A comeback. A very welcome return. On 6 June, Lineapelle held a presentation in Guangzhou, an opportunity to meet the “Chinese creative community” and promote (in one fell swoop) the excellence of Italian leather and the largest international exhibition of materials for fashion and design. It had been years, due to the restrictions on international […]
The Ukrainian-Russian conflict continues. One of the entities hit by the consequent sanctions between Moscow and the EU is Spanish tannery Union For Leather, which is in part fueled by Russian capital. This mix of missing raw materials and chemicals, difficulties in accessing credit and the limits to selling finished products, are all hitting operators....
Research & Development, training and education, and sustainability. These are the steppingstones that brought Gruppo Biokimica of Santa Croce sull’Arno to invest in a new laboratory: “BKLAB Innovation Hub”. The new site was presented during an event on June 8th that saw the president Gruppo Biokimica, Massimo Baldini, engaged in debate. Together with him was...
“The role of leather in contemporary art and public spaces”. This was the theme of the exhibition-workshop organised on 7 June by Fondazione De Chiara De Maio, with the support of SSIP, at SSIP’s headquarters in Pozzuoli. The event strengthened relations between SSIP and the Solofra tanning district. It was also the occasion for the […]
Nothing to worry about: Italy and France will dominate the luxury segment for centuries. It’s a question of DNA, history, culture. “Luxury can’t be invented”, says Pietro Beccari (in photo from Imagoeconomica), the Italian manager given the helm of Louis Vuitton by LVMH’s boss Bernard Arnault. The most powerful luxury brand with a revenue of over...
After shoes and bags, the next step could be clothing. These are days of new beginnings for the owner of Leo Shoes, Antonio Filograna Sergio. There has been the start-up of leather goods production at the former Manifattura Tabacchi (tobacco factory, ed.) in Alessano. There was also the 100th commemoration anniversary of the birth of...
Chiara Ferragni’s business keeps growing. Maybe that’s why the influencer doesn’t plan to leave any space to new shareholders. In 2022 the revenue growth from fashion activities was +115%. If we consider the retail value increase, the growth is +134%. In 2023 the enterprise expects a 17% increment. The first owned store Chiara Ferragni Collection...
When all is said and done, regenerated leather fibre is better than veg materials. Dr. Martens wants to invest in sustainability. And after tests and analyses, it has come to the conclusion that greener than the latest alternative proposals, however much they may be cloaked in “bio-based” novelties, is the good old recycled material made […]
The matter is difficult. Because many brands, large and small, believe it’s possible to talk with radical vegans. It’s worse: they believe they can get along with the vegans’ values, effectively making their wishes come true (via banning fur, certain wool, exotic leather, and more), all while safeguarding their autonomy. It’s not the case: for […]
The discovery of some 2,000-year-old shoes in France testifies to two things. The first is that already in Roman times it was common to come across specialised craft districts, in this case on the meat-leather chain. The second is that certain design ideas flow through history like a karstic river: it is impossible not to...
Scandicci is becoming increasingly French-speaking. Dior, the leading brand in LVMH‘s extensive portfolio, has reportedly set its sights on the site of the Savio Firmino furniture company. Dior, therefore, is reportedly ready to double by starting the project for a second production site in Scandicci, since it has already been present since 2013 with Manufactures...
Chanel surpasses Hermès. In Europe, the Classic Flap bag costs more than the Birkin 25. The former has a price tag of 9,700 euros, the latter 8,050 euros. Chanel’s price climb has been going on for some time. While by comparison Hermès’ increases have been smaller (and once a year), Chanel’s have been more frequent...
Montblanc is focusing on leather goods. All made in Italy. There are plans to expand the headquarters that, for 25 years, the Richemont-controlled brand has owned in Scandicci (Florence). This is where Montblanc has concentrated the leather goods division’s business, from design to production, passing through materials research and quality control of the finished product....
Tomaso Trussardi invests in leather accessories by founding Charming Goods. And, this way, as Affari & Finanza BY Repubblica comments, “he starts again from the leather processing that made the family fortune”. Trussardi, scion of the dynasty that started in 1911 from glove-making to create a total-look brand, for the new initiative moves in synergy […]
It’s worth repeating: vegan materials aren’t leather’s heirs. Nor are they an evolution. It’s too bad that this time the message must be for Les Echos, French news source that it’s supposed to be knowledgeable when it comes to fashion (given it has been owned by LVMH since 1999). In an article about the history...
Who can claim to be happy after having bought a 40,000-euro car (cheapest option)and having found out its vegan interiors are destined to slowly and relentlessly break and disintegrate? A recent article by online auto magazine Auto Evolution reported the disappointment of Tesla’s clients for the performances of the cars’ interiors: “They break, melt and...
Back to Tokyo. Consorzio Vera Pelle Italiana Conciata al Vegetale goes back to Japan after the interruption caused by the pandemic, with an event dedicated “to vegetable-tanned leather and its sustainable characteristics”. Last May 18th the event Welcome to 2050 took place inside the Italian Cultural Institute in Tokyo. The day focused on the material and the […]
History and leather, value and beauty intertwining in one of the most precious instruments of scientific development: Galileo Galilei’s binocular. One of the two unique binoculars is covered in leather and located inside Florence’s Museo Galileo – Istituto e Museo di Storia della Scienza, where we went to see it. Galileo’s binocular Between history and […]
“LVMH Métiers d’Art is proud to announce its entry, as the majority partner, into the Nuti Ivo SpA Group, an extraordinary Italian company specialising in leather products since 1955”. This was announced in a note by the French luxury goods giant, making official the acquisition of “one of the most prominent leaders in the international […]
Chanel plans on making new acquisitions and hiring 5,000 new employees, thanks to the outstanding performances obtained. Even if it paused the development of e-commerce, hospitality and male fashion line, the French brand, according to international press, reached a revenue of 17.2 billion USD in 2022 (Le Figaro even writes 17.2 billion euro). Half of...
