22 December 2022 Italy – Here’s who won the UNIC challenge at the UniTrento School of Innovation The end of a project becomes the premise for its evolution. The conclusion of a challenge that gives all the participants enthusiasm, awareness and new stimuli. The challenge launched by UNIC – Italian Tanneries to the students of… Continue reading Italy – Here’s who won the UNIC challenge at the UniTrento School of Innovation
22 December 2022 Brazil – Assintecal to bring 31 foreign buyers to Inspiramais The Associação Brasileira das Empresas de Componentes para Couro, Calçados e Artefatos (Assintecal) has said that it will bring 31 international buyers to Brazil for the Inspiramais trade show, writes ILM. The event will take place at the Centro de Eventos… Continue reading Brazil – Assintecal to bring 31 foreign buyers to Inspiramais
22 December 2022 Leather Industry – Review of challenges facing the leather sector The leather manifesto presented by the leather sector at COP27 in Egypt is titled “Earth’s Legacy – A Place for Leather” which illustrates the sustainable characteristics of leather in terms of climate efficiency. Click on A Manifesto for Leather to… Continue reading Leather Industry – Review of challenges facing the leather sector
21 December 2022 Strathberry: The royal-favourite handbag label fusing classic minimalism and artisan craftsmanship It’s not often that an independent fashion company establishes itself as a ‘royal favourite’ within just two years of launching – but that’s exactly what happened when Edinburgh-based handbag brand Strathberry became a go-to on the arm of none other than… Continue reading Strathberry: The royal-favourite handbag label fusing classic minimalism and artisan craftsmanship
21 December 2022 Footwear: Paris-based brand develops Van Gogh-inspired shoes Artisan footwear brand Georges & Georges developed an unusual version of its Rosalie style of shoe. The Rosalie is an Oxford brogue (a style called Richlieu in France) with a long, tapered upper and a protruding heel-piece, writes Leatherbiz. Georges & Georges offers… Continue reading Footwear: Paris-based brand develops Van Gogh-inspired shoes
21 December 2022 European Union – Deforestation due diligence statements will be required in the EU The European Parliament and the Council of the European Union have reached a preliminary agreement to ban the import and sale in member states of products that come from deforested areas anywhere in the world., writes Leatherbiz. … Continue reading European Union – Deforestation due diligence statements will be required in the EU
20 December 2022 Water – Less water being used in tanning processes As tanning leather moves towards being more sustainable and environmentally friendly, the reduction of water use is a key element in this process. Using less water in tanning means using fewer chemicals and by extension the water is easier to clean… Continue reading Water – Less water being used in tanning processes
20 December 2022 ILM Podcast – Discussing Cartigliano’s EFT Dryer technology Tom Hogarth, ILM Deputy Editor, is joined for this episode by Stella Massaro, Environmental Engineer at Italian leather drying and conditioning machinery specialist Cartigliano, to discuss the company’s new EFT Dryer technology. They talk about how Cartigliano’s modular tannery sludge drying technology… Continue reading ILM Podcast – Discussing Cartigliano’s EFT Dryer technology
20 December 2022 Leather – All you need to know about leather’s green credentials Our friends at Leather Naturally have an excellent series of short articles summarising key facts about leather and what makes it such a unique material. In one of these, they ask the question: “Is leather environmentally friendly?” Unsurprisingly, the answer is… Continue reading Leather – All you need to know about leather’s green credentials
19 December 2022 Automotive – Jaguar Land Rover cuts vehicle output in UK Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) has announced that vehicle production will be temporarily reduced until spring 2023, due to a shortage of semiconductors to produce its vehicles. The vehicles affected are the Jaguar F-Pace and Land Rover Discovery Sport and JLR… Continue reading Automotive – Jaguar Land Rover cuts vehicle output in UK
We bring leather, material and fashion businesses together: an opportunity to meet and greet face to face. We bring them from all parts of the world so that they can find fresh partners, discover new customers or suppliers and keep ahead of industry developments.
We organise a number of trade exhibitions which focus on fashion and lifestyle: sectors that are constantly in flux, so visitors and exhibitors alike need to be constantly aware both of the changes around them and those forecast for coming seasons.
