This should be a great day, fully supported by LeatherNaturally! The Leather Forum: Designing for Leather A one-day forum aimed at educating designers and fashion industry practitioners on the beautiful qualities of leather and the techniques and trends for utilising leather in their designs, be it for garments, bags, footwear or small leathergoods. Leather Forum: […]
Old leather dogs and a career in leather
POSTED ON MARCH 7, 2013 A career in leather For the first time ever to my knowledge someone held a career day in leather last week. All through my career students have essentially slid into a life of leather through patronage or accident. Peripheral people who might want to consider leather just did not exist. […]
The Brazilian Leather Law
The Brazilian Leather Law Brazilian legislation protects and defends the rights and interests of consumers and leather producers by regulating the authenticity of leather-based goods. Established since 1965, the Leather Law (nº 4.888) understands it is a crime to say a product is made by “synthetic leather” or “eco-leather” if the items have not been […]
Counterfeit Vegetable Extract
It is a sad world sometimes. Europe worries about what it is really eating, and Chinese consumers prefer to come to Europe to buy luxury goods to avoid spending good money on fakes at home. And the leather industry is not immune. The Tanning Extract Producers Federation Limited (TEFL) has had to take full page […]
Thoughts on Coach
POSTED ON FEBRUARY 21, 2013 Evolution at Coach I first met Lew Frankfort in the mid 1980s. I was just getting to grips with a move from making leather into a new role with greater focus on marketing and selling it. Coach was a small company then, nearer $50m if I remember correctly, but it […]
Lineapelle Trend Selection in London
It is five years since Lineapelle began coming to London with its Trend Selections twice a year and they have steadily grown in importance. This January Spring Summer 2014 was presented and the large auditorium was full for two sessions during the day. Presentations are also done in Paris and New York. The presentations come […]
Leather Technology in the 13th century
We talk loudly today about leather being a high performance material, but it has clearly been a key material in many technologies going back millenia. My university tutor, Stanley Briggs, used to enjoy telling us that leather had been a vital element in almost every aspect of the development of civiliation. It had been used […]
Sad News at the end of the year.
It is with great sadness that we learned that Peter Upstone died unexpectedly of a heart attack in September 2012. He was 68. I first met Peter at Leeds University in the 1960s when I was a Fresher and he had completed his BSc and was in the final stages of an MPhil in the […]
Leather Naturally and sustainability
POSTED ON DECEMBER 20, 2012 Managing “Brand Leather” If you read the discussions group for LeatherNaturally!on LinkedIn you will be aware that the subject of environmental and sustainable leather production of leather in the developing world has been raised by Anthony Wright, of Barrhead Kid in Scotland, and Ian Michel of Amandian Leather in Northampton. Many […]
Sustainability and environmental protection in the leather industry
Words from the Editor of the APLF Special Edition on Sustainabiliyt:Sustainability and environmental protection have become hot topics, not only for the leather industry but also for the textile industry as well. This issue also concerns the consumer who is more aware of such problems than a decade ago. The world’s leading brands are offering […]
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