25 January 2022 Leather Naturally Reports – Education Today is International Education Day, Leather Naturally is an international team that works around the world to promote a better understanding of leather, the ongoing innovation in the industry and the many people it trains and employs.Need to know something? Check out our Fact Sheets… Continue reading Leather Naturally Reports – Education
25 January 2022 Italy – IULTCS EuroCongress call for papers reminder Organisers of the upcoming IULTCS EuroCongress event are calling for English language abstracts for papers around key leather industry topics. Report by ILM. Abstracts must be submitted before February 28, 2022. The congress itself is due to take place in Vicenza, in… Continue reading Italy – IULTCS EuroCongress call for papers reminder
25 January 2022 Qualities of Leather – Leather and longevity Nikki Gustafson writes from South Africa that real leather has an authentic, innate beauty that you can see and feel. It’s inherently stronger and more durable than fake leather, due to the tight weave of natural collagen fibres. Which is why leather lasts so long.… Continue reading Qualities of Leather – Leather and longevity
24 January 2022 Automotive: What Car? Award-winning interiors all contain leather Motoring publication What Car? has released its winners for the Car of the Year Awards 2022, which features a range of categories including best interiors for varying vehicle types, with all of the winning cars featuring leather interiors, reports ILM. The categories… Continue reading Automotive: What Car? Award-winning interiors all contain leather
24 January 2022 Brazil: Reforestation – Where there’s a will, there’s a way! There are multiple cries against deforestation in the Amazon and boycotts organized against products produced there if they have been farmed on illegally deforested land. This applies to lumber, meat and leather. How refreshing it is to read and visualize… Continue reading Brazil: Reforestation – Where there’s a will, there’s a way!
24 January 2022 Portugal – Leather Decree approved: fines for those who disobey it With the publication in the official gazette on January 4th, Portugal approves its Leather Decree. The Decree-Lei no 3/2022 defines the term “couro” and the possibilities of its commercial use. Thus putting out of play certain expressions (such as vegan leather,… Continue reading Portugal – Leather Decree approved: fines for those who disobey it
21 January 2022 Leather Naturally reports – Leather lifts you up and is uplifting! A staircase and handrail covered with leather lifts you literally and figuratively to a higher level! Check out this amazing project from Architects Studio Mackereth. Thanks to Bill Amberg Studio, we get to see the insides of such fantastic… Continue reading Leather Naturally reports – Leather lifts you up and is uplifting!
21 January 2022 Portugal – with good biomechanical and thermal comfort properties ICC launches new model, developed within the scope of the SHOE @ FUTURE project More ecological technical footwear capable of guaranteeing the consumer a good functional performance, biomechanical and thermal comfort and a long useful life. These are the characteristics of the… Continue reading Portugal – with good biomechanical and thermal comfort properties
21 January 2022 Agriculture – Regenerative sourcing scheme passes more than 2.5m acres Land to Market, a sourcing solution for regenerative agriculture, has announced more than 2.5 million acres of land around the world are being monitored for regenerative outcomes, writes Leatherbiz. The scheme – which is backed by brands including Burberry and… Continue reading Agriculture – Regenerative sourcing scheme passes more than 2.5m acres
20 January 2022 Leather Naturally reports – Anya Hindmarch Anya Hindmarch started her brand when she was only 18 years old. Her first developed design, manufactured in Florence, was an instant sell out. Entrepreneurship is in her DNA. Anya is a great believer in nature and often looks to nature for inspiration. Read… Continue reading Leather Naturally reports – Anya Hindmarch
