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 […]
Has the pandemic hit your business hard? If so, instead of manufacturing sections of airplane cabins (specifically Airbus), I reconverted the company and started making luxury leather goods. To do so, I use the same know-how. And so, a step was taken to go from ST Composites to ST Luxury. The choice was made by...
“Painting on leather is very liberating”. So says American artist Donna Huanca. In other words, she is one of the six designers invited by Louis Vuitton to participate in the third edition of the Artycapucines project, giving her the opportunity to freely interpret the Capucines bag. In addition to Huanca, the group includes Vik Muniz, […]
“A mini Bianchi and Nardi dedicated to small leather goods”. The Florentine leather goods company introduces us to the plant specialising in the production of leather wallets, key rings and beauty cases launched in 2019, just before the pandemic, next to its Scandicci headquarters (photo, on the left). “This is the first time we are […]
Mascheroni, the art of leather on Bernard Arnault‘s desk. The company, made in Brianza, is based in Cabiate (Como). It produces luxury home and office furniture. Today, it employs 20 craftsmen, each of whom works from start to finish on a single product. Another unique feature of Mascheroni is that in its 47-year history it […]
Strengthening the position of the Italian leather industry as a sustainability leader in the leather marketplace. Implementing new strategies to improve environmental performance. Favoring dialogue to share the results with the global leather industry. UNIC – Italian tanneries – the association officially representing the Italian tanning industry, ICEC – The Italian Quality Certification Institute for […]
Micam warms up its engines. The footwear exhibition will be back at Fiera Milano-Rho from September 19 to 21, 2021. And it aims at being the symbol of the restart of the footwear sector. There will be 652 exhibitors (390 from Italy and 262 from abroad) in the five pavilions of the exhibition centre, displaying […]
Today, September 9th, Mipel The Digital Show opens with the online platform Mipel The Digital Show. A great digital appetizer for the 120th edition of the leather goods’ fair, which will be held physically from September 19th to the 21st in Pavilion n.1 of Fiera Milano-Rho. An edition named Mipel Play, to recall the world […]
Once ILM (German leather goods tradeshow) is over, organizers mentioned to have found both optimism and positiveness around the fair. Not all exhibitors though agree, as some show skepticism. The fair that took place in Offenbach, Germany (September 4th – 6th) hosted 207 brands. But that’s not all: until September 10th, buyers will be able […]
No dice: after the postponement, the inevitable cancellation. Due to continuing “travel restrictions to the United States”, Lineapelle has been forced to cancel the next edition of its spin-off in the USA. It was supposed to take place in New York on October 12 and 13. Instead, it will be held again in January 2022. […]
Woven leather evolves, and is the great protagonist of Salon 02. We are talking about Bottega Veneta and the Salon 02 collection (Fall Winter 2021/2022). In other words, the one previewed last April at Berlin‘s most famous nightclub, the Berghain, in the presence of a very few, very select guests. We’re talking about it now...
Russian revenge shopping has started: more purchases are made for apparel and footwear, but for shoes the critical factor isn’t quality, but price. A criteria that doesn’t hep Italian manufacturing, at a time during which the number of shoes imported by Russia is growing. Russia has reached once again the pre-pandemic level, as far as […]
