1100 Students invited to Lineapelle 

The prize-giving ceremony of the sixth edition of the national contest “Amici per la pelle” organised by UNIC took place on 23 February in Milano at Lineapelle. Secondary school students (second and third year), coming from the Italian main tanning workshops, took part in the contest, which aroused their curiosity and interest in the world of leather tanning. Over 1,100 students gathered at the Service Centre Auditorium to find out the winners of a competition primarily based on creativity. The theme for this edition was “Toy Tan, an historical and cultural evolution of toy”: how to make use of leather to create small, original, creative art works. Leathers were kindly provided by tanneries in the various districts.

The 53 works were displayed during the 3 exhibition days in hall 9, in a stand solely devoted to this project. The contest got votes from a technical jury, from visitors and online, on UNIC’s social channel, which got over 120,000 contacts.

The first prize was won by “La sfida dei regni” (Clash of kingdoms)  - Leonardo da Vinci Institute (Castelfranco di Sotto – Pisa)