7 January 2025 Stahl on one year after rebranding Marking one year of the refreshed Stahl brand One year ago today, we refreshed our brand and identity to reflect who we are today: a diverse, global, purpose-driven business serving customers across the global leather, performance coatings and packaging coatings markets. Over the past year, Stahl… Continue reading Stahl on one year after rebranding
7 January 2025 Italian leather-footwear sector with a challenging 2024 Data from Assomac highlighted the economic challenges of Italy’s leather sector in 2024, with declined exports and 78% of companies reporting reduced demand across domestic and international markets. By World Footwear. “The current situation presents significant challenges, but our industry has shown great resilience. We… Continue reading Italian leather-footwear sector with a challenging 2024
6 January 2025 Automotive Luxury – ‘Private jet’ privacy and comfort in new Lexus people carrier Automotive group Lexus has said its latest vehicle, the LM (Luxury Mover) people carrier, offers a level of sophistication and exclusivity more in keeping with private jets than with four-wheeled transport. By Leatherbiz. It said the vehicle is a… Continue reading Automotive Luxury – ‘Private jet’ privacy and comfort in new Lexus people carrier
6 January 2025 Footwear Italy – Assocalzaturifici projects a 9.3% fall in revenues for 2024 Italian footwear industry association Assocalzaturifici has said it expects the shoe sector in Italy to have a combined 2024 turnover of €13.2 billion. By Leatherbiz. If accurate, this would represent a decline of 9.3% compared to the figure for 2023.… Continue reading Footwear Italy – Assocalzaturifici projects a 9.3% fall in revenues for 2024
6 January 2025 Aspinal of London achieves sales growth in 2024 Luxury leather goods brand Aspinal of London has reported its financial results for the full 2024 fiscal year, when sales were up 9% to £38.6 million (US$47.9 million). By ILM. The brand also achieved a slight gross profit increase to £23.2 million (US$28.79 million),… Continue reading Aspinal of London achieves sales growth in 2024
3 January 2025 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 that… Continue reading Next destination for Blazy will be Chanel
3 January 2025 The Scandal of Raw Material Waste COTANCE writes on LinkedIn: Did you know 40% of cattle hides—134M annually—are wasted, releasing 100M tones 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, reduce… Continue reading The Scandal of Raw Material Waste
3 January 2025 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
2 January 2025 Italy – Innovation from Dani SpA Evolution Nabuk is the revolutionary stain-resistant solution for the leather industry: featuring warm and elegant tones, Evolution Nabuk offers a feeling of softness and elegance like traditional nubuck, while providing easy maintenance and excellence performance like a pigmented classic. See it now on our website: https://lnkd.in/dxfy9Mik
2 January 2025 Autonomous Driving – Redefining Mobility: Insights into the Future of Autonomous Vehicles and Sustainable Design By One 4 Leather Asahi Kasei’s fifth Global Automotive Consumer Survey, released in December 2024, has unveiled transformative insights into the future of fully autonomous vehicles. The survey, conducted across four major automotive markets—Japan, China, Germany, and… Continue reading Autonomous Driving
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.
