Tag: leather
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A New Perspective In Nubuck Leather By Ozwald Boateng and Poltrona Frau
Menswear designer Ozwald Boateng joins hands with Poltrona Frau to present the Culture and Craft collection – a rich celebration of African aesthetics, British tailoring, and Italian craftsmanship. Ozwald Boateng’s African-Inspired Nubuck Leather Collection with Poltrona Frau” In a striking fusion of African aesthetics, British tailoring, and Italian craftsmanship, menswear icon Ozwald Boateng has embarked…
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Sustainable Luxury Ostrich Eggs and Bags – Born in France!
By Philippe Mihailovich & Caroline Taylor Paris 2 June 2023 As usual, the recent 1.618 Paris Sustainable Luxury show had interesting new luxury brands, B2B suppliers and artists to present. Amongst them was the new luxury leather goods house created by the young Marie Veyron – unfortunately, not related to the famous Bugatti engineer. “Can…
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Biggest Luxury Group Creates Division For The Development of Japanese Know-How For Luxury Houses
LVMH Métiers d’Art continues its expansion and announces the creation of LVMH Métiers d’Art Japan. Founded by the LVMH luxury Group in 2015, LVMH Métiers d’Art brings together and invests in talented manufacturers and craftsmen, creating a profession unique in the world. Today, LVMH Métiers d’Art has presence in the leather, exotic skins and metal…
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A Time of Sincerity wins fifth edition of Loewe Foundation Craft Prize
Spanish luxury brand Loewe announces winner of fifth edition of LOEWE FOUNDATION Craft Prize. The Craft Prize jury has met in Seoul for deliberations and selected A Time of Sincerity by Dahye Jeong as the winner of this year’s prize. This year’s LOEWE FOUNDATION Craft Prize has been awarded to Korean artist Dahye Jeong for…
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How Lamborghini recovered 51% of all special waste produced during luxury car manufacturing
Falling on 18 March every year, Global Recycling Day was launched by the Global Recycling Foundation in 2018 to promote recycling, which has a crucial part to play in preserving our natural resources, reducing CO2 emissions and ensuring that our planet has a future. Automobili Lamborghini was first awarded ISO 14001 certification in 2009 and…
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This is how Coach will keep its luxury bags out of landfills and reimagines end-of-life processes in fashion
Coach introduces the Coach (Re)Loved Craftsperson Apprenticeship Program, a new one-year leather craftsmanship skills and training program designed as part of the house’s commitment to helping create a better-made future through better-made things. Created to support Coach (Re)Loved, the house’s circular ecosystem of unique programs in repair, refurbishment, upcycling, recycling and trade-in, the Coach (Re)Loved…