23 July 2019 M+ 2019 : Onsite Interview – Romans CAD With the objective of speeding up the supply chain and linking the brand directly to the factory, Roman CAD is helping footwear manufacturers increase their speed to market which is vital in a world of changing fashion and styles. As company partner, Jean-Marc… Continue reading M+ 2019 : Onsite Interview – Romans CAD
27 June 2019 Design-A-Bag Press Release – Winners Announcement 2019 Design-A-Bag Online Competition is pleased to announce the winners of 2019. The judging panel consists of representatives from Barneys New York, Giordano, Jayne Fashion Consultancy, The Arsutoria School, Edizioni AF, OO Agency Paris, 112 mountainyam and Mary & Marie. “Across” designed by Iris Krantsiveer… Continue reading Design-A-Bag Press Release – Winners Announcement 2019
27 June 2019 The story behind the winner of DAB 2019 The Story behindACROSS is a daily backpack which emphasises the ability of an accessory to transcend from being an everyday fashion item to an adornment that grows close to your heart. The overall winner- Iris Krantsiveer, started the design by focusing on the… Continue reading The story behind the winner of DAB 2019
19 June 2019 APLF 2019 : Onsite Interview – Testex Fresh from participating at one of APLF’s seminars where there was solid engagement from the delegates, Testex Group Market Development Director, Linda Wegerlin, proceeded to explain the background of Testex and the services the company oggers. In conjunction with the 17 other companies that constitute… Continue reading APLF 2019 Onsite-Interview-Testex
12 June 2019 APLF 2019 : Onsite Interview – PFI PFI Hong Kong Managing Director, Candice Wong, outlines the background of PFI and its mission so that consumers know what is the source of the products they are eating, wearing or simply using. The key elements that PFI highlights are not only sustainability that… Continue reading APLF 2019 : Onsite Interview – PFI
20 May 2019 Dare we risk losing hides? We are now regularly hearing about hides being thrown away. We heard it first about skins in New Zealand, and then about hides in Latin America, followed by sheepskins in the UK. Now it is coming from the USA of all places. The latest I have read… Continue reading Dare we risk losing hides?
17 May 2019 APLF 2019 : Onsite Interview – Unionpelli Unionpelli is a tannery based in Arzignano in Italy specializing in supplying hides to the automotive sector. The tannery produces wet blue and chrome free wet white. As Managing Director, Paolo Muraro explains, Unionpelli is focuses directly on smoothing out the supply chain by sourcing… Continue reading APLF 2019 : Onsite Interview – Unionpelli
07 May 2019 The contribution of technologies in sustainable tanning processes Raw materials and finished products are no longer alone to require being certified with quality labels today. In Italy, the machines that process them have their own sustainable standards and quality labels too. Thanks to the fusion of information technology with operational technologies it… Continue reading The contribution of technologies in sustainable tanning processes
07 May 2019 Green is the new Black The Asia-based “Green is the New Black” collective organized their annual “Conscious Festival” at the Kerry Hotel in Hong Kong on April 13-14th. The event features sustainable lifestyle products as well as inspiring talks and is a unique opportunity for the public to discover and experience a… Continue reading Green is the new Black
07 May 2019 Red dot Awards for G2G eye catching “techstyle” system The Hong Kong Research Institute of Textiles and Apparel (HKRITA) has won the prestigious Red Dot Award for Product Design 2019 for its Garment-to-Garment (G2G) recycling system Mini Mill. The G2G system is a mini production line that recycles post-consumer garments into clean… Continue reading Red dot Awards for G2G eye catching “techstyle” system
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.
