What are the 3 main types of leather finish?

What are the 3 main types of leather finish?
Pigmented, Semi-aniline and Aniline leather, are all types of finished leather, but they differ in their characteristics and the properties they have. Aniline leather is the most natural and softest type of leather while Pigmented leather is the most durable and resistant to staining and fading. Semi-aniline leather falls somewhere…
What is Faux leather?
Faux leather is a synthetic material made from a Polyvinyl Chloride (PVC), or Polyurethane (PU) coating which is applied to a composite leather or fabric backing. Faux leather is occasionally used as a substitute for real leather but there’s a lack of information relating to its performance and sustainability. Our…
What are the best alternative materials to leather?
By Deborah Taylor Managing Director of the Sustainable Leather Foundation. If there is just one thing that I want the readers of this blog to remember as a key take-away, it’s this: all production and consumption has an impact. Our individual and corporate responsibility then lies in how we act…
What is Pu leather?
PU leather, or polyurethane leather, is an artificial textile that is often used in place of genuine leather in clothing and upholstery. PU leathers can be made purely from thermosoftening plastic polymers, or from a combination of plastics and genuine leather, with the former considered vegan. There is an opinion…
Is leather upholstery waterproof?
The first thing that it’s important to establish is the difference between waterproof and water resistant. Unless it receives a special coating leather can never actually be made 100% waterproof but most upholstery leather will be finished in a way that makes its surface water resistant. When an item is…
How To Clean Leather Upholstery?
Leather upholstery is practical, durable, and easy to clean and maintain. Depending on the type of leather your furniture is upholstered with, regular cleaning requires little more than vacuuming the exterior with the brush attachment, wiping it down thoroughly with a microfibre cloth (dry for unprotected leather, and wet for…