Design and production of semi-finished fashion products. R79 gathers all the know-how of the Francavilla family, which still leads the company today with the second generation.

Nuvi Releaf's solutions: vegan and natural but also versatile and durable. Let's find out with Bettina Grampa, in the Chi ri-cerca Trova column.

Enhancing human assets, investing in technology, and sustainability-this is how a business that goes beyond metal polishing evolves

The "BE YOUR FABRIC" project promoted by Leather&Luxury and the Bellandi textile company for Polimoda students has reached a crucial stage. In fact, the end of November was the deadline for the delivery and presentation of capsules by budding designers in the final year of Fashion Management at the Florentine institute.

WINT is a design lab dedicated, through various methods of investigation and experimentation, to finding responsible, ecological and technological solutions to shape a more sustainable and desirable future.  Let's find out with Bettina Grampa, in the Chi ri-cerca Trova column.

 "RoboSpray" was born, a versatile machine to meet both needs.

Unveiled with a series of immersive installations during the Art Basel fair in Miami, the Pantone Color of Year 2023 is finally here and it's called Viva Magenta (18-1750 for purists).

Bypell, made and sold by the company EMM, which uses waste from the leather processing industry. Let's find out with Bettina Grampa, in the Chi ri-cerca Trova column.

The four-day menswear and lifestyle event will host selected protagonists of international men's fashion.

Metal Injection Molding or MIM (Metal Injection Molding) is a production process that combines the versatility of injection molding, similar to that commonly used for thermoplastic materials, with the mechanical strength of steel products also made conventionally.

Today, progress, innovation and sustainability come together to give birth to the Legor 3D Metal Hub: an innovative hub whose purpose is to experiment with and produce jewelry and fashion accessories from precious and non-precious metal powders using the revolutionary Binder Jet technology.

Silvateam - 800 employees, five plants and a turnover of more than 200 million - bet on sustainable tanning with the Ecotan Leather Project and now reaps the results.

An excellent success with the public and industry professionals crowned the Milano Jewelry Week project, implemented by Prodes Italia

The figures of Brazilian leather have followed the global market trends, while directing efforts towards commercial promotion, professional qualification and sustainability.

"Italy is a country founded on craftsmanship": from the basic values of the fashion supply chain we start to tell the point of view of a "historical" leather entrepreneur like Andrea Calistri, owner of Sapaf Atelier 1954 as well as vice president of Assopellettieri

ANEMA is back with a new exclusive collection of women’s handbags. The vegan friendly brand that produces wi th organic materials of various vegetable extractions is the brain child of Francesco Esposito, formerly a patternmaker in the family ’s leather goods company “MF Group” .

Legor wins Sustainability Award 2022 and is among the Top 100 sustainable companies in Italy and the 50 virtuous companies that have improved ESG rating

MASTEK, a leading company in the production and sale of adhesives for the leather goods and footwear sectors, has formulated FIXEKÓ 836 TX, an eco-friendly water-based adhesive to be applied with spray systems, characterized by very high tear strength and aging resistance performance.

Appointment at Palazzo Vecchio - Florence on October 18th h.9.30 with a focus on digital innovation, transparency and supply chain traceability

What are the dream bags that have made fashion history and - most importantly - how did they come about? 

Without a quick generational change, leather know-how is unfortunately at risk. We discussed this with Alessio Bennardo - Branch Manager of AxL S.p.a - Job Agency, which from its Florence branch deals with recruitment and selection of personnel for the entire Fashion supply chain.

Fashion renaissance looks at remixed heritage, fluid and exciting

Re Artù leather goods began as an artisan business on the outskirts of Florence, still able to carry out many of those processes that have been lost over the years, but without leaving behind today's production needs

Reverse engineering applied to fashion

To the Hamletic dilemma of the tanning world in recent years, it is essential to give answers and information based on scientific studies and not on "hearsay."

