FOREVER YOUNG: ITALIAN LEATHER AND THE VALUE OF TIME
Lineapelle at the Italian Pavilion at Expo 2025 Osaka
May 13/14 2025
The World Expo 2025 theme is “Designing Future Society for Our Lives”.
Then, the theme of the Italy Pavilion is “Art Regenerates Life”.
We are in Japan, for Expo 2025 Osaka. The event, in particular during April 13th, has started its biannual cycle of fittings, events and presentations held at the Grand Ring, a wooden structure built on the artificial island of Yumeshima (Osaka Bay).
On May 13/14th Expo 2025 Osaka will host, inside of the Italian Pavilion, two days of talks and workshops conceived and proposed by LINEAPELLE, which is essentially a great strategic opportunity in order to support the internationalization of Made in Italy.
For the Italian leather and fashion supply chain, the Japanese Market has always been a highly crucial destination, especially for its attention regarding the creative and manufacturing quality of accessories and components, as well as in terms of naturalness of materials. Evidence of this is the fact that LINEAPELLE has always been hosting a large number of exhibitors and visitors coming from the Land of the Rising Sun, while twice a year it is present at the Tokyo Leather Fair with a Trend Area and various seminars on the development of fashion trends. Then, still in partnership with Tokyo Leather Fair, LINEAPELLE yearly promotes the Leather Design Competition, which showcases the creativity of the students from Japan’s leading fashion and design schools.
Considering this network of relationships, LINEAPELLE couldn’t be omitted in the list of protagonists of the Italy Pavilion at Expo 2025 Osaka, where it will present two days of storytelling, essentially based on the value of time. The one that is necessary in order to produce the most beautiful leather in the world, which is accompanied by the innovative craftsmanship of accessories, components and small parts for the fashion and luxury industry, additional examples of how the Italian manufacturing excellence is unmatched in emphasizing one of its best virtues: durability.
“Forever Young: Italian Leather and the Value of Time” proposes a diversified divulgation activity aimed at the horizons of the Italian craftsmanship culture, strictly related to leather and fashion.
Historic horizons, with the presentation of the volume The Tannery of Pompeii, a story in images and words of the patronage project that has seen UNIC - Italian Tanneries and LINEAPELLE support and work alongside the restoration of the tannery found in 1873 within the archaeological excavations of the site, until its reopening to the public, in 2023.
Handcrafted horizons, with the proposal of a series of workshops that will grant to the visitors the opportunity to discover, in an active and participating way, the excellence of Italian craftsmanship, including in particular the precious art of the glove.
Circular and local horizons, by deepening with the help of UNIC - ITalian Tanneries the historical and innovative green dimension of the Italian tanning industry, a true international case history in terms of attention towards the environment, management of the resources, recycling, reuse of waste and garbage and social responsibility. These are all key elements that represent winning factors within a business model based on the valorization of the production districts, each one characterized by its own identity and beauty.
Chromatic horizons, through the involvement of visitors in workshops that will deepen the meaning of “the color as a key factor in order to facilitate the development of creativity and within the definition of quality, value and durability of leather and Italian production”.
So, the appointment is set. May 13th and 14th at Expo 2025 Osaka.
