Market Intelligence: Lineapelle was “a fountain of inspiration”
The latest edition of the Leatherbiz Market Intelligence newsletter, our exclusive fortnightly insight into the main topics for discussion in the leather pipeline, appeared on September 28.
Questions we address in this edition include potential changes in the automotive leather sector, the effect of the ongoing transportation problems on the leather industry and the mood at Lineapelle in Milan.
Those who have been going to Lineapelle many years would have been reminded of the good old days, the newsletter says. The event this time may have been smaller and more local, but was “much more intense”.
According to Leatherbiz Market Intelligence, the Milan exhibition was a demonstration of the feel, the look and the elegance of leather as always.
In the reduced space, the number of visitors still looked impressive and even if some from overseas were missing, the industry took the opportunity to meet again and to gather information, the reports says.
It adds: “The leather industry still thrives on personal contact and, above all, the impressions that buyers form of the articles presented. Seen in this light, the fair was a fountain of inspiration for many after such a long time.”
Leather faces severe challenges in mass-produced consumer products, the newsletter continues, but Lineapelle made it clear that “there are still successful, loyal users of leather as a material; perhaps they are even the silent majority and perhaps the core from which something new and successful can be built again in the future”.
