Vision Lab: footwear and bag material trends Spring/ Summer 2023

Carlo Sorrenti, a passionate researcher of innovative biomaterials, is a product manager and consultant in research and development, specialising in materials for the luxury sector. The founder and CEO of the Domino Ego company, to-gether with Arsutoria’s partner companies, has interpreted the fashiontrends - shoes and bags - proposed for next spring/summer 2023 in the Arsutoria Trends Guide, and developed new and unpublished materials specifically designed for footwear and leather goods.

Escape and exoticism related themes innervate luxurious and prestigious materials and are expressed through materials with a soft touch, but with the unique taste of distant latitudes.

Technological innovation does not miss and reveals itself with highly coloured and rubberised surfaces, or in proposals developed on multiple levels with differ- ent materials and textures, unexpected combinations and bright colours.

The return to nature, in the appearance and substance, is renewed with earth tone creations and textures that recall veins and roots hidden in the ground.

Vibrant summer tones on surfaces that recall marble, contrasting flashes, sea beds or even denim are told with clamour. The chromatic exuberance reveals itself with solid colour backgrounds of great impact.

In this edition of Arsutoria Vision Lab, the collaboration with companies has also been extended to some of the best Brazilian tanning companies, within the framework of the Design Na Pele project, promoted by Brazilian Leather, a programme created in partnership between the Centre for the Brazilian Tanning Industry (CICB) and the Brazilian Agency for the Promotion of Investments (Apex-Brasil) which aims to promote Brazilian leathers in the international design world and grow Brazilian tanneries through diversified creative and design contributions, broadening their knowledge of design processes and raising awareness on hot topics, such as innovation for the benefit of sustainability.

Flip through the special issue dedicated to the Vision Lab Spring Summer 2023 to discover new materials made through creative and innovative leather processing techniques.
The special issue is available only to registered users. Registration to Arsutoria Studio is free.