Inspiramais, a source of hope
The latest edition of the Inspiramais materials exhibition opened in Porto Alegre on January 27.
Billed as one of Latin America’s most important events for fashion materials, this edition had collections for the first half of 2027 on display.
Exhibitors included 15 leather manufacturers, who had on show leather articles for footwear, furniture and accessories manufacturers to source. These included articles developed from responsibly sourced exotic and fish skins, as well as from bovine hides.
At the opening ceremony, the president of Brazil’s national tanning industry organisation (CICB), José Fernando Bello, said know-how and innovation were the keys to remaining competitive in an environment in which there are “so many barriers”.
He said the innovative materials on show at Inspiramais were “a source of hope”.
