Swedish Polestar brand, run by Volvo group, which is a manufacturer of electric cars, decided to make use of fabrics for the car interiors of their latest model, namely Polestar 2. We have no objection to that so far. Yet, the brand’s designers (we may consider them as Scandinavian competitors of Tesla, so to speak)...
When it comes to ethology, they stress the importance of imprinting: that is, the very first perception between customer and car is the one that makes the difference. That is why leather plays a role of paramount importance. British designer Marek Reichman, chief creative officer and executive vice-president of Aston Martin, pointed that out while […]
“Breeders do play a part in the preservation of species: as a matter of fact, conservation plans rely on breeders, whose action is essential”. Such statement, issued by Koh Chon Tong, general manager of Heng Long, a tannery specialized in exotic skins, might come across as inappropriate to leather non-professionals. Yet, since in the luxury […]
Balenciaga and Arbre Magique are about to patch things up. The casus belli was about a key chain: that is the reason why Car Freshner Corporation and Julius Sämann Ltd, a North American manufacturer of the very popular air fresheners for cars, and the fashion brand, which is part of Kering group, started a legal […]
Launer, the bag brand most loved by Queen Elisabeth, increased its own turnover, in 2018, by 23%, as revenues reached 4 million British pounds. Compared to 2011 turnover, which amounted to around 1.5 million pounds, sales enjoyed a considerable boost by 167%. The brand did not want to make public its profits, as reported by […]
In 2018, Danish Ecco group achieved an outstandingly good performance: in fact, sales reached 1.31 billion euros (that is, +2.6%, compared to 2017) and profits before tax amounted to 201 million euros, therefore increasing by 9.1%. The group announced the retail channel went up, throughout the year, by 10%, while the online one enjoyed a […]
LaConceria is an editorial reality that for over a century, exactly since 1893, deals with consumption, market, economy, trade of the Italian and international leather. LaConceria is a digital newsmagazine in English. Its frequency is monthly LaConceria is a subscription weekly magazine circulated in about 2,000 paper copies and edited in digital format too. LaConceria […]
“Leather has turned from a comfortable pillar for ultra-luxury winter collections into a very light fabric for spring-summer ones”. The Financial Times cannot understand the quantity of leather found in the 2019 spring-summer catalogs: “And not only those of brands that boast a leather heritage, such as Tod’s, Gucci, Ferragamo and Loewe – the article […]
A 2018 (in general) to be remembered, but during which “destination leather” showed signs of slowing down. Lanxess, leader group in the chemical sector and manufacturer (also) of auxiliaries for the tanning sector, in 2018 recorded sales of 7.2 billion euro, up 10.2% compared to the 6.5 billion registered in the last year. Profit experienced […]
New Balance renews the iconic 997 by focusing on leather. The US footwear colossus has just launched a new high end version of the historic 997 in three colours and, most important, manufacturing them in bison leather of American origin, “soft and at the same time very durable”. This is the material chosen by New […]
Someone said that Chinese buyers were actively playing, just for precaution though: in other words, they were up to shopping today rather than doing it tomorrow, at higher prices perhaps. Somebody else closed the stand while confirming his early feelings: one of them, for example, was Iacopo Ceccatelli, from Incas Tuscan tannery: “Even though we […]
Due to high costs, fashion players are heading out towards other Far East countries; in addition, several Chinese small and mid-sized enterprises are about to face a heavy crisis. At the beginning of March, during the joint meetings of the Consultative Political Conference of Chinese people (CPPCC) and the people’s national assembly (NPC), China’s political […]
The socks model, a sports shoe with soft fabric upper, will soon be no longer fashionable: Jon Clark, chief executive officer of PrimeAsia leather tanning group, is quite sure about that. As reported by LeatherBiz portal, he made it public at the latest APLF edition, during an open meeting with Yves Morin, formerly president of […]
In the USA, they are remarkably increasing in number. In Italy, still they are not that well known, yet they might become popular in a short while: as evidence of it, think about the experience of Milanese Jacopo De Carli, which we told about in the issue n.1, 2019, of our new monthly magazine. We […]
Obuv Mir Kozhi, which is about to kick off in Moscow tomorrow, is likely to turn out to be very complicated, owing to difficulties that are affecting Italy’s exports towards the Russian market. Over 200 footwear and leather goods companies, coming from 13 countries, are going to exhibit their winter collections during the fair, on […]
US Toms shoes come over to Europe along with their charity plans. Founded in Los Angeles in 2006, Tomorrow Shoes have traditionally looked at “customers who want to match their shopping with charity and help”. How can they do it? It is very simple: any time Toms sell a pair of shoes, they give one […]
Some concepts, such as social inclusivity, occupational rehabilitation, charity, are starting to get closer to the leather tanning industry. In Brazil as well. More specifically, focus on the Unidad 28 Magdalena, a jail that is part of the Servicio Penitenciario Bonaerense (SPB). Here they are currently running a leather goods laboratory: over the last years, […]
On March 31, after running for 165 years, Curtiembre Talca will shut down forever. The owners of the tannery, located in the Chilean small town of the same name, informed the Job Inspectorate that the company’s spaces themselves are for sale. When Curtiembre Talca reached the peak in its history, it hired even 200 employees; […]
APLF Hong Kong has cut the finish line of its 35th edition by hosting 813 exhibitors from 23 different countries, and with the knowledge that, as explained by the fair’s director Michael Duck, “2018 has been a year characterized by deep changes for the leather industry, due to a multitude of reasons”. Which ones? The […]
Leather’s daily life. Leather in daily’s life. Leather as the focus of one for the most importantfashion capitals in the world. Taking advantage of the opening of APLF, the fourth edition of World Leather Congress was officially presented in Hong Kong. The American associations LIA (Leather Industries of America) and USHSLA (US Hide and Leather Association), under the ICTumbrella (International Council […]
