“Expectations about the fair results are good, even though we are aware of the fact that the market is calm: all sectors, at which leather is directed, are waiting, with just a few exceptions. Yet, the medium/high-end segment is the one achieving the best performance, even in a slowdown moment”. Ugo Morozzi, from Tuscan tannery […]
A worker is holding a piece of wood in his left hand, while grabbing, in the right hand, one of the handles of a saw. In front of him, a mechanical arm is holding the other handle. As they liaise together, in coordination, by applying the same energy, they are splitting the wood piece. Such […]
European approval of Product Environmental Footprint Category Rules (PEFCR), applied to leather, will supposedly offer a number of advantages to companies. Mostly in terms “of time and resources saving in order to carry out some studies, such as product LCA: in fact, after a remarkable technical and scientific endeavour, we succeeded in providing users with […]
They involved 24 brands and 1,875 manufacturing companies, mostly Chinese (26%), then Bengali (13%), Turkish (10%) and Indian (8%). Italy was the first ranked European country, reaching a 6% share. As regards formulators, there are about 550 of them, and registered products exceed 13,000 units. ZDHC, a project that aims to reduce, and subsequently remove, […]
Leather and photography. Leather goods and nature. That’s the way we may recap, very quickly though, the project carried out by Gianni Maitan, photographer and managing director of Gemata, a leading company in the manufacturing of tanning machinery. Yesterday, at Lineapelle, Maitan presented his own leather goods accessories brand: GMVenezia. Distinguishing features: he printed on […]
Lineapelle next edition, number 96, will take place at Fieramilano Rho in February 2019. For the records, on Wednesday 20 and Thursday 21, from 9am till 6.30pm, and on Friday 22, from 9am till 5pm. Such are the dates and opening hours of Lineapelle next edition. Yet Lineapelle Global Network will inaugurate the 2019 new calendar […]
Tradition, innovation, inspiration. That’s what visitors are looking for at Lineapelle today, on the second day of the exhibition, on its 95th edition, the most important leather and materials international fair in the fashion system. “Smooth, simple, traditional leather, not necessarily bound to one single season”: that’s what Laura will be looking for. She is […]
“We have already been participating in the event for several editions. Lineapelle is successfully working for us: here we find and reinforce our relations with clients coming from all over Europe”. Pere Tomàs is the managing director of Spanish tannery Despell. Many people agree on his point of view about the importance and usefulness of […]
They are going to show items that can produce electricity by copying the properties of eels. They will modify materials by using graphene. They will introduce nanotechnologies in the leather processing. Such are some of the tips that will be given today at Lineapelle Innovation Square, during a workshop session to look into potential connections […]
Reskin, Detox Leather, Ophelia and Leather between Wood and Technology are the four finalist projects of the Exploring Italian Leather Sustainability contest, promoted by UNIC – Italian Tanneries and Lineapelle in collaboration with Accademia Costume e Moda di Roma (Rome Fashion Academy). The project, which kicked off one year ago, went through a number of […]
Although 2017 expansion has been slowing down, in the first six months of the year the business is still running along a positive trend (+1% on annual basis). According to the Market Insights, set by Lineapelle Economic Service about the industry of fabrics, synthetic materials and leather substitutes, in the period some niche products have […]
Camera Arbitrale Pelli is about to relocate. The institute, which has been struggling for 80 years to defend and safeguard the leather commercial culture, is moving to Milan. On top of that, Camera Arbitrale Pelli is going to provide trade professionals with a new web portal (its setup is still underway): here they will be […]
Their business is further growing, expanding from semi-finished products to luxury accessories. They have also doubled their participation in the fair events, as they joined, for the first time, Mipel 114, the leather goods international exhibition, held on 16-19 September, in addition to their traditional participation in Lineapelle95 (scheduled on 25-27 September). They have been […]
Lineapelle95 hosts a space dedicated to art. Such space is going to welcome the vision of an artist and his ability to read, experience and bring back onto his canvas the peculiar identity of places from which Tuscan leather comes. Painter Riccardo Luchini presents his Tanneries exhibition, set up during Lineapelle95 three-day event at the […]
A mirror Cube turns internally, on one side, into a beehive whose “cells” are the pattern of a wall covered with a patchwork of hides, from which a top quality selected collection of leather comes out. On the other side, visitors can watch a video, on a screen, showing some young tanners. They are committed […]
Stazione Sperimentale per l’Industria delle Pelli e delle Materie Concianti (the Italian Leather Research Institute) keeps promoting its revamp plan, while presenting a rich agenda of works and projects currently underway. SSIP participate again in Lineapelle95 (with their own stand, located at hall 11): their technicians and researchers are consistently committed to presenting “a provision […]
It is not just market. It is not just style. It is not just innovation. Global leadership entails responsibility: Lineapelle95 is therefore meant to be a special platform to discuss topical and current issues strictly related to the leather industry. Tomorrow, at Fieramilano Rho, they will spotlight two topics in particular. Both events will take […]
In the first six months of the year 2018 overall manufacturing volumes of the Italian leather industry have been increasing by 4,6%, whereas sales have dropped, in terms of revenues, by 3,8%. In the same period, exports have gone up, in terms of volumes, by 12,1%, though they declined by 4% in terms of value, […]
Lineapelle 95th edition kicks off at Fieramilano Rho (25-27 September) after the closing, about a week ago, of the finished products fairs, namely Micam and Mipel. Likewise, some fashion events, such as TheOneMilano, White and Super, have just (24 hours ago) said goodbye to their visitors. Conversely, the fashion week bustling shows are still underway. […]
PRODUCTS AND STYLES. THE MARKETPLACE AND ITS IMPLICATIONS. INNOVATION AND ITS LIMITS. LINEAPELLE (SEPTEMBER 25TH TO 27TH), MICAM AND MIPEL (SEPTEMBER 16TH TO 19TH) BRING TOGETHER IN MILAN THE GLOBAL OPERATORS OF THE LEATHER CHAIN, AND DRAW THE LUXURY INDUSTRY OF TOMORROW
