March 10, 2013

The Leather Forum – at APLF

This should be a great day, fully supported by LeatherNaturally!

The Leather Forum: Designing for Leather
A one-day forum aimed at educating designers and fashion industry practitioners on the beautiful qualities of leather and the techniques and trends for utilising leather in their designs, be it for garments, bags, footwear or small leathergoods.

Leather Forum: Designing for Leather
A one-day forum aimed at educating designers and fashion industry practitioners on the

The Leather Forum: Designing for Leather
A one-day forum aimed at educating designers and fashion industry practitioners on the beautiful qualities of leather and the techniques and trends for utilising leather in their designs, be it for garments, bags, footwear or small leathergoods.

Date: 26 March 2013
Venue: Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre
Leather Club located at Hall 1 Concourse
Language: Presentation in English
Fees:Free Admission

Time

Topic

Presented by

09:30 – 10:15

Leather/Material Trends Forecast

StyleSight

11:30 – 12:45

Leather 101

Rachel Garwood, Institute for Creative Leather Technologies, The University of Northampton

13:30 – 14:30

Designing for the Circular Economy

Gunnstein Bjornsson, Atlantic Leather
15:30 – 16:30

Innovations in Leather Finishings

Mike Tomkin, Business Director Automotive Leather


Michael Redwood

Leather chemist, writer, and advisor on responsible leather manufacturing and material strategy.