Cuoio di Toscana wins the Artisanal Excellence Award

The Consortium, which brings together the leading Italian companies specialising in the production of sole leather and boasts an internationally recognised manufacturing heritage, received the award for excellence in the Italian supply chain at the MF Value Chain Awards 2026, held during the Milan Fashion Global Summit on 21 September.

 “This recognition confirms the value of a supply chain that combines quality, expertise and the ability to innovate. For Cuoio di Toscana, it is an incentive to continue promoting Italian know-how and forging new links with the international fashion world,” commented the board of Cuoio di Toscana.

It is precisely with this aim of forging new connections with the worlds of fashion, design and contemporary creativity that the collaboration with Paul Andrew came about; during Milan Fashion Week, he presented the new women’s capsule collection by Paul Andrew x Cuoio di Toscana, entitled He(ART). Developed through a dialogue between the Consortium’s expertise and the international designer’s creative vision, the collection centres on ‘The Fettuccine’, an ironic, sophisticated and deeply Italian tribute to Italian style.

The idea stems from the production of fettuccine and the possibility of applying a technology similar to that used for pasta to the material, allowing for precise control over thickness and length. In Paul Andrew’s design, thin strips of Tuscan leather become structural elements of the footwear, intertwining to create a unique silhouette.