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How is the Leather used on the Furniture

Brief Introduction About Leather We use in the production


Leather is a crucial part of qualified furniture. Thus we use various leather to meet the different requirements from customers including but not limited to:
PU leather
Top Grain Leather
Italian Leather
Aniline Leather
Nappa Leather
Full Grain Leather
Cowhide Leather
Pony Skin Leather
Dakota Leather
Nubuck Leather
Saddle Leather


Before we give you a specific analysis of different leather used in our production, we first cut into a brief summary or recommendation, in case there are customers who don't have time or don't want to spend time to go through long details:

If you don't want genuine leather, then you shall choose PU leather or Saddle leather (or Fabric), as they are all artificial materials. If you don't want to spend too much money, they are good choices, as they look like leather, but much lower in cost compared to genuine leather.

If you want to use genuine leather, but under a low budget, then choose top grain leather. Though it is the average grade which is the lowest grade of leather, but also the cheapest.

If you want a decent leather with a decent price, Italian leather is the best choice, it has more exquisite grains than top grain leather, and much more comfortable when you touch and feel with hands which you can not tell from the pictures. We also divide Italian leather into two grades: standard grade and higher grade, so you can choose lower cost or higher cost based on your budget.

If you want genuine leather but something different and not too expensive, then choose Dakota Leather or Nubuck Leather, they are distinct from normal genuine leather but very comfortable in usage.

If your finance allows and you want something more comfortable and elegant, then choose Aniline Leather, Nappa Leather or Full Grain Leather, they are all processed additionally based on italian leather for special gloss, lines, grains and touching feelings: Aniline leather is glossy, thick, slippy. Nappa leather is matt, slim, soft. Full Grain Leather is with a vintage, curse appearance but a very unique smooth and cold touching feeling.

Cowhide and Ponyskin leather is the most unique material, as we will let customers choose the pattern from each piece of the leather. There are no two identical snowflakes in the world, there are no two identical products made of Cowhide and Ponyskin leather too. No mention it is very elegant, and a lot of customers have given extremely high compliments on them.



Details of different leather



1. PU leather


Many customers have been misled by some middle sellers who try to defame us by using PU leather so some innocent people will buy their overpriced products.
In their sayings, PU leather is fake leather, with stinks, and Barcelona Chairs and all the furniture made of PU leather offered from us are totally inferior products.
But the Truth is: PU leather is never as bad as those rumors say.
Click here to know the specific technical details of PU leather that we use
Click here to access PU Leather Color Swatch



2. Top Grain Leather


The Top Grain Leather we use is the First Layer of the natural skin of Cattle, it has the natural poles if you look closely at them, which you can not find in the synthetic leather.
The Top Grain Leather we use is more expensive than the top grain leather made of buffalo, it is also much better than the second layer of the Cattle skin
Please click here to view the comparison between Cattle leather vs Buffalo leather, and First layer vs Second layer
Click here to access Top Grain Leather Color Swatch



3. Italian Leather


Italian Leather is a calf leather produced in Italy, and needs to be imported into China. Italian leather has a great reputation worldwide for its high quality and highly developed process techniques.
Compared with the Top Grain Leather, it is with higher density grains and softer in touching feelings with a natural gloss on the surface of the leather.
Click here to view the detailed comparison between Italian Leather and Top Grain Leather.
Click here to access Italian Leather Color Swatch



4. Aniline Leather


Aniline leather is the leather secondly-processed from Italian Leather, using a soluble topcoat paint or insoluble pigments to dye it but without covering the surface. After the process, the leather is with a unique gloss and color, but distinct from artificial leather, you can see the natural pores and grains.
The Real Aniline Leather is very expensive, and many sellers would use the fake Aniline Leather to cut the cost which is also called Faux leather.
You can click here to view the comparison between Real Aniline Leather and Fake Aniline Leather.
You can also click here to view the comparison between Aniline Leather and Italian Leather.
Click here to access Average Aniline Leather Color Swatch
Click here to access Authentic Aniline Leather Color Swatch



5. Nappa Leather


Different from Aniline Leather, Nappa Leather is secondly-processed from Italian Leather but eliminating the gloss and grains, thus it is a matt leather, with no obvious lines, and extremely soft and delicate just like the petal.
Click here to view the comparison between Nappa Leather, Italian Leather and Top Grain Leather.
Click here to access Nappa Leather Color Swatch



6. Full Grain Leather


Do you know what kind of Leather does the $5000 Original Barcelona Chair use? Yes, that is exactly the Full Grain Leather.
Though our selling price is much lower, this type of leather is a really rare, expensive, elegant, unique leather. No color swatch, only customized case by case, limited colors availalbe.
The vintage aura, the coarse lines, the gradient color, the special soft touching feels, it seems to come from a castle used by a knight or a King.
Click here to get the full pictures of this leather and the Barcelona Chair made in this leather from us.



7. Pony Skin Leather & Cowhide Leather


Cowhide leather is the natural skin and hair of a cow. Pony skin leather is the natural skin and hair of pony. Usually cowhide leather is with the color of white and black while pony skin leather is white and brown and grey.
Cowhide and pony skin leather is as expensive as aniline leather, due to its complicated process and high quality and elegance.
There is no color swatch for cowhide or pony skin leather, as none of the two can be with the same grains or lines or the same pattern. In another word, each cowhide or pony skin leather is unique.
But after your order, we will send you pictures of the whole piece of the leather for you to select the color and pattern.
You can click here to view the details we help customers to choose the cowhide leather and pony skin leather, and what their feedbacks are.



8. Dakota Leather


Dakota Leather is a top grain,semi-aniline leather with a light clear coating on top of the surface for protection, used a lot in BMW cars. We use this material to make Barcelona cushions which will make the cushions and chairs even more comfortable.
You can click here to view the comparison between Dakota Leather and Italian Leather.
You can also click here to view the comparison between Dakota Leather and other High-end Leather.



9. Nubuke Leather


Nubuck Leather is a High Grade Leather which is first dull polished by machine to produce the floss on the surface, and double processed with protective coatings when using in furniture. Nubuck Leather is excellent in air permeable, and gives the Barcelona Chair a special outlook combing the vintage with elegancy.
You can click here to view more details about this leather and the chair made of it.



10. Saddle Leather


Saddle Leather is a type of leather processed combining genuine leather and natural emulsion, which makes it extremely durable from waterproofing and dustproofing.
You can click here to view more details about this leather and the furniture made of it.