Italian Hide ‘Cammello’
A traditionally made, fully vegetable tanned quarter cow hide. The hides are sourced in Scandinavia then tanned, dyed and finished in Tuscany, Italy.
The leather is drum dyed to the classic ‘Cammello’ colour of a warm and pale tan shade, so typically used by the great mid-century furniture makers of Scandinavia. Absolutely no other finishes are applied to the top of this leather so it has a beautiful untouched natural satin surface. Natural marks, such as fat wrinkles and scars will be found across each piece creating non-uniform patterns and impressions, the hallmark of genuine leather. This leather is pale in colour and with time will darken in shade significantly as it is exposed to sunlight (which can be seen on one of our photographs). It will also build depth with a wonderfully rich, and often shiny patina over time, as it gets marked and scratched with wear and tear.
This is a leather that can be chosen if you a looking for a distressed, old leather or vintage look as although it starts off relatively uniform when new, the characteristics of old and vintage leather genuinely build naturally with time as you use the leather. This can be quite quick if the wear and tear is aggressive! This is a very natural product and so scratches and contact with oil and grease will be immediately noticeable.
This leather has no stretch and is suited to upholstery of simple shapes and smooth panels, such as dining room chairs and seat panels. Due to this leather’s stiffer handle we advise deep buttoning and complicated shapes must only be attempted by the most capable upholsterers.
Panel Size Information
These cow hide leather pieces are cut from the butt of the hide as this section provides beautifully even-textured leather. When new, faint shave lines from the underside of the leather can sometimes be visible across the panels. With time and use these naturally fade away, and we often find that the handling of the leather by your upholsterer is enough for these lines to mellow and fade away.
Skin sizes vary widely within a batch. These measurements represent an average sized skin.
Details
- Name: Italian Hide
- Colour: Cammello
- Animal: Cow
- Thickness: 1.0 to 1.2mm
- Minimum order: 1 piece
- Pieces range from: 8 to 14 sq ft
- Average piece size: 11 sq ft
- Price: £38.40 per square foot, including UK VAