This item first appeared in International Leather Maker in June 2021 It has led to a lot of correspondence and comments and I am minded to try and take it somewhere. Here are the key points: I would like to get more of the colleges that teach leather in any way around the world to […]
Mary Chan won the 2020 Design-a-Bag competition
I was very pleased to be invited to interview Mary Chan who won last year’s APLF Design-a-Bag competition with an really clever use of leather to produce a design that perfectly meet the very specific criteria. It is really inspiring to hear her talk about her material choice and thoughts on sustainability. The video is […]
Glovers Company 2019 Design Competition
Student Competitions THE 2019 COMPETITIONS Details Written by John Spanner Last Updated: 29 August 2018 2019 There are 2 competitions for students – Glove design and Safety Poster design; the closing date for both competitions is Friday 22 March 2019 GLOVE DESIGN COMPETITION There are two categories, each of which has a first prize of […]
Getting your story right
Today I was delighted to be observing the Clerk of the Worshipful Company of Leathersellers being awarded a Fellowship of the University of Northampton at their July Degree ceremonies, to the obvious delight of their Chancellor, The Rev. Richard Coles who grew up locally in a leather footwear family. The Reverend Coles gives every impression […]
APLF Hong Kong
POSTED ON APRIL 20, 2017 Making the most of the Hong Kong Leather Show In recent years we have become used to meeting students on the University stand at the APLF leather show in Hong Kong. While the European shows in Milan and Paris are important in global terms Hong Kong still remains pre-eminent and […]
Amanda Michel, an industry talent lost too soon
POSTED ON APRIL 12, 2017 Amanda Michel 1960-2017 We tend to ask leather technicians whether they work in the wet end or in finishing and do not think of other roles. But as Christine Powley Williams made clear when she spoke movingly at Amanda Michel’s funeral, Amanda was rare, if not unique, in her outstanding […]
The Museum moves to the Grosvenor Centre and the ICLT plans for the Vulcan Works
POSTED ON FEBRUARY 2, 2017 The National Leather Collection has Moved Downtown (name temporarily adopted for the Museum of Leathercraft, since reversed) The National Leather Collection (which used to be called the Museum of Leathercraft), now safely housed on two upper floors of the Grosvenor Shopping Centre in the middle of Northampton, is leading the […]
The importance of good science
POSTED ON JULY 1, 2016 Brexit “democracy needs experts” Given that our Corium Club alumni are all scientists to a greater or lesser degree many who read this will also be reading this week’s editorial in the New Scientist (NS). If not it is worth buying the magazine for. The point it makes is short […]
A Creative Hub with teaching and learning for leather and fashion, with history attached
POSTED ON JULY 7, 2015 A future to get excited about For those of us who were at APLF and heard the Vice Chancellor’s major statement on the move toF the new Campus the excitement of the potential for leather in Northampton has been growing. While it is easy to get depressed by the last […]
Leather creates jobs. Vital in a growing world trying to eradicate poverty
POSTED ON MARCH 3, 2015 Not just jobs, but good jobs Last Wednesday the Institute for Creative Leather Technologies (ICLT) was packed with students listening to chemical companies from Holland and Germany, to SATRA and the BLC plus a team from Aston Martin talking about careers in leather. An additional group including Lear (who have […]
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