16 May 2024 Brazilian Floods – Industry bodies will work together to help families affected by floods. Image shows families taking shelter in the Fenac exhibition centre in Novo Hamburgo. The organisers of the Brazilian Footwear Show have confirmed that the event will go ahead as planned in São Paulo on May 21-23. Report by… Continue reading Brazilian Floods – Industry bodies will work together to help families affected by floods.
16 May 2024 China – Locally sourced Responsible Yak Leather for the Chinese market Francis Tsang, Co-Founder of the ChromeFree Leather Alliance, writes on LinkedIn that sustaining yak herding and making it more commercially attractive ensures the continuation of an important ecosystem. Partnering with Seidel Tanning Corp. and MARYAM SRL, we aim to ethically purchase… Continue reading China – Locally sourced Responsible Yak Leather for the Chinese market
16 May 2024 Leather Naturally – It’s London Craft Week! We’re delighted to see such an array of leather brands, retailers and recycling stories featured between 13 and 18 May. Our favourites include The Art of Mosaico from Serapian Milano and Selfridges #RESELFRIDGES featuring makers and innovators using creativity and craftsmanship to repurpose, reuse and… Continue reading Leather Naturally – It’s London Craft Week!
14 May 2024 Leather Naturally – Fifth Annual Report We recently published our 5th Annual Report and as ever, we want to share our huge thanks to all our members! Member support enables us to continue to deliver valuable work in the promotion of the positive benefits of leather. By way of top highlights –… Continue reading Leather Naturally – Fifth Annual Report
14 May 2024 Tod’s Takeover The Business of Fashion writes on LinkedIn that an investment firm backed by LVMH is betting demand from wealthy Americans for quiet luxury will ensure its €510 million ($545 million) stakes in Italian shoemaker TOD’S yields the double-digit returns private equity typically seeks. L Catterton, created by US fund Catterton… Continue reading Tod’s Takeover
14 May 2024 Leather interiors win prestigious King’s award Aston Martin was awarded the King’s Award for Enterprise for its innovative approach to combining handcraft and modern technology in the creation of bespoke leather interiors. By Leatherbiz. The award recognises the company’s unique perforating and quilting technique that produces decorative finishes and promotes the cooling… Continue reading Leather interiors win prestigious King’s award
13 May 2024 Automotive – Why Leather Car Interiors Are the Sustainable Choice As a global collective, we are all focused on how we can reduce carbon emissions and our impact on the planet for current and future generations. Reducing the use of fossil fuels and reducing our reliance on them is critical, and the… Continue reading Automotive – Why Leather Car Interiors Are the Sustainable Choice
13 May 2024 Would you like to win a Philips Fidelio L4? We are proud of our sustainable collaborations and luxury projects that go beyond our well-known high-performance aviation products. By Muirhead from Scotland. Philips’ latest flagship portable Bluetooth headphones from TP Vision boast a unique, fresh, minimal design and feature our lowest carbon finest… Continue reading Would you like to win a Philips Fidelio L4?
13 May 2024 Events – GSC to present new study at ALCA Annual Convention GSC Group will join the American Leather Chemists Association (ALCA) Annual Convention for the first time in 2024 with a new study. Report by ILM. The event is due to take place from May 21-24, 2024, in Hershey, Pennsylvania and will… Continue reading Events – GSC to present new study at ALCA Annual Convention
10 May 2024 Leather Naturally – Top of the Totes IIs the 2024 leather Tote having a totemic moment? According to The Business of Fashion, the iconic Hermes Birkin (and its stablemate, Hermes Kelly) now accounts for over €2 billion in annual revenue for Hermes. Preloved Birkins are now selling for between £10,000 and £25,000.… Continue reading Leather Naturally – Top of the Totes
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.
