SIMAC TANNING TECH 2023 in September remains the internationally recognized fair as a unique opportunity where technology and innovation, especially Italian, play an important role in the manufacturing landscape of the footwear, leather goods, tannery, automotive and furniture sectors.
The 21st UITIC 2023 congress is the historically most important international event for the industry. Technical figures from the entire manufacturing system have an opportunity to grasp new solutions to be implemented in processes.

Arsutoria School has been in existence since 1947. It does not remember this as mere show-off, but rather uses its deep knowledge of the trade and the industry to train professionals who can approach the world of footwear and leather goods design and production with a very high, and now rare, level of expertise.

Shoe enthusiasts, more creative designers, aspiring entrepreneurs or production technicians ask themselves all the time: what will be the right place to acquire the skills that can help me enter or grow in such a fascinating but very complex industry as fashion accessories? In the next few pages they will find the point of view of someone who has been training shoe fanatics for over seventy years.

In this issue of Arsutoria we have tried to measure the type of technological innovations, for the footwear and leather goods worlds, proposed and introduced by industry players during Simac Tanning Tech 2022, the most important international event dedicated to the topic.

Attention to detail seems to characterise most of the proposals seen at Expo Riva Schuh & Gardabags for next spring summer 2023.

The Pitti Uomo summer edition has the taste of a return to normality. The trends for spring-summer 2023 seen among the stands speak of freedom and desire for fun, of rediscovered classic proposals and a lot of innovation!

Simac Tanning Tech has always been committed to innovation and is a leader in technological innovation for the sector, not only with its usual trade fair but also, and above all, through the many initiatives it has undertaken.

What role do schools play in training professional figures for the world of footwear and leather goods? Why hand down the know-how to future generations is so important? We discuss these themes in the special issue dedicated to the world of education, with a focus on Arsutoria School.

It is a strong, at times aggressive fashion, proposed for men’s footwear for the next cold season, consisting of many ankle boots and above all of structures with very large and showy volumes.