News - April 2026

World Leather Day is 29th April 2026

April 27, 2026 | Admin LASRA

April 29th 2026 is #WorldLeatherDay – a moment to recognise leather as a material defined by longevity, versatility, and craftsmanship. This year’s theme, Make It Leather, is a call to make...Read More

Science That Stays With the Problem

April 17, 2026 | geoff

Science That Stays With the Problem We often describe science as a pipeline: Discovery. Translation. Commercialisation. Impact. It is a useful structure. It helps organise...Read More

From Observation to Intervention

April 3, 2026 | geoff

From Observation to Intervention What Control Actually Looks Like In the last post, we explored an uncomfortable truth: the drum can mislead...Read More

When the Drum Lies

April 3, 2026 | geoff

When the Drum Lies Failure Modes We’ve Been Missing In leather processing, we tend to trust the signals we can see: a clear float, a clean...Read More

The Technician’s Toolkit

April 2, 2026 | geoff

The Technician’s Toolkit: Insights from the Great Leather Reset Reflections on the ILM Conference At the recent ILM Great Leather Reset, I spoke about a shift that is already underway: the...Read More