5 November 2021 Chanel Métiers d’Art 2021/22 – The Collection will be presented on Tuesday, December 7, 2021, in Paris Chanel will present its Métiers d’art 2021/22 collection on Tuesday, December 7, 2021 at 19M hours in Paris, during a fashion show in this new site designed by Chanel and dedicated to the Métiers d’Art… Continue reading Chanel Métiers d’Art 2021/22 – The Collection will be presented on Tuesday, December 7, 2021, in Paris
5 November 2021 Real Leather vs. Fake Leather – What’s the Better Option? The pros and cons of real leather vs. fake leather. Written by Nikki Gustafson from the City of Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa with 24 years’ experience in the automotive industry. Durability: First up in our real vs. fake leather… Continue reading Real Leather vs. Fake Leather – What’s the Better Option?
5 November 2021 UK Leather Industry Colleagues at Cop26 Karl Flowers – Technical Director of the Sustainable Leather Foundation posted this message on LinkedIn From Sunday (7/11/21) till Friday (12/11/21), I will be attending the COP26 negotiations as a Blue Badge holder and observer to the negotiations. I will eagerly listen out for the… Continue reading UK Leather Industry Colleagues at Cop26
4 November 2021 China – Italian Design Masterclass held in Shanghai Italian Design Masterclass (IDM) is a training program aimed at young Chinese designers and professionals during which it will be told how leather, a byproduct of the food industry, becomes a product of extraordinary excellence for the fashion, furniture and automotive industry. The Masterclass,… Continue reading China – Italian Design Masterclass held in Shanghai
4 November 2021 COP26 – 103 countries pledge to cut methane by 30% by 2030 World leaders at the COP26 summit in Glasgow, Scotland, have pledged to cut methane emissions by 30% by 2030, reported by ILM. Ursula von der Leyen, President of the European Commission, speaking at COP26 Put forward by the… Continue reading COP26 – 103 countries pledge to cut methane by 30% by 2030
4 November 2021 G20 in Rome – Prince Charles makes a mark for leather Prince Charles supported leather at the G20 in Rome, where he remarked that he wished “people knew the value” of ethically-produced leather in the “circular economy” over plastic or “strange spun” synthetic material, writes Smit & Zoon. Prince Charles … Continue reading G20 in Rome – Prince Charles makes a mark for leather
3 November 2021 Carbon – First anniversary for Renewable Carbon Initiative The Renewable Carbon Initiative (RCI) is celebrating its first anniversary after a successful first year, reports ILM. The organisation aims to support and speed up the transition from fossil carbon to renewable carbon for all organic chemicals and materials. The RCI started… Continue reading Carbon – First anniversary for Renewable Carbon Initiative
3 November 2021 Africa – Events: World Leather Congress concluded in Ethiopia The fifth World Leather Congress went ahead in Addis Ababa on November 1, but with many speakers and delegates taking part remotely, reports Leatherbiz. Sky Shot of Addis Ababa In the first of three main sessions, speakers, including Luca Boltri from… Continue reading Africa – Events: World Leather Congress concluded in Ethiopia
3 November 2021 World Leather Congress #5 in Addis Ababa – “Sustainability through Standards with Integrity”. Deborah Taylor, Managing Director of the Sustainable Leather Foundation writes on Linkedin that today I had the privilege of speaking at the 5th World Leather Congress on “Sustainability through Standards with Integrity”. It was a great day with a… Continue reading World Leather Congress #5 in Addis Ababa – “Sustainability through Standards with Integrity”.
2 November 2021 The Shipping Crisis – Are we over-ordering? Amador Pérez Morales, Procurement Manager at Lecta, writes on Linkedin that since November 2020, the sea freight market has challenged more and more imports from Asia. Today, the price of the sea freight from China to EU is 7 times more expensive than… Continue reading The Shipping Crisis – Are we over-ordering?
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.
