The word on the street for some time now, driven by fashion shows and, even more so, by the styles that celebrities parade in public, is that leather clothing is making a comeback. “The high-end brands have always offered it, but it is true that as a product it’s coming out of a few slow years,” admitted Simona […]
Reducing energy consumption. Giving back value to something that would otherwise be a waste. Prolonging the lives of products. These are the three concepts on which circularity, main focal point of the workshop planned by UNIC – Concerie Italiane, in collaboration with Confindustria and Lineapelle, aims to present as the best practicesfound by companies that are part of the chain. Additionally, the […]
Three packed, intense, and fruitful days. The 2019 edition of Simac Tanning Tech, the international exhibition of machinery and technology for the footwear, leather goods, and tanning industries, ended on a note of general satisfaction. “The past three days have definitely been positive,” the President of Assomac, Gabriella Marchioni Bocca, commented. “Attendance was good, and […]
“Thanks to UNIC – Italian Tanneries, a new partnership will will lead towards the construction of the new Hospital that Fondazione Stella Maris is about to build in the Cisanello area in Pisa”. Those are the words of Giuliano Maffei, president of Stella Maris, “a dynamic reality operating in the field of child and adolescent […]
“There were times during the first day where we even ran into some problems due to the number of people in our stand. We’ve seen a lot of interest, we’ve met our well-established clients, but we’ve also had some calmer moments”. According to Paolo Testi, from the Tuscan company La Bretagna, Lineapelle96 has started with a bang. At the exhibition to present his collections, […]
The fashion manager and the product manager of the renowned high-end fashion label, which we can’t name due to company policy, work hand in hand at Lineapelle96. It’s a sign of the times: in an ever accelerating fashion world, fashion houses try to optimise how their teams work so that they’re the first to reach new conclusions: […]
A positive first day and big expectations for the next few hours : these are the impressions and expectations gathered from the exhibitors from the chemicals sector currently at Simac Tanning Tech, the international exhibition of machinery and technology for the footwear, leather goods, and tanning industries currently under way at Fieramilano Rho. “Today is the real highlight”, […]
Try to think about it: leather is a constant element throughout our day. Leather is characterized by: “multiple positive aspects with which people interact every day”. This is the strating point of the topic that will give life to the 4th edition of World Leather Congress, the international tanning conference that will take place this […]
Investing in the future of style, while keeping in mind that leather is the ideal material to experiment and look for evolutionary solutions. With this good prospect in mind, Lineapelle renews its collaboration with Tokyo Leather Fair, event during which fashion trends, as well as “summarized” samples for trend areas, are showcased. Within this fair […]
Customization, high-tech and sustainability. These will be the trends for the “tomorrow” of leather for soles. Moreover, these will be the strategiesthat will allow high-quality Italian leather (for soles) to keep its important share of the market, even with the aggressive forward-move made by the streetwear segment, which helped sneakers gain terrain and business. These three main […]
The fifth edition of Intreccincantiere, contest for young designers promoted by Manifattura di Domodossola, business founded in 1913, leader in the braided leather segment, is taking place at the same time as Lineapelle96. The names of the winners in the following categories will be announced on Friday: leather goods, clothing, footwear, jewellery and interior design (the last two are new entries for the […]
There are a few certainties in the market that inspire confidence in a calm 2019. There is also no shortage of unknown elements emerging from the international stage, where political tensions could have repercussions for consumption levels, which are already in a state of flux. Let’s start with the certainties. The exhibitors of Lineapelle96, gathered […]
It’s bigger, with more exhibitors, and more than 150 international agents already accredited. Fieramilano Rho saw the opening today of the newest edition of Simac Tanning Tech, the international trade fair for machinery and technology for the footwear, leather goods, and tanning industries, with 322 exhibitors taking part. To kick things off, delegates from 20 […]
2018 was a difficult year for Italian leather. According to (provisional) data elaborated by Lineapelle’s Economic Service (click here to read the full edition of Market Insights), production volume was down 1.8%, while value lost 3.4%. The slow performance of Italian leather isn’t an isolated case, but it is in fact reflected in a challenging […]
Read this list: Aquarno, Ebarrito, eMOTIVI, Favini, Figli di Guido Lapi, Maprotec, Motta Pelli, Regenesi, Re-new. What do these brands have in common (and not only this)? Simple: the ability to give further meaning to the circula identity of leather. That is: enhance it not only as a waste of the food industry, but (at […]
Bovine leather becomes an instrument of artistic expression thanks to project Coriacea, promoted by UNIC – Italian Tanneries, in collaboration with Lineapelle and Consorzio Conciatori from Ponte a Egola. Coriacea is an exhibition that comes to Lineapelle96 after having been successfully set up last November in San Miniato (on the occasion of the 48th Exhibition […]
Hailing from Japan, China, Spain, England, the United States, and Sweden, ten young designers will compete this year in the seventh edition of the Craft the Leather project, organised by the Consorzio Vera Pelle Italiana Conciata al Vegetale. At Lineapelle96, the designers will display their collections, the product of a workshop that they attended last May […]
It’s easy for us. It is simply acquired knowledge. It’s obvious. We know leather and its world: since always. And we have always known tanning, with its history and heritage. A long story. As ancient as mankind’s history, but not old. Leather accompanied mankind’s evolution from the beginning to today, characterizing itself, and evolving as […]
di Gustavo De Feo* A few months ago, together with the Consorzio Vera Pelle Conciata al Vegetale in Tuscany, we started a research project concerning vegetable leather ageing. Just like, for us time passes inexorably, slowly transforming our appearance, nourishing our life of experiences that is then visible on our leather, vegetable leather over the […]
The oldest leather shoe in the world is from Armenia and is in perfect conditions: it was made 5500 years ago The oldest shoe in the world is made with leather and it is more than 5500 years old. It was discovered in 2008 in a cave in the province of Vayotz Dzor, Armenia, and […]
