closed on September 26th. Financial analysts had predicted a 12% downturn in comparable sales. Such rewarding results have been driven by leather […]
“Leather and Poltrona Frau have been going hand in hand since the very first beginning. It is indeed an extremely close connection, a permanent identity relation”. Nicola Coropulis, Chief Executive Officer of the design brand, headquartered in the Marche, illustrates product quality and, nearly simultaneously, highlights the quality of materials products are made from. He […]
Leather and circularity at University, spotlighting Dani’s leather tanning experience. In fact, the leather tanning group, headquartered in the province of Vicenza, has become a subject of study for students attending Circular Economy classes, in the department of Industrial Engineering, at University of Padua. Leather and circularity at University Dani, together with the department of […]
No renouncement, but simply higher supervision. According to international press, Hermès invests in Australia: here, in fact, the fashion house has recently bought out a plot of land where they are planning to build a crocodile factory farm. Reportedly the brand has signed such millionaire-worth deal in partnership with Mick Burns, one of the industry’s […]
The master of counterfeiting is in trouble. In fact, the Public Prosecutor’s office in Paris has accused a French leather goods manufacturer of producing and marketing fake Birkin bags for over 20 years. The prosecuting counsels have been investigating, besides him, 26 more people, including 9 former employees of Hermès, the fashion house which designed […]
Red meat slows down in the United States. In contrast, it is gearing up for a boost in Brazil. Current data on cattle slaughtering evidence an ongoing downturn: it comes as no surprise in the United States, where 2020 trend is running negative. For the records, in October such trend was like that in the […]
How Gucci will be: products, markets, climate and carte blanche (or almost) to Alessandro Michele. Despite the numbers of the third quarter highlighting the delay of the brand compared to competitors, CEO Marco Bizzarri displays confidence. And prepare the celebrations, because in 2021 Gucci will turn 100 years old. Bizzarri displays confidence In a long […]
Chanel adjusts prices of its products for the second time in 2020. Capri Holdings is also retouching, gradually and with discretion, the price tags of footwear and accessories of Jimmy Choo and Michael Kors. Will other brands follow in its wake? Chanel adjusts its prices At Chanel, they explain that the price increase is “the […]
“It is the first product of a green family that will expand soon”. These are the words by Premiata’s Moreno Cerioni. The brand from Marche launched the first circular sneaker by virtue of a choice that directly involves the Evolo project of Tuscan tannery Sciarada. Let’s see how and why. The first circular sneaker Sneakers […]
China traveling at a good speed. Furniture working. The automotive starting again. Unfortunately, CRV is not yet a thing of the past, but these first positive signs make Antonio Battaglia, director of Silvateam‘s Leather Business Unit, optimistic. A positivity that also opens the market to new experiences and opportunities. For example, those that the group […]
A new factory which is going to extend across 10,000 square metres. In addition, an in-house training centre. On top of that, they are planning to hire 300 employees. Balenciaga is about to open its first manufacturing hub in Italy, namely at Cerreto Guidi, 40 kilometres far from Florence. The fashion house, which belongs to […]
Tuscany magnetizes. If brands want to manufacture bags and leather goods, they will end up coming to the outskirts of Florence. Starting from Scandicci, factories and plants extend towards the Leather Cluster and further up to other directions as well (Arezzo, for example). As if here (and, as a matter of fact, that is the...
