Classic Leather

Leathers offered by Classic Leather are all top-grain. 

During  the tanning process each hide is separated into sections. The top  section (top-grain) is the most valuable part of the hide, with  exceptional strength and durability. The sections underneath are not  suitable for leather upholstery and often are referred to as “splits”,  meaning they are split from the top-grain section.

Classic Leather never uses splits on any part of our upholstered furniture.

Before the tanning process the hides are separated into different  categories based on the amount of abrasion, scars, brands and other  natural markings. 

The best hides are used to produce full aniline  leather, which on average is only about three percent. Hides with minor  imperfections are used to produce semi-aniline (natural) leather. Hides  with more imperfections are used to produce corrected grain leather.