28 January 2025 Materials+ Preview (2) – Certified Exhibitors at Materials+ As the sustainable fashion trend continues to grow, buyers often prioritize suppliers based on their certifications. These certifications indicate that a supplier adheres to specific industry standards, ensuring quality, sustainability, and ethical practices. Key certifications to look for include: Global Recycled Standard (GRS) –… Continue reading Materials+ Preview (2) – Certified Exhibitors at Materials+
28 January 2025 USA – Times Square calls out fake leather Is it leather reports from New York City: Visitors to New York’s famed Times Square were met with some interesting facts recently when billboard trucks delivered the news they were probably sitting on plastic! As part of its push to pass automotive interior transparency… Continue reading USA – Times Square calls out fake leather
28 January 2025 Italy – Glove: Paths and Stories of Gloves in Naples On January 22nd, UNIC’s General Manager, Fulvia Bacchi, participated in the inauguration of the exhibition “Glove, Paths and Stories of gloves in Naples” at the Historical Archives of the Banco di Napoli – Fondazione Banco di Napoli. Open until February 21, it… Continue reading Italy – Glove: Paths and Stories of Gloves in Naples
28 January 2025 Where is Fake Leather’s Birth Farm? Is it leather? Writes on LinkedIn: Guilty until proven innocent. That’s what happens when your industry is on the back end of a highly financed smear campaign. One that’s designed to demolish your standing in the world to elevate their own profits through the tall tales… Continue reading Where is Fake Leather’s Birth Farm?
27 January 2025 One 4 Leather on CO2 Emissions New Findings Reveal Leather Car Interiors Save 16 Times More CO₂ Than Previously Thought Last year, One4Leather highlighted the environmental benefits of upcycling hides from the meat and dairy industry into leather for car interiors. We emphasised how this practice not only adds luxury to vehicles… Continue reading One 4 Leather on CO2 Emissions
27 January 2025 Mass Transport Seating Taking the Blame—and Owning It writes Muirhead on LinkedIn. In transport interiors, supply chains often have one guarantee: finger-pointing when things go wrong. At Muirhead, we’ve rewritten the playbook. There is one point of contact and one supplier from sourcing to the finished cover. If there’s an issue, it’s… Continue reading Mass Transport Seating
27 January 2025 Calfskin – Report reinforces concerns about calfskin supply Tanneries Haas/ Longchamp France has registered double-digit increases in the value of imports of calfskins and calfskin leather. These increases have coincided with a sharp fall in the availability of domestic calfskins. By Leatherbiz. New data that Alliance France Cuir has shared shows that… Continue reading Calfskin – Report reinforces concerns about calfskin supply
24 January 2025 Plastic Dependence is a Design Flaw Roberta Boscolo writes on LinkedIn: The Illusion of Recycling. ONLY 9% of the World’s Plastic Waste Gets Recycled. 91% of plastic waste worldwide is still incinerated, landfilled, or mismanaged—often ending up in our oceans. Why isn’t recycling working? Most plastics are not created for circularity. The… Continue reading Plastic Dependence is a Design Flaw
24 January 2025 Brusarosco’s logo symbolism At Brusarosco, our identity is embodied in our logo: three interwoven circles symbolizing the seamless balance of B-Dynamic, B-Innovative, and B-Sustainable. For generations, we have transformed natural by-products into exceptional leather, guided by Quality, Knowledge, and Passion. Rooted in tradition but driven by innovation, we embrace a circular approach… Continue reading Brusarosco’s logo symbolism
24 January 2025 Ferming – Why grazing livestock are vital for the land Carrie Ruxton PhD writes on LinkedIn: How important is grazing for the UK’s soil health? If we take the calls for everyone to eat plant-based diets to the ultimate conclusion, this means fewer or no livestock on farms as we would need… Continue reading Ferming – Why grazing livestock are vital for the land
We bring leather, material and fashion businesses together: an opportunity to meet and greet face to face. We bring them from all parts of the world so that they can find fresh partners, discover new customers or suppliers and keep ahead of industry developments.
We organise a number of trade exhibitions which focus on fashion and lifestyle: sectors that are constantly in flux, so visitors and exhibitors alike need to be constantly aware both of the changes around them and those forecast for coming seasons.
