USHSLA launches a creative challenge in Beijing. “Young designers, promote true American leather” could, in fact, be the synthesis of the US Hide project, Skin and Leather Association that involves students from 7 Chinese fashion schools. The Real Leather Stay Different contest calls on them. What is it? Real Leather Stay Different is a design […]
Marfrig moves on National Beef. After the BRF acquisition was unsuccessful, Brazil-based giant Marfrig, leader in the meat industry, decided to focus elsewhere. For example, on National Beef Meatpacking Company, through one of its subsidiary NBM US Holdings. According to international media, Marfrig has allegedly found an agreement with Jefferies Financial Group for the purchase […]
The meat segment takes off, while the leather one slows down. Light and darkness for Danish Crown, among the top European players in the meat industry, which presented its financial results for the year 2018/2019. Overall, the results were positive, with revenue growing by 21% to reach 3.3 billion euro. The same can’t be said […]
Lanvin tries to accelerate its accessories’ business. “I want them to be worth 50% of total revenue before the end of the third year from now”, stated Jean-Philippe Hecquet, CEO of Lanvin. And Italy, of course, could be one of the beneficiaries. The (current) accessories’ web The French brand has been a part of Chinese […]
Someone save Tila March. The French brand of shoes, leather goods and accessories for women is in controlled administration, and is looking for an investor. Or, in the most drastic case, a buyer. Delay and strategic error? Tila March was founded in 2006 by Tamara Taichman and Nicolas Berdugo. The business starts off big, thanks […]
And here is Lineapelle in the chair at Polimoda. The series of seminars will begin on November 22nd, bringing the students of the Florentine academy to know the tanning process, the characteristics of the materials and the legal, chemical and stylistic issues that concern their production. A full tanning semester, together with the progress of […]
“It is a luxury material, which is part of our nature, for which great respect is nourished. Artists, I think of Damian Ortega, Gualtiero Redivo, Jannis Kounellis, have always made great use of it”. According to Vincenzo De Cotiis, leather for design is a noble material. For its story, cycle and finishes (as he explained...
The challenge is on. And it moves on more fronts, all of which have a shared objective. To communicate and promote leather at 360-degrees everywhere in the world. It’s needed, and it’s urgent. The need is clearly visible in the current and in-progress campaigns, such as the one launched by Leather Naturally. Metcha Letaher Naturally […]
“We are a Consortium that speaks”. Communication is the heart of Consorzio Vera Pelle Italiana Conciata al Vegetale (Vegetable Tanned Leather, ndr). President Simone Remi recalled this during the evening celebrating the first 25 years of activity. The event took place last Thursday (21 November) at CasaConcia, in Ponte a Egola. Attendance Summing up this […]
Confindustria indicates the friends and enemies of Made in Italy. Free trade agreements are among the resources that enhance the export potential of “Bello e Ben Fatto” (BFF – ed. “Beautiful and Well Done”). Counterfeiting and Italian sounding, on the other hand, among the phenomena that are limiting its potential. The picture emerges from the […]
Chinese media are calling the one taken down between Shanghai and Dubai, the largest criminal counterfeiting organization in the world. 57 people arrested. 18 plants closed down. Over 21,000 counterfeited “luxury” products confiscated in Dubai and 7,000 in Shanghai. The USD value of the seized goods is exorbitant: 254 million. The fake products, for the […]
Business leather, Italian and excellent. Nuti Ivo is among the 30 Italian Fashion Champions. In general, there are 18 SMEs producing and reselling leather products that stand out in the report made by L’Economia, the insert of Corriere della Sera, and Italy Post, result of the analysis of the 2012-2018 financial statements of small and […]
The initiative is called Italian Technology Award. Born thanks to Federmacchine and ITA-ICE Agency. For three years, it has involved ASSOMAC (National Association of Footwear Technology, Leather Goods and Tannery Manufacturers) too. Objective: spread the excellence of Italian technology. How? By involving and rewarding foreign university students. Those selected by ASSOMAC came from Iran and […]
“Strategically logic”. The words chosen by manager Rainier van Roessel to describe Lanxess’ new divestiture. The German giant, active in the chemicals’ segment, announced it sold 74% of ownership of its South African chromium mine to Clover Alloys Proprietary Limited, a local supplier of chromium-based minerals. In other words, Lanxess is continuing on its announced […]
Namibia chose to invest in the chain: from slaughterhouse to tanneries, starting with the livestock. Deadline: 2021. Before this date, the African country will create a livestock system that will make it one of the major meat suppliers in Southern Africa. Michael Humavindu, vice-secretary to the Industry, Commerce and Development Ministry is sure of it. 200,000 […]
Colombia is fighting illegal tanneries. The government of the Cundinamarca Department has censed leather companies present on its territory. The goal: to understand which ones are respecting the law and thus not polluting the Bogotà river. The findings are concerning. Only 27% of the tanneries are respecting all regulations. The proceedings Cundinamarca’s Regional Autonomous Corporation […]
Longchamp stand up against greenwashing: they highly regard sustainability, which is a distinctive practice of luxury manufacturing, yet they are unwilling to accept slogans. By the way, Longchamp made things clear: “Vegan leather is false”. The French fashion brand makes use of synthetic materials: for the records, they have recently presented a collection of leather […]
Angela Kelly, the Queen’s right-hand woman, announced in her book, “The Other Side of the Coin. The Queen, the Dresser and the Wardrobe”, that Her Majesty would not buy any new furs. Yet, as reported by The Telegraph, Buckingham Palace spokesperson made clear that Queen Elizabeth might keep wearing the furs she currently has; on […]
Elizabeth I used to take gloves as a gift as long as she was certain about leather. The Queen of England (1533-1603) was painstakingly following instructions given by her Secretary of State. In fact, during the tanning process someone might add some poison into the material, warned William Cecil. It is no coincidence that in […]
At Aston Martin, leather is untouchable. The British car manufacturer regains its popularity while gearing up for the launch of two “highly exclusive” models. Both vehicles, a 4-wheel SUV, the first one made by the brand, and a 2-wheel motorbike, one more debut, will have a common denominator. Yes, leather. The motorbike Aston Martin are […]
