LINEAPELLE TALENT & TRAINING HUB
LINEAPELLE CONFIRMS ITS ROLE AS A PLATFORM
FOR EDUCATION AND INNOVATION, OPENING DEDICATED SPACES
TO UNIVERSITIES AND FASHION SCHOOLS FROM AROUND THE WORLD
These are projects renewed with each edition, consolidating LINEAPELLE’s role as a formative and promotional catalyst for the fashion of the near future. In a constant effort to raise the bar, this edition of LINEAPELLE also opens a dedicated space in Hall 5 to some of the most important international fashion institutes, supporting their activities and involving students and young creatives in contests seeking new stylistic applications of leather.
Participants include:
➢IED – Istituto Europeo di Design presents the extracurricular project “Tactile Future: a living laboratory where leather interacts with technology, AI, and multisensory design.” Students will organize workshops on biomaterials and leathers;
➢IUAV - Istituto Universitario di Architettura di Venezia showcases at LINEAPELLE a selection of results achieved within the Bachelor’s Degree in Fashion Design and Multimedia Arts and the Bachelor’s Degree in Design, Vicenza campus. The projects were carried out in collaboration with some of the most renowned Italian tanning companies;
➢MODARTECH brings to LINEAPELLE the creative projects developed by Fashion Design course students. Research and experimentation narrate Made in Italy between tradition and innovation, through projects where creativity, materials, and craftsmanship merge to enhance a tactile and sensory dimension. Lambskin, calfskin, and cowhide take center stage, along with the reuse of regenerated scraps;
➢POLIMODA presents works created by students of the Master in Bag Design—a high-level course designed to train future luxury accessory designers;
➢BIFT - arrives at LINEAPELLE with an exhibition of accessories created collaboratively by teachers and students, as well as the outcomes of its leather trends presentation
Alongside the fashion institutes, the exhibition space will also host the MITTELMODA international competition, one of the most prestigious and recognized fashion contests worldwide. Now in its 32nd edition, it has built a global network involving more than 680 fashion design schools in 71 countries. Thanks to its collaboration with LINEAPELLE, Mittelmoda has placed special focus on highlighting leather in the competing collections, establishing the Italian Leather Award.
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