Bye bye Covid. Milan’s Design week, with Salone del Mobile and the related Fuorisalone spread throughout the city, crashes the pandemic and returns to grind out the usual fair colossal numbers. Over 300,000 attendees, 15% more than 2022 with a renewed international roientation. A dimension, the latter, that also saw Lineapelle in the front row, […]
For its 70th birthday, Pollini presents itself with a special capsule collection and a leather installation. Vittorio Pollini founded the brand, now part of the Aeffe group, in 1953. In 2022, the brand proved to be in good health. It closed the financial year at 36.8 million euros in revenues, +18% on 2021. For its...
After a troubled period of crisis, Curtiembre de Nonogasta is showing positive signs. The tannery, which was abandoned by the owners (when it was called Curtume CBR) and then nationalised, is not out of danger, but can boast growing work. And the possibility of reintegrating into the factory the workers, who are now still at […]
More than recruitment, Hermès cares about the quality of leather. For the maison, which has just opened a new leather goods factory in Normandy, finding staff is not a problem. Or, at least, it no longer is: the plan to open new factories goes hand in hand with training programmes, ensuring that the maison (unlike...
Breeding, fashion, food, future. The documentary Rewind is divided in four chapters. Four videos, each about five minutes long, that tell the story of the relationships between meat, tanning and fashion supply chains. And which explain the truth about the sustainability of leather. Indeed. Because, in order to respond to those who denigrate or defame […]
In the thorough revision of the Higg Index there is also the assessment of leather. “We are asking industry associations to help us fill in the data gaps that currently exist”, SAC – Sustainable Apparel Coalition tells us. In other words, the owner of the controversial tool for measuring the environmental impact of a product...
Mercedes has presented its first 100% electric SUV model. And in just one shot it shuts down years of vegan propaganda. Marketing offices have arrived at the idea that removing leather from electric vehicles sells the idea of sustainability. Tesla began the trend, Polestar (more or less) followed, Volvo joined. But Mercedes’ Maybach EQS SUV...
Synthetic interiors of automobiles could potentially be carcinogen, said the study “Observation, prediction, and risk assessment of volatile organic compounds in a vehicle cabin environment”. This research was published by Cell Reports Physical Science, and conducted by a team of Harvard and Beijing Technology Institute’s scientists. The object of the analysis are car interiors, space...
Three minutes and 14 seconds to look into Bottega Veneta’s atelier and the famous weaving design of the Kering-owned group. Craft in Motion is online: meaning the mini-document (fit to be digitally utilized) directed by Massimiliano Bomba. A sound and visual showing that tells the story of Bottega Veneta’s aesthetic, the vision of creative director Matthieu Blazy […]
A horse or bison bone dating 39,600 years ago. It was utilized a holed platform to make holes on leather worn as clothes. This discovery was made by the University of Bordeaux and made possible by a study conducted by Turin-born archeologist Francesco d’Errico and published by Science Advances. The discovery The bone comes from […]
What today is called “vegan leather” (ouch) is nothing more than the old “fake leather”. But vegan materials, that according to propaganda should be the answer to all environmental problems, have actually only solved one thing: the marketing difficulties of the plastic segment. For those that read La Conceria the topic is clear. But we...
Hermès is unbeatable and after the prolonged success with handbags, it’s also becoming a leader in the footwear segment (for which the brand manufactures, mostly, in Italy). Revenue went up 23% in the first quarter of 2023 (much higher than the consensus), with the prêt-à-porter and accessories division (which includes shoes), growing 34%. Leather goods,...
Fashion and leather goods were the superstars of LVMH’s quarter. During the 1st quarter of 2023, the division generated 10.7 billion euro in sales (about half of the group’s total). The outcome is an 18% growth (against the +11% forecasted by Stifel). “It’s incredible, in terms of growth”, commented analyst Louise Singlehurst of Goldman Sachs […]
What handbags should you buy? What shoes to prefer? What looks to focus on? To help customers resolve these doubts, Kering decided to take advantage of artificial intelligence and NFTs. The group is doing so with the Kering Knxt marketplace (K for Kering, nxt for next), based on blockchain platform. Knxt includes ““/madeline”, a personal shopper fueled […]
Milano will, in a few hours, become the global design capital and the main location for the wider creative industry associated with it. When we say “Milan”, we are talking about the entire city and not just the pavilions of Fieramilano Rho from April 18th to 23rd, where the new edition of Salone del Mobile will […]
San Quirico holding acquired 75% of Minerva Hub. The remaining 25% will be retained by Xenox and other investors. Matteo Marzotto will maintain his position as president of the group that deals in finishings and materials for luxury accessories. San Quirico is owned by the Garrone and Mondini families, shareholders of oil conglomerate ERG. “This operation […]
Design, fashion conglomerates and brands to be relaunched. Everything leads to acquisition. The last few days have seen a resurgence of M&A transactions involving companies in a variety of sectors. There is design, with Cassina announcing the acquisition of Zanotta. There is ABG – Authentic Brands Group, which, after Reebok, and Ted Baker also secured...
The made in Italy interiors’ segment is doing okay. Design Holding grew in 2022 and plan on reaching the 1-billion-euro-mark in a few years. Also, via acquisitions. While the CEO of the group, Daniel Lalonde, has excluded the possibility of an IPO. The revenue of Friuli-based group Calligaris is also growing. Thee two entities confirm […]
“We are a small group, we are young and we do not sell”. Azzurra and Giampaolo Morelli (pictured), Pellemoda’s 50% partners and CEOs, have clear ideas and their eyes firmly set on growth. “Our investments are aimed at development and production capacity, throughout the entire supply chain”. Fresh from the acquisition of Second Skin, the...
Hermès increases production. Kering wants to reduce it to become sustainable. On Friday, 7 April 2023, Hermès inaugurated a new production site in Louviers. It is the twenty-first owned by the brand. Two more openings are planned for this spring, in Tournes (May) and Saint-Junien (June). Three more are under construction and will open in...
