MATERIALS
Leather types and materials.
Which leather suits which product? Let us explain the difference in terms of service life rather than marketing language.
Full-grain (vegetable tanned) leather
Vegetable tanned, natural surfaced leather. It darkens over time and develops a patina — it gains character as it ages. The best choice for portfolios, diaries and objects handled daily.
- Upside: improves with age, can be repaired
- Downside: can mark in the first months
- Suits: portfolio, diary, desk pad
Croc-embossed leather
Genuine leather pressed with a crocodile texture. The surface is harder and more stain resistant; it is the material we use most often on protocol cases.
- Upside: durable, formal appearance
- Downside: does not patina, stays as it is
- Suits: protocol case, award box
Tooled leather
Leather worked with a pattern or motif on the surface. Preferred for menu covers and binding covers, where the emphasis on handwork is strongest.
- Upside: decorative, strong sense of craft
- Downside: pattern depth can soften over time
- Suits: menu cover, binding, album
Lining materials
Velvet is the lining we use most; it does not scratch the product and holds colour depth. Suede reads flatter and plainer. We use silk on slim products so they do not gain bulk.
Body materials
A timber frame gives weight and rigidity and is standard on protocol cases. A stiffened board structure is lighter and lowers shipping cost, which is why it is preferred on high-quantity corporate work.
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