Natural leather – characteristics

Upholstery leather

All leather used in the production of Gala Collezione furniture comes from verified Brazilian and Italian tanneries. Every extract of leather is specially selected and cut out by experienced master cutters, so that you receive upholstery of the highest quality. Leather is available in over thirty different shades – so you can choose the color that will perfectly suit your needs and match your living room.

Types of leather in Gala Collezione offer

MADRAS leather

Type: closed face leather, with madras-type embossing
Characteristics:

• The face (top layer) has been embossed with a distinct fine regular pattern, which makes the natural characteristics of the leather less noticeable on its surface compared to smooth leather.
• It is coloured and protected with an impregnating varnish which increases resistance to abrasion and helps protect it from the effects of everyday use.
• It is one-tone leather, i.e. of uniform colour.

PEGASO leather

Type: thick face leather, bovine, closed, with pegaso embossing
Characteristics:

• The face (top layer) has been embossed before the surface finish (prestampato), so that natural features such as bites, minor scars, veins or stretch marks are less visible on the surface.
• The increased thickness has a positive impact on the usability and quality and reduces susceptibility to creasing.
• It is coloured and protected with an impregnating varnish, which increases resistance to abrasion and external factors.
• It is one-tone leather, i.e. of uniform colour or two-tone (colour is uneven, shaded).

FEDERICA leather

Type: bovine closed face leather, with federica embossing
Characteristics:

• The face (top layer) is gently embossed, making the pattern visible on the leather surface close to natural. As a result, small natural features such as scars, veins and a varied structure can be seen on the surface, which emphasises the natural origin of the raw material.
• The leather has a smooth and soft grip – it is soft and elastic, making it less susceptible to wrinkling during use.
• It is coloured in one-tone (uniform) or two-tone (the colour is uneven, shaded), two tonnes of the same colour from the same palette), protected with an impregnating varnish which increases resistance to abrasion and external factors, and is finished with a silicone-based impregnate.

MASSIF leather

Type: closed face leather, semianiline
Characteristics:

• The face (top layer) is embossed very gently so that its natural structure is preserved and small natural features such as scars or veins are visible on the surface.
• It is slightly processed in the finishing process to maintain its high degree of naturalness and to achieve a smooth and soft grip. Minor amounts of pigments and finishing agents are used – on the one hand, this allows to maintain the natural pattern on the surface and, on the other hand, to increase resistance to wear and tear and external factors.
• Due to the very delicate finishing process, the leather is pleasant and warm to the touch. • This is one-tone leather, i.e. of uniform colour.

GRANADA leather

Type: closed face leather, semianiline, from exotic cows.
Characteristics:

• The face (top layer) is embossed very gently so that its natural structure is preserved and small natural features such as scars or veins are visible on the surface.
• It is slightly processed in the finishing process to maintain its high degree of naturalness and to achieve a smooth and soft grip. Minor amounts of pigments and finishing agents are used – on the one hand, this allows to maintain the natural pattern on the surface and, on the other hand, to increase resistance to wear and tear and external factors.
• Due to the very delicate finishing process, the leather is pleasant and warm to the touch.
• It is a two-tone leather, i.e. with an uneven, shaded colour.

Characteristics of leather

Here are five facts proving that the natural leather is the most sophisticated upholstery material:

1. Each extract is different and has distinctive features (shown in the pictures below) which attest to its natural origin. As a result, each piece of furniture gains its individual and unique character.
2. This is a flexible material which can be subject to stretching and shrinking – that is why the sofa maintains a perfect shape.
3. Leather is an allergy friendly material – it allows avoiding factors that cause allergy as it does not absorb tobacco smoke, dust or mites.
4. Natural leather is a “living” material – it breathes, adopts to the ambient temperature and improves regulation of room humidity it because absorbs and releases moisture.
5. If treated properly, it matures beautifully with unique charm and class..

gaps

veins

wrinkles

differences in shades

differences in texture

scars

bites

creases