Traditionally associated to manual know-how, the process of the leather-textile-footwear chain is undergoing change under the force of the fourth industrial revolution. A European project explains which types of professional figures the industry needs
February 19, 2019, the day of the death of Karl Lagerfeld, will be remembered by fashion and luxury as an epocal turning point. Nothing, after him (for CHANEL but not only) would continue to be like it used to be
The story of Raf Simons and Calvin Klein, which lasted just over two years, shows in an disruptive way an uncomfortable truth: aspiring to luxury can sometimes be very, very dangerous
Something went wrong. Very grand disappointments. Few months were enough for Clarks to realize that “production levels and cost objectives were not going to be reached in the short-medium term”, to cite the words used by the historic English brand, which announced in January 2019 that it was shutting down the production site, effective in March. Thirty-five employees fired and 10 relocated within the company. What’s happening?
The inclusive idea of Kahmune: expand the “nude” tone range to combine footwear with a greater number of complexion. Italian leather and manufacturing for a project that gets it right
New York, July 16th 2019. Date and location of the fourth edition of World Leather Congress, event planned by the American tanners of LIA, USHSLA (USHide and Leather Association), under ICT’s (International Council of Tanners) hat, and with the concrete support of UNIC – Italian Tanneries and Lineapelle. The main Topic: leather in everyday life
An important step that shows how much Italian tanners believe in themselves. UNIC – Italian Tanneries acquires through its subsidiary Lineapelle, 2% of Sprintitaly’s capital, a special purpose acquisition company “that will incorporate Sicit via merger”
He is called Matomo Nitta and in his hands resides the millenary art of making a white leather that “in contact with the human skin has the effect of a moisturizing cream”. We are going to tell you how in this article
To remain entangled in a war. And to find the strength to be reborn, focusing on international markets and events. The story of Vozko Tannery which, regardless of outside factor, keeps on moving forward
Beijing’s leather industry closes a very challenging and opaque 2018. The time spent at APLF confirms the mood is cold and concerned, with little desire (or possibility) of taking risks. And so a wait-and-see policy triumphs
Kering answers LVMH’s performance. The two giants continue to increase their ownership of the luxury marketplace and the data published in these hours by the multinational enterprise, run by François-Henry Pinault, shows just that. The holding has, once again, used its reference brand as its calling card: Gucci. In the first quarter of 2019, Kering grew its sales“slightly […]
Keeping up, day after day, with what Milan’s Salone del Mobile and Fuorisalone had to offer wasn’t easy, also because the event (more than ever before) took over the entire city. But at the same time, it was very exciting to be a part of what was happening. First, because running around the city of...
If not in this legislature, now running out of time, in the next one. The fact is that Portugal, as advocated by Cotance, will soon have law to protect leather. Nuno Carvalho, tanning entrepreneur and president of APIC, is quite sure when saying: “The two days of Expopele, which had among the guests exponents of […]
“If you are a vegan, this is your way of thinking: all right, I respect you, but I eat meat and I would prefer not to see their raw hide wasted, a by-product that would otherwise be thrown away”. These are the words by Hanneli Rupert, 34 (pictured, from Facebook), daughter of Johann, president and […]
The restyling of iconic bags. Japanese design studio Nendo reinterprets Longshamp‘s Le Pilage, Jean Colonna does the same to Delvaux‘s Brilliant model. Nendo, founded by the Japanese designer Oki Sato, has transformed the iconic Le Pilage folding bag into an everyday object made of nylon and Russian leather. The Longchamp x Nendo collection, as reported […]
Bata celebrates its 125th birthday by introducing its version of a fast fashion strategy, which will be made of different weekly offersinside stores. The business chose to have the celebration for its 125thyear of activity in Prague and will use the occasion to present Bata Fashion Weekend’s third edition, inside which the final of Bata Young Designers’ Challengetook place. The […]
German footwear entrepreneur Carl-August Seibel, 61 years old, intends on building a footwear manufacturing plant in Kenya, where he already is active with social and humanitarian activities through the Fly and Help Foundation. Seibel, president of the Federal industrial footwear and leather goods’ Association HDS/L and of the footwear museum in Hauenstein, is also ceo […]
Ethiopia and Nigeria came first. Now it is the turn of Zimbabwe and Egypt. Huajian Group holds on to its “Africa’s largest investor” title by initiation new development operations. During an interview with the Sunday News Business, Zimbabwe’s minister for industry and commerce (Nqobizitha Mangaliso Ndlovu) revealed that Huajian Group has 10 billion USD ready […]
Introduction: Milan is under siege. To besiege it is the “people of design” bouncing between Salone del Mobile at Fieramilano Rho and the cascade of events, presentations and installations at Fuorisalone. In this context, leather (and it is not just a way of saying) is literally everywhere, declined above all in “various and possible” ways, […]
Second part of the story of what (and it’s really a lot) we have been admiring in Milan, between Salone and Fuorisalone. Common denominator: leather. Used by many, transformed in a thousand ways, chosen and valued as a tool in projects, often characterised by a deep crossover of productive specialisations and brand identities. One case, […]
