19 December 2024 France: leathergoods exports increase in value New figures from Alliance France Cuir put the value of the country’s leathergoods exports in the first ten months of this year at €10.7 billion, an increase of 3% year on year. By Leatherbiz Handbags make up almost €7.7 billion of the total, up by… Continue reading France: leathergoods exports increase in value
19 December 2024 Automotive Brusarosco writes on Linkedin: With a unique combination of expertise and cross-functional know-how, we create leather that meets the most demanding expectations across all interior applications—from seating and instrument panels to steering wheels. From exceptional shrinkage resistance to groundbreaking bio-based technologies, our products are designed to minimize environmental impact and deliver… Continue reading Automotive
18 December 2024 The Leathersellers Enabling individuals and communities, fostering opportunity through education, and supporting the UK leather trade Earth-minded: How UK leather pioneers are setting global standards in sustainability Leather remains prevalent in our everyday lives; a material tradition, rooted in an understanding of nature and natural processes that humanity has kept up for… Continue reading The Leathersellers
18 December 2024 The Scandal of Raw Material Waste COTANCE writes on Lonkedin: Did you know 40% of cattle hides—134M annually—are wasted, releasing 100M tonnes of CO₂ into the atmosphere? That’s equivalent to the emissions of 8.7M cars Transforming hides into leather isn’t just a craft—it’s a powerful solution to fight fashion-induced climate change,… Continue reading The Scandal of Raw Material Waste
18 December 2024 Next destination for Blazy will be Chanel Bottega Veneta’s announcement that it has appointed Louise Trotter as its new creative director, replacing Belgian designer Matthieu Blazy, almost coincided with an announcement from Chanel that Mr Blazy is to become the artistic director for its fashion business. By Leatherbiz. Chanel has explained… Continue reading Next destination for Blazy will be Chanel
17 December 2024 Freiberg Leather Days launches call for papers Freiberg Leather Days has announced a call for papers for its 2025 event, which will once again take place in Freiberg, Germany. By ILM. The event is due to take place on May 21 and 22, 2025, bringing together the European tanning and leather… Continue reading Freiberg Leather Days launches call for papers
17 December 2024 Market momentum ‘extremely negative’, UNIC says Italy’s national tanning industry body UNIC has reported that, in the first nine months of 2024, the industry there experienced a fall of 8.5% in production volumes and of 4.1% in revenues, compared to the same period last year. Summary by Leatherbiz. Full-year figures for 2023… Continue reading Market momentum ‘extremely negative’, UNIC says
17 December 2024 Leather Naturally – Guide to Modern Leather Making We’re delighted to share our Guide to Modern Leather Making’ in partnership with The Leathersellers is now live! In our joint mission to support a thriving and connected leather industry, this Guide will help ensure that students, designers, makers, and users of leather have… Continue reading Leather Naturally – Guide to Modern Leather Making
16 December 2024 LWG – Triple gold for BOXMARK At the end of November, all three fully integrated leather production facilities – BOXMARK Argentina, BOXMARK Feldbach plant and BOXMARK Jennersdorf plant – were audited by the Leather Working Group (LWG) and certified with “Gold”. Nature is the basis of our existence. However, it is… Continue reading LWG – Triple gold for BOXMARK
16 December 2024 Bottega Veneta names creative director Kering-owned Bottega Veneta has appointed Louise Trotter as creative director, following on from Matthieu Blazy, who has held the position for three years.By Leatherbiz. Ms Trotter is currently the creative director of high-end French brand Carven, and will join Bottega Veneta at the end of January.… Continue reading Bottega Veneta names creative director
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.
