“Behind the good looking products of the made-in-Italy chain there are machines bringing innovation and allowing production to be high-quality and forward-thinking”. Maria Vittoria Brustia, president of Assomac, turned the spotlight on the importance of technology. The association, along with some of its represented entities, participated in the e-P Summit 2024 event organized by Pitti […]
The expectations of the leather fashion supply chain for 2024 are not happy. According to the monitoring conducted between January and February by Confindustria Moda, one entrepreneur out of two believes that the first half of the year will close with turnover down on 2023 (when, however, the economy was still positive). Similarly, 46% of...
The only option is to keep going. And it’s especially the case for Natuzzi, the uphostery multinational ready to celebrate 65 years of activity during the coming Milano Design Week. 2023 was a heavy year. The financial statement released on April 8th showed a revenue decrease of -30%. -30% in 2023 Sales are down –...
You don’t give up leather, not even in the middle segment. Likewise, Duedì does not betray its origins. Founded by the D’Amelio and Di Franco families in 1929, the company from Carinaro (Caserta) has been producing exclusively made-in-Italy leather shoes since day one. Now in its fourth generation, the company employs around 40 people and...
In the Gobernador Gregores area, in the province of Santa Cruz (Argentina), work is underway to open the first tannery of guanaco leather. A unique entity that will employ 15 people starting in June. The tanning process will be sustainable and biological. The goal is to save the hides from the camelids roaming Argentina’s prairies, […]
The alarm is sounding in China. The rating agency Fitch, in cutting China’s sovereign credit risk from stable to negative, confirms the economy’s problems. This country’s growing fiscal deficit is “a major concern”. Beijing, which described the cut as “regrettable”, has also contracted debt to stimulate domestic consumption while grappling with the property crisis. Without...
“The bubble was over at the beginning of 2022 with the war in Ukraine. But the nidification effect remains: the home is at the centre of the consumer’s attention”. This allowed Poltrona Frau to file a record 2023. And the first months of 2024 are promising too. CEO Nicola Coropulis (pictured, archive) tells La Conceria...
It seems that Hedi Slimane‘s adventure at the helm of Celine is in its final chapters. Indeed, according to rumours, it’s only a matter of time before the designer (pictured right) will be booted out. Some say the divorce is so ripe that Slimane is already close to a new job at Chanel. But the […]
Paid 3 to 4 euro per hour and 10 hours of work a day (while recording only four), no respect for safety norms. Plants inside which workers sleep and are controlled 24-hours a day. Lombardy has some rot. After the case of Alviero Martini, Milan’s authorities is investigating sub-contracting practices in the region by luxury […]
Third and last stop for Lineapelle’s Korean mission. After the interior and automotive designers. After fashion designers in close connection with the scenario of Seoul Fahion Week, Lineapelle returns to the desks of Hongik University to reaffirm the training strategic nature of a relationship started in 2019, which has brought tangible results. A relationship that […]
All the quality of Italian leather. All its ability to be the top for its stylistic content, for the value of its performance, for the strategic nature of its all-round circularity. Lineapelle’s Korean mission continues. After the seminars on Friday, 5 April, reserved in particular for the world of design and automotive, today it was […]
It reached the peak of its parabola in 2021. When Allbirds, the brand of comfortable, modest footwear, went public on the New York Stock Exchange with a valuation of over USD 4 billion. At the time, Allbirds presented itself as a sustainability-conscious brand, and looked to the markets for the resources to grow in line […]
Brands (especially independent ones) are on the hunt for aspirational consumers, as the category is being cut off by luxury brands practicing price increases. But it’s a complex context, as the same category is being affected by lower purchasing power and consumption is thus slowing. Yet, the segment remains interesting: McKinsey estimates its value to...
Fashion and style. Interiors and automotive. Any other possible declination of leather in the context of an all-encompassing dimension of everyday life. It addresses the lifestyle scenario, and the way leather can become an integral, stimulating and enhancing part of it. Based on this suggestion, Lineapelle returned to South Korea to hold a series of […]
The calendar for the 2024 edition of Parma Greenweek is rich and cross-topic. Operators of different industrial segments (food, auto, steelwork and others) will discuss environmental steps taken or to be taken. UNIC – Italian Tanneries, participated on April 5th to explain what the tanning industry has done so far. The fact that it doesn’t […]
Nike‘s victory in the Missouri court, which decided to dismiss the class action lawsuit against the sports brand, is bound to leave its mark. Because it shows that brands must be able to demonstrate their sustainability achievements, as consumers, investors and laws demand. But even greenwashing accusations need to be substantiated by those making them, […]
Diversifying is the key word for Grisport. Production comes from multiple owned sites dislocated in Italy, Europe and Africa. The offering of products covers the outdoor, protection, sneakers, and formal lines. Sales are closed everywhere, but predominantly abroad (70%). Footwear company Grisport, founded in 1977 by brothers Graziano and Mario Grigolato, is headquartered in Castelcucco...
Less stores making more purchases, and the development of export. That’s how German leather goods’ brand Harold’s is facing the crisis of the domestic market. The company headquartered in Obertshausen (near Frankfurt) opened in 1936 and is today managed by the nephew of the founder Thilo Schmelz with his son Lennart. The production is done...
A Regulation that “sets objectives that Italian tanners fully share”. But, at the same time, a regulation that threatens the Italian leather sector. UNIC – Italian Tanneries and the trade unions – FILCTEM CGIL, FEMCA CISL and UILTEC UIL – are launching a real “alarm about the present and the future of the national leather […]
In summary: diversifying pays off. Rino Mastrotto, Vicenza-based tanning group, closed 2023 with significant numbers – in terms of revenue and employees -, especially considering the way last year closed. The CEO of Rino Mastrotto, Matteo Mastrotto, had already anticipated the group’s satisfaction in October, when at Lineapelle explained the reasons behind the rebranding that […]