During the last edition of Lineapelle, Leather&Luxury met Marco Sani, CEO of the XPP7 group, which merged with Ambria Holding a few months ago to create Minerva Hub, which includes the Zuma and Casadacqua tanneries in Santa Croce sull'Arno, specialised in exotic leathers.

Mixcycling: biocomposite products consisting of a carrier and a percentage of natural fiber. Let's find out with Bettina Grampa, in the Chi ri-cerca Trova column.

Not only great cinema: at the 79th Venice Film Festival what stood out were the dreamy looks, haute couture gowns, and high jewelry sported by international stars, style icons, and young hopefuls.

The coming edition of MICAM Milano has opened with a bang! Under the slogan #finallytogether, 1,012 brands, 54% from Italy and 46% from abroad, will meet with buyers from all over the world at fieramilano (Rho) between 18 and 20 September.

Leather&Luxury presents from September 19th to 26th, 2022 on the LA7 platform a selection of Italian companies that have made quality and "savoir-faire" in their respective segments the solid base from which to take flight into the new challenges of the fashion market, which is increasingly connected and in search of novelty.

Fendi announces the opening of a new shoe factory in Fermo, moving from its current plant in nearby Porto San Giorgio.

Compell, an idea become reality, an innovative road to an increasingly sustainable tanning industry.

Since 1961, a taste for creating fashion accessories in tune withclient expectations.

The PAX machinery dedicated to the leather goods and automotive sectors created from the synergy between Studio Auriga and Tajima. 

The return to live presentations even in haute couture has inspired memorable shows and more contemporary collections, including in materials.

PrincipIA Tech's event at MITA LAB's Green Class headquarters has concluded.

These days Leather&Luxury, together with Brazilian Leather, is visiting "Inspiramais", a major industry fair in Porto Alegre, Brazil.

A unique and technological material, patented worldwide. Let's find out together with Bettina Grampa, in the Chi ri-cerca Trova column.

Not just the market, not just fashion trends: LINEAPELLE NEW YORK opens its doors to a new dimension of supply chain involvement and a series of projects to enhance and promotion of the green power of Italian leather.

The fashion weeks dedicated to menswear for the upcoming summer season offer tailoring that doesn't take itself too seriously, a desire for adventure (or just vacation), the 1990s/early 2000s and lots and lots of leather. 

The most important international showcase for high-end textiles and accessories will take place from July 12 to 14 at Rho Fiera Milano.

A virtuous and versatile material created by Mexican company Adriano Di Marti. Let's find out together with Bettina Grampa, in the Chi Ri-Cerca Trova column.

There is a renewed appointment to learn about Legor Group's "Magic 5", the five metals spokesmen for ethical choice, adhering to the production needs of the circular economy and the most relevant demands of the consumers of the future.

Polimoda returned to celebrate the creative vision of its best students with the "CarpeNoctem" fashion show.

Next level excellence in women's footwear

Tanning skins in an environmentally friendly way. Let's find out together with Bettina Grampa, in the Chi ri-cerca Trova column.

The "main exhibition" of the event held at Florence's Giardino Corsini will host the Genuine Italian Vegetable-Tanned Leather Consortium.

From fabric scraps, Imbotex's new insulation. Let's find out with Bettina Grampa, in the Chi Ri-Cerca Trova column.

BBL - BioBasedLeather® the new 97 percent biobased, petroleum derivative-free leather is the basis of the Be Future project that Herambiente Servizi Industriali shares with Italconcia to offer customers the transformation of production waste into high-quality fertilizer.

Data from the survey conducted by Kearney,  a U.S. multinational strategy consulting firm.

From the collaboration between Polimoda and MONOGRID comes a course that explores technologies, scenarios and opportunities that the metaverse offers to the fashion industry.

THINK BAG, a contest created by Leather&Luxury and Loipell in collaboration with Polimoda students, is bearing fruit. Discover the selected projects that will go straight to the final !

