Networking is the key to growth: this is the philosophy behind the collaboration between Italfimet and Jessica Jewels, an expert in the production of accessories and jewelry for high fashion. The two companies have created a temporary consortium to give life to the project GIGA 4.0 - Intelligent Galvanics for Jewellery and Accessories 4.0.  

This is revealed by a survey on the online positioning of the major fashion brands. But which brands are we talking about and what is the target audience?

Ethical and green Christmas with 100% Made in Italy bags.

Tacchificio di Villa Cortese, presents FheelGreen™, an eco-sustainable material for the molding of heels and accessories, alternative to traditional ABS, which combines innovative ecological characteristics with better mechanical and aesthetic performance. FheelGreen™ has been subject to several tests.

Limonta, with almost 130 years of history, is a company that specializes in the integration of chemistry and textiles, with expertise in the fields of fashion, furniture, home textiles, wallpaper, automotive and sports. Limonta presented its new "be Limonta" and "CLIMA" fabrics at the September edition of Lineapelle. 

Two stylists curate runways featuring independent designers at the heart of Berlin 

Legor, a veritable hotbed of patents in the field of precious metals science, presents us with its latest award, the RJC CoC certification.

The event "Quality, innovation, efficiency in the leather goods of the future" held last October 29 and 30 in Piancastagnaio closed with an excellent success of participants.

Lyst Index ranking. Coupled with the return of live fashion shows and red carpets (the Met Gala, Emmys and VMAs), demand for fashion products has increased. Between July and September, style icons hit back according to the Lyst Index, the quarterly ranking of the most searched brands and products on the platform. 

US reopening: with the stop to the travel ban, Gallucci counts on the recovery of the USA fashion market.

The step between fashion and technology is shortening. An example of this is SmartRicamo®, an innovative service that uses augmented reality technology to animate embroidery. Patented by ProgettiForme®, a textile company from Varese specializing in embroidery, SmartRicamo® was presented at the Fuorisalone in Milan.

Exports drive the restart of the gold sector. The Arezzo district is ready. We talk about it with Mauro Benvenuto, President of the goldsmiths of CNA Arezzo and owner of the company I Fonditori, specialized in the field of semi-finished products.  

Bluclad S.p.A and Progold S.p.A, have signed an agreement to merge their business activities, which will lead to the creation of an integrated platform serving the most important brands in the luxury and jewellery sectors. The transaction has been made possible thanks to the support of Gioconda, the Italian branch of LBO France. already the majority shareholder of Bluclad through its Small Cap Opportunity fund.

Buyers’ expectations are growing for MICAM, the leading international footwear show promoted by Assocalzaturifici, scheduled for September 19 through 21, 2021 at Fiera Milano Rho.

Let's find out a little behind the scenes of the winning bag, “Lilia”.... “I am passionate about architecture, my parents are architects, so generally my creative process starts with drawing. In this case, however, I initially worked a lot with paper. I created various paper patterns until I found the right design......

The THINK BAG project created by Leather & Luxury and Loipell in collaboration with Polimoda students has paid off. The students of the Master in Bag Design and of the last year of Fashion Management have challenged each other to create an iconic bag for their brand. Thanks to the support and materials made available to them by some of Leather & Luxury's partners, the young designers expressed their creativity by creating designs and technical specifications for the bag, clutch, or knapsack that best reflected their personality.

The workshop days with the partners of the THINK BAG project, by Leather & Luxury and Loipell, continue to give the opportunity to the students of Polimoda to create the iconic bag for their brand. Désirée Calamai, Sales Manager at the Air Collection Embroidery Factory, presents her company and explains what drove her to participate in THINK BAG and what contribution they intend to make to the students.

After the fourth meeting of the THINK BAG project by Leather & Luxury and Loipell, dedicated to workshops with partner suppliers and Polimoda students, we asked few questions to Sara Filippelli, communication and style office manager at Materia Prima,, to understand what drove them to be part of the project and how they will support young designers.

CDC srl, luxury chains producing company for the leather goods sector, is a partner of the THINK BAG project by Leather & Luxury and Loipell. On the 17th of March CDC met the students of Polimoda at the Design Lab in Scandicci, to present the chains that will be made available to the young designers. We asked Chiara Pezzatini, manager of CDC srl, what was the reason why they decided to participate in the THINK BAG.

We are coming out of a year of “hibernation”, where both brands and the Italian luxury goods industry have had time to reflect but also to reconsider the situation. The first piece of good news is that the “garment and accessory” sector is among those that expect a relatively rapid recovery. The second piece of good news is that the silent work of the past few months is proving to be an opportunity for companies that have known how to continue transforming and adapting to a market model that is markedly different from the one we were used to.

The Nature-L® and Graphene Leather® tanning systems designed by Conceria Nuvolari evolve in the name of environment respect, enhancing the quality of the leather. New governance actions have been adopted by the company.

After the second meeting of THINK BAG by Leather & Luxury and Loipell, dedicated to workshops with partner suppliers and Polimoda students, we asked few questions to Massimiliano Maruccia of Ceitex Italy, to understand what drove him to be part of the project and how he will support young designers.

On February 25th 2021, Leather & Luxury and Loipell launched the "THINK BAG" project: an opportunity for the students at Polimoda to create an iconic bag of their personal brand and to sell it in a well-known Italian store.

We have interviewed Giusy Balzano, founder and fashion designer of Constància Bags, in order to understand how a young brand managed to hold on (and relaunch) after such a tuff year for the leather industry.

  Alberto Rosi, a company that has been a representative of leather since 1975, has developed a new eco-friendly type of biodegradable leather.