Lineapelle96, second day: the exhibition isn’t just lively, it’s also effective. The month of March could be a turning point

“There were times during the first day where we even ran into some problems due to the number of people in our stand. We’ve seen a lot of interest, we’ve met our well-established clients, but we’ve also had some calmer moments”. According to Paolo Testi, from the Tuscan company La Bretagna, Lineapelle96 has started with a bang. At the exhibition to present his collections, […]

Chemists at Simac Tanning Tech: 1,000 visitors on the first day, innovative synergies, and expectations of quality

A positive first day and big expectations for the next few hours : these are the impressions and expectations gathered from the exhibitors from the chemicals sector currently at Simac Tanning Tech, the international exhibition of machinery and technology for the footwear, leather goods, and tanning industries currently under way at Fieramilano Rho. “Today is the real highlight”, […]

More future: Lineapelle renews its collaboration with Tokyo Leather Fair and presents the winners of 2018 Design Contest

Investing in the future of style, while keeping in mind that leather is the ideal material to experiment and look for evolutionary solutions. With this good prospect in mind, Lineapelle renews its collaboration with Tokyo Leather Fair, event during which fashion trends, as well as “summarized” samples for trend areas, are showcased. Within this fair […]

Tuscan Leather for soles, the future is now: among customization, high-tech and sustainability “We can make the difference”

Customization, high-tech and sustainability. These will be the trends for the “tomorrow” of leather for soles. Moreover, these will be the strategiesthat will allow high-quality Italian leather (for soles) to keep its important share of the market, even with the aggressive forward-move made by the streetwear segment, which helped sneakers gain terrain and business. These three main […]

Manifattura di Domodossola: it’s the fifth edition for Intreccincantiere. Jewellery and interior design join in for this year’s edition

The fifth edition of Intreccincantiere, contest for young designers promoted by Manifattura di Domodossola, business founded in 1913, leader in the braided leather segment, is taking place at the same time as Lineapelle96. The names of the winners in the following categories will be announced on Friday: leather goods, clothing, footwear, jewellery and interior design (the last two are new entries for the […]

Lineapelle96, day one. The three factors that (surprisingly) inspire confidence for 2019: designer labels, luxury, and sneakers

There are a few certainties in the market that inspire confidence in a calm 2019. There is also no shortage of unknown elements emerging from the international stage, where political tensions could have repercussions for consumption levels, which are already in a state of flux. Let’s start with the certainties. The exhibitors of Lineapelle96, gathered […]

Simac Tanning Tech put to the test in 2019: a record number of exhibitors in a slowing market, after 5 years of growth

It’s bigger, with more exhibitors, and more than 150 international agents already accredited. Fieramilano Rho saw the opening today of the newest edition of Simac Tanning Tech, the international trade fair for machinery and technology for the footwear, leather goods, and tanning industries, with 322 exhibitors taking part. To kick things off, delegates from 20 […]

Lineapelle96 as an art gallery: artists’ bumps from project Coriacea at Pavilion 11

Bovine leather becomes an instrument of artistic expression thanks to project Coriacea, promoted by UNIC – Italian Tanneries, in collaboration with Lineapelle and Consorzio Conciatori from Ponte a Egola. Coriacea is an exhibition that comes to Lineapelle96 after having been successfully set up last November in San Miniato (on the occasion of the 48th Exhibition […]

EDITORIAL | Leather is culture

It’s easy for us. It is simply acquired knowledge. It’s obvious. We know leather and its world: since always. And we have always known tanning, with its history and heritage. A long story. As ancient as mankind’s history, but not old. Leather accompanied mankind’s evolution from the beginning to today, characterizing itself, and evolving as […]

RESEARCH | Vegetal ageing

di Gustavo De Feo* A few months ago, together with the Consorzio Vera Pelle Conciata al Vegetale in Tuscany, we started a research project concerning vegetable leather ageing. Just like, for us time passes inexorably, slowly transforming our appearance, nourishing our life of experiences that is then visible on our leather, vegetable leather over the […]

INNOVATION | Talking about waste water

di Luciano Falqui e Alessandra Evangelista* The research and development department of Officine di Cartigliano, beside from continuously working to improve its tanning machinery, has also enlarged its reach to touch on the environmental segment as well, because it is a sector that is becoming increasingly strategic. Specifically, the department developed a low temperature drying […]