Phillacolor and the innovation of natural colors through screen printing on fabric and leather at an industrial level.

"Synergy for leathergoods" is a project conceived and wanted by Del Vecchia Group with the aim of creating a single energetic mission focused on solving production problems that affect the leathergoods industry.

Presented the data processed for Assopellettieri by the Centro Studi Confindustria Moda.

American Supply  has been in the business of creating, manufacturing and marketing fashionable fabrics for the footwear and leather goods industries. Innovation and sustainability are the key words. 

The event will be held on May 13 and 14, in two separate locations. Friday 13 at Auditurium Centro Rogers, while Saturday 14 will be held at Mita Lab.

This morning the entrepreneur unveiled the first Italian industrial reality in the fashion sector specialized in finishes and materials for luxury products.

PLEIN SOLEIL , that will be available in selected CELINE stores from April 29th. The summery silhouettes features  beach towels, swimwear and more accessories.

The event will be held in May, near Florence (FI). The exact location and date will be revealed later.

Packaging Première is the only event in Italy that acts as a meeting point for designers, luxury packaging producers and international brands, who wish to entrust the custody of their products to "shapes" that bring in the world the tangible and recognizable sign of high-end.

In order to make possible a world in which we can count on an increasingly careful and responsible fashion, the Piacenza-based company Meba has developed Meba Bioresins: the first eco-sustainable resins.

Emerging Designers, the most interesting voices on the international scene selected exclusively for the event by a jury of experts, will be back again for the 93rd edition of the international footwear fair from March 13 to 15.

Let's start from where we left off, after debunking a few clichés about the use of leather in the world of fashion, let's take a look at the tanning industry in Italy.

Designed in New York, Made in Italy

The presentation of the second edition of THINKBAG, the project promoted by Leather&Luxury and Loipell for the promotion of tomorrow's designers, was held on February 16 at the Florentine seat of Polimoda.

Leather&Luxury has created the Forest "Light&Life", the aim is to offset the production of CO2, support the green image of the fashion industry and wants to be a further thanks to its customers, to whom will be dedicated the trees "Light&Life".

"We are the multi-ethnic punks of Italian couture". This is how the Vitelli team, a collective of creative artisans led by Mauro Simionato, defines itself, creating experimental knitwear with recycled materials.

From 22 to 24 February 2022, at LINEAPELLE 99, the project A NEW POINT OF MATERIALS is back.

While historically the fashion industry has been reluctant to adopt new technologies, over the past decade things have changed and this time fashion is leading the way.

The Maison's proposals for Valentine's Day.

The inspiration is art, sculpture and nature, with a focus on the use of natural ennobled materials, such as wood and stones with a high presence of quartz, stones with positive power, which can bring good luck and help us to live our most significant experiences to the fullest. Nature is present not only in the materials but also in the shapes of all our products, organic and circular shapes, a tribute to the irregularity and freedom of natural elements.  

Vérabuccia. She who encloses an innovative production process (patented) to create from the recovery of vegetable peel a material 100% really peel. A new fabric from vegetable fibers. 

The Lyst Index is a quarterly ranking of fashion’s hottest brands and products. Lyst is a global fashion shopping platform, used by more than 160 million people each year to browse, discover and buy items from 17,000 brands and stores.

The Tuscan company Superior continues to improve its environmental sustainability by aiming at Carbon Neutrality.

Let's start the new Leather & Luxury column, a journey to discover innovative materials, techniques and processes, with the supervision of the designer Bettina Grampa. Today the focus will be on: Bark fabrics - Nature on.

After 4 years of research and development, thanks to the collaboration between Vilux by TR, specialized in the realization of metal accessories in lost wax investment casting and Metal Sil - Car S.n.c, a refinery of non-ferrous metals, Falcar was born, the innovative bronze and silver alloy, an alternative to copper-beryllium, an alloy considered carcinogenic.