Friendship, passion for motorbikes and a willingness to take risks. This is how Brutus, a brand of leather clothing and accessories for motorcyclists (and everyone else), was born in the middle of the pandemic. The products are all designed and manufactured in Italy. The showroom and headquarters are in Turin, where design is carried out […]
A critical space for discovery and investigation, information and debate. A place “to attend live performances and thematic talks”. But it is also a place “to experience first-hand how leathers and materials embody the concept of responsible innovation”. An “exciting journey”, as Lineapelle defines it, that can be undertaken within the physical and conceptual spaces […]
Everything is ready for Simac Tanning Tech. At the same time as Lineapelle, held in Fieramilano Rho from September 22nd to the 24th, the most important technology and innovation fair for the manufacturing processes also takes place live. Assomac Talks will be the highlight of the edition. Talks will be a moment to compare ideas […]
Only the luxury segment seems to have felt the recovery for now. Smaller brands hope to join them in the shortest possible period. Generally speaking, though, Italy’s leather goods’ segment has somewhat restarted its engines, but hasn’t reached 2019’s levels yet. Assopellettieri’s analysis of the 1st half of 2021 points out that the segment seems...
The value of tradition. The link with the production chain. Sustainability. Celebrating its 50th anniversary, Il Bisonte strongly reaffirms the founding principles of its identity. Rooted in the use of quality leather and in the “vocation towards an authentic circular economy”. This and much more is what CEO Luigi Ceccon (in the photo) tells us […]
The modern integration contract by Loro Piana will be valid for all the 1,500 employees working for the brand in Italy. “Growth, trust, sustainability and responsibility over the principles on which the agreement is based”, says the group owned by LVMH. More flexibility to its 1,500 employees in Italy There are many new elements in […]
According to the BUCE (Belarusian Universal Commodity Exchange), Belarusian wet blue exports have created a turnover of 5.5 million USD. Poland proved to be the bet buyer, followed by the UK and Russia, but the semi-finished leather is also of interest to Italy. Belarusian wet blue exports On Tuesday September 14th, BUCE posted the data […]
Everything is ready for Lineapelle’s return in presence. The reference exhibition for those who have to develop research into materials for the fashion, accessory, design and automotive manufacturing industries will be held at Fieramilano Rho on September 22-24. And it will effectively close the train of Milanese trade fair events, united by the hashtag #RestartTogether […]
Mipel Lab will open during Lineapelle. After the presetation that took place at the last edition of Pitti Uomo in Florence, everything is ready for the innovative project created by Assopellettieri, in collaboration with Lineapelle. The latter will host Mipel Lab inside its Pavilions in Fieramilano Rho, from September 22nd to 24th. “Mipel Lab collects […]
China is exhibiting at Micam for the first time with a collective of footwear companies. The Beijing government is promoting it. In other words, the next edition of the international footwear exhibition to be held at Fieramilano Rho on September 19-21 will host 15 Chinese brands (as well as other companies specialising in sourcing). And […]
Product. Process. Materials. These concepts are at the base of sneakers’ success, according to Saucony and Golden Goose. Two very different brands, with different products, are equal in the way they think. Saucony is enacting a reshoring strategy that will soon involve Italy as well, while in the same country, Golden Goose is developing its...
Hermès inaugurated its 19th leather goods factory in France on Friday September 10. The factory is called Maroquinerie de Guyenne, and is located in Saint-Vincent-de-Paul, near Bordeaux. Over the past 10 years, the maison has opened an average of one new production site per year. In doing so, it has hired between 400 and 500 […]
Here we go again. PETA has taken up the fight against Hermès. Or rather, against the French brand’s use of exotic leathers. For the occasion, the radical-veg organisation has dusted off one of its battle horses: the sit-in (in déshabillé) of the militants in front of the boutique windows. The scenes (pictured) at the beginning...
Ghurka’s 2nd life includes the use of Italian leather and Italian manufacturing. The brand had reached its peak notoriety during the 80s and 90s, when it was “Wall Street’s briefcase”. Then came the crisis, which ended in the brand declaring bankruptcy in 2018. A year later a group of investors from Cleveland, which is restructuring […]
Greg Altman (in photo) is the CEO of Evolved By Nature, US-based biotech company that he founded with Rebecca Lacouture. The enterprise is a player in the “green chemistry” segment and entered the market with Activated Silk, a technology capable of allowing the extraction of proteins from silk. These proteins can be used for a […]
“Rinascimento: the next leather generation”. This is the title given to the 3rd edition of European Congress IULTCS. The event will take place in Vicenza from September 18th to the 20th, and, right at this time, the organization launched Call for Papers, which will end on February 28th 2022. European Congress IULTCS IULTCS’ 3rd edition is getting ready to begin.The event will put […]
A great recovery by Tod’s Group during the first half of 2021 (thanks to Roger Vivier), even if the overall performance remains negative. Moreover, revenue was below that of 2019. China and online are factors that contributed to a positive performance. Diego Della Valle believes an additional profitability improvement is underway, and said to be […]
Sustainability is a trip. A trip with multiple stops that, often, look like turning points. At the same time, a trip that can’t be interrupted and then restarted, but must steadily move forward with perseverance, clear and concrete ideas. This sustainability trip of Italian leather began many decades ago, but throughout the last weeks and […]
BMW and Audi on the one hand. Bentley on the other. Because in the automotive market, on the one hand, there are brands that are lazily giving up the ghost in the name of outlandish ideas on sustainability. On the other, there are those who tackle the issue methodically. The first group includes the two...
A vegetarian designer to revive a leather goods brand. French businessman Franck Dahan has invested in the Joseph Duclos maison. He has entrusted it to Ramesh Nair (pictured). Although he is a vegetarian, he has already been responsible for the relaunch of Moynat, and is an admirer of quality leather. He now works with tanneries […]
