The Arsutoria International Workshop at the Cullinan Hotel in Cape Town on 01 and 02 June 2026 will cover footwear as well as handbags and leather goods.What makes this year especially exceptional is the inclusion of a distinguished global expert, bringing decades of experience across design, merchandising, branding, and export developmen ...more

We are excited to announce that applications are now open for the Arsutoria International Footwear & Leather Design Workshop, taking place in Durban from 25–29 May 2026—set to be one of our most dynamic and impactful sessions yet.What makes this year especially exceptional is the inclusion of a distinguished global expert, ...more

Durban, KZN, SA – The South African handbag manufacturing industry holds significant export potential, “yet it currently receives relatively little intervention”, in the view of SA Footwear & Leather Export Council (SAFLEC) director Nerisha Jairaj.“Over the past few years, I’ve realised that our handbags ...more

The 8th annual ARSUTORIA 1-week Footwear & Leather Workshop in Durban and the ARSUTORIA 1-day Handbag & Accessories Workshop in Cape Town took place earlier this month.Below, Stefano Migliavacca, who runs International Projects at Edizione AF Srl, which also operates the ARSUTORIA school in Milan, says that to be successful export ...more

Pretoria, Gauteng, SA – The South African office of the International Labour Organization (ILO) picked up the tab for this year’s ARSUTORIA Footwear & Leather 1-week workshop in Durban and Handbag & Leather Goods 1-day workshop win Cape Town.Explaining the rationale behind the sponsorship, Nii Moi Thompson, chief techn ...more

Whether you’re selling to your local market, or trying to export, you have to find your own identity. You cannot compete head-on with the East. Even if you offer similar footwear, there must be points of difference that offer value to your customers.In terms of export – and that is ultimately the goal of these courses – ...more

Durban, KZN, SA - The annual Arsutoria footwear and handbag international trends workshops in South Africa - which have run since 2017 - have, over the years, opened a window onto the fashion world for around 200 mainly design staff, most of whom would have had little opportunity to travel to fairs.The courses continued right through Covi ...more

The annual Arsutoria footwear and handbag international trends workshops in South Africa are sponsored by SAFLIA, SAFLEC and the Ethekwini Footwear & Leather Export Programme, and this year’s workshops were held in Durban from 17 to 21 April and in Cape Town on 24 April. S&V asked the Durban attendees to say what effect it h ...more

The first Industry,  Zoom cloud  global  training session for the Footwear and Leather Industry took place this week. The seminars are 1 to 1.30 mins long, every day for one week . The sessions negotiated with Arustoria by Director of SAFLEC, Nerisha Jairaj is intended to ensure continuity of training sessions that equ ...more

Cape Town, W Cape, SA – The Footwear & Leather Industry Cluster (FLIC) and co-sponsors SAFLEC, eThekwini Export Programme, Wesgro and the SA Ostrich Business Chamber (SAOBC) will hold a 5-day collection workshop and trend seminar for the handbag sector in Cape Town from October 21-25.       It ...more