Due to the growing need of credible information for making decisions on the environmental domain, Life Cycle Assessments (LCAs) have proven to be an important tool. Nevertheless, the quality of LCAs vary, meaning there are still some important gaps to be filled. This work was done to address this problem, providing better information about leather… Continue reading Industry-wide Bovine Leather Life Cycle Assessment
3 APLF Featured Designer Brands in leather bag making will be invited to the session to share their entrepreneurial story, brand DNA and keys to becoming a successful leather goods designer. NUNIZ, Egypt Nuniz is a proud Egyptian brand that aims to bring the Egyptian cultural identity to light and make use of the many… Continue reading APLF Featured Designer Sharing
This workshop is designed for individuals wishing to become footwear designer. Mr Maurizio Iacopini ESMOD Dubai Footwear Design Teacher will demonstrate the making of a shoe prototype from A to Z. After the workshop, you will understand • what are the steps to construct a shoe pattern • adjusting the shoe pattern onto the… Continue reading ESMOD Dubai Footwear Italian Artisan: Shoe Prototype Making Workshop
This workshop is designed for individuals wishing to become footwear designer. Mr Maurizio Iacopini ESMOD Dubai Footwear Design Teacher will demonstrate the making of a shoe prototype from A to Z. After the workshop, you will understand • what are the steps to construct a shoe pattern • adjusting the shoe pattern onto the shoe form… Continue reading ESMOD Dubai Footwear Italian Artisan: Shoe Prototype Making Workshop
Two key innovation leaders from the footwear industry – circular knitting machine supplier Santoni and international knowledge center Footwearology – are joining forces for this impactful presentation. Together they will describe how automation will drastically change the way we make shoes and where we make them. Combining advanced technologies like knitting, molding and 3D printing… Continue reading Why the Middle East could become the footwear manufacturing hub of the future
As a pressing matter of urgency within the leather processing and manufacturing industry, the subject of environmental sustainability and compliance has gained major traction. For this reason, the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH Leather Value Chain projects under the Support towards Industrialization and the Productive Sectors (SIPS) program, have incorporated the above statement… Continue reading Environmental Compliance and Waste management solutions
Often mistaken as a difficult choice or even a dilemma of sacrifice: the decision on which biocide to use. In this seminar we will portray the main fungicides for wet blue preservation on the market and look deeper into efficacy, safety and sustainability for each of them. Join us for unexpected results and be sure… Continue reading Effective, safe & sustainable preservation of leather! With Coffee Break sponsored by Lanxess
During this open Breakfast Meeting, the members of Management Board will present the activities of Leather Naturally over the last year and future plans for 2023, including: #LeatherTruthfully initiative to target journalists Introduction of the Modern Leather Making Guide World Leather Day and how to get involved this year The new Leather Naturally mark to… Continue reading Leather Naturally Breakfast Meeting
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.
APLF Fairs follow Informa AllSecure, Informa’s approach to enhanced health and safety standards at events in the aftermath of COVID-19.
