29 April 2024 One4Leather on World Leather Day We celebrate World Leather Day, honouring leather’s enduring and unique qualities. Our theme for this year’s celebration is “Repair, Reuse, Repurpose”, emphasising the long-lasting, repairable, and versatile qualities of leather that make it the ideal material for a circular society and a perfect choice for automotive interiors.
26 April 2024 Scotland – Bridge of Weir design collaboration Following a successful long-standing relationship based on shared values of design-first innovation and industry-leading quality – Bridge of Weir Leather is excited to announce our new strategic and creative partnership with design and engineering consultancy CALLUM. We have proudly supported CALLUM on multiple luxury projects… Continue reading Scotland – Bridge of Weir design collaboration
26 April 2024 Compostability Francis Tsang, Co-Founder of the ChromeFree Leather Alliance (CFLA) writes on LinkedIn that being barefoot is the #1 most sustainable option. RE: SUEDE is #2. After a two-year composting experiment: PUMA Group makes RE: SUEDE 2.0 sneakers available for sale. As part of the experiment, successfully concluded in late 2023, PUMA… Continue reading Compostability
26 April 2024 Italy – Used tannery machines available from Conceria di Urgnano Following the recent bankruptcy of tanner Conceria di Urgnano, located near Bergamo, Italy, there are a range of used tannery machines and other materials available for purchase. By ILM. The machines are available for sale as a complete lot, in packages or… Continue reading Italy – Used tannery machines available from Conceria di Urgnano
25 April 2024 United States of America – Bison and grasslands regeneration Discover how a conservation project in Western South Dakota is bringing life back to the grasslands with the reintroduction of buffalo. As part of Wild Idea’s commitment to respecting animals and ecosystems, nothing goes to waste. By Leatherbiz. It’s estimated that just 200… Continue reading United States of America – Bison and grasslands regeneration
25 April 2024 What do we really know about alternative materials to leather? Alessia Zaramella writes on LinkedIn that for a few years now, so-called “vegan leather” has become trendy. I use a single term to encompass all surrogate proposals, presented as “alternative” and “ecological”, made for the purpose of imitating real leather in appearance… Continue reading What do we really know about alternative materials to leather?
25 April 2024 World Leather Day 2024 World Leather Day will take place on April 26, a chance for the leather industry to unite and celebrate the enduring and unique qualities of leather. By ILM. The theme for this year’s World Leather Day is Repair, Reuse and Repurpose, chosen by Leather Naturally and the Leather… Continue reading World Leather Day 2024
24 April 2024 Another stone in the shoe for Dr. Martens plc. Mario Pace writes on LinkedIn that blaming lackluster demand from US wholesalers, Dr. Martens plc released a trading update anticipating double digit decline in its US wholesale revenue. “If wholesale customers become more optimistic, we could see in-season re-orders, however these are hard… Continue reading Another stone in the shoe for Dr. Martens plc.
24 April 2024 CGTN Environmental Documentary | The Call of Glaciers Note: we considered this short piece on climate change on the roof of the world, a suitable publication for Earth Day on 22 April 2024 Hailed as the “Third Pole” of the world and Asia’s “water tower,” the Qinghai-Xizang Plateau is one of… Continue reading CGTN Environmental Documentary | The Call of Glaciers
24 April 2024 Shoe from ASICS made to be remade Industry campaign initiative Leather Naturally has published its annual report for 2023. It reported income of just over $190,000 for the year, an increase of 6% year on year. Its membership numbers were down slightly, falling to 166. By Leatherbiz. Its operating expenses were more… Continue reading Leather Naturally publishes its annual report
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.
