26 October 2021 Design-A-Bag Competition 2021 – Overall Winner Announcement The Design-A-Bag Competition 2021 Overall Winner Is:ArcobalenoValeria Zingaretti (Italy) The Final Judging Event successfully took place on 20 October. The judging panel selected Arcobaleno, designed by Valeria Zingaretti from Italy, as this year’s overall winner. Valeria will receive a 4-week bag design course in… Continue reading Design-A-Bag Competition 2021 Overall Winner Announcement
26 October 2021 Alternative Materials – Grape material Vegea is really 45% PU-based Yet another “wonder material” as a substitute for leather is on the market. Vegea, marketed as being made from grapes,and the reason given by the company, Ganni, for taking this decision is: “We’re phasing out leather completely by 2023, as it conflicts… Continue reading Alternative Materials – Grape material Vegea is really 45% PU-based
26 October 2021 ILM Podcast – A post-Covid industry In the latest episode of View from the Top, Deputy Editor Tom Hogarth reviews three articles on a post-Covid leather industry. The free-to-download and listen to episode is live now, and also available on Spotify, Deezer and Apple Podcasts. The industry is changing, and,… Continue reading ILM Podcast – A post-Covid industry
26 October 2021 Automotive – Tesla’s Vegan Leather is Starting to Bubble Tesla owners are complaining that their vegan leather upholstery is bubbling, and that the automaker refuses to do anything about it, writes Nadeem Muaddin on The Higg Ring Community members on Tesla Motors Club, a popular forum for Tesla owners, say… Continue reading Automotive – Tesla’s Vegan Leather is Starting to Bubble
25 October 2021 Environment – Dow low impact dyes Clothing company Ralph Lauren and chemicals group Dow have ‘open-sourced’ their new cotton dyeing process to “help standardise a more sustainable and efficient system”. The co-developed manual details how to use EcoFast Pure, a cationic cotton treatment developed by Dow, with existing dyeing… Continue reading Environment – Dow low impact dyes
25 October 2021 Leather Naturally – Board members re-elected Leather Naturally members have voted to keep Fernando Bellese, Debbie Burton and Egbert Dikkers on the management board for a second term, reports ILM. Jon Clark, Chair of the Supervisory Council, said that the organisation is very glad to see that the membership “recognises… Continue reading Leather Naturally – Board members re-elected
25 October 2021 Leather Misnomers – Stop circulating disinformation Stéphanie Bui, a freelance fashion writer based in Paris writes: I will not quote her. A brand has just launched its press campaign today. To the attention of brands whose innovation is also positioned on alternatives to leather: could you please stop using the erroneous expression… Continue reading Leather Misnomers – Stop circulating disinformation
22 October 2021 Leather Industry – Free Guise published by Industry Expert In association with IULTCS, the SOCIETY OF LEATHER TECHOLOGISTS AND CHEMISTS LIMITED(THE) and the UNIDO, leather industry expert Richard Daniels has released an extensive guide to leather manufacturing which entirely free to access. Click here: https://shar.es/aWjHr6
22 October 2021 Italy – Ambitious goals for 2022 IULTCS Eurocongress The third edition of IULTCS Eurocongress, which will take place in Vicenza from September 18-22, 2022, is beginning to take shape, reports ILM. The event, which will be titled “Rinascimento: The Next Leather Generation” has ambitious goals for bringing the industry together… Continue reading Italy – Ambitious goals for 2022 IULTCS Eurocongress
22 October 2021 Leather Making – H&M Group to use only chemical-free tanned leather Francis Tsang of the ChromeFree Leather Alliance writes that the journey of the Chinese leather value chain towards chrome-free is challenging. We are not finished yet, but we wanted to share some of our small wins with you. Xuzhou… Continue reading Leather Making – H&M Group to use only chemical-free tanned leather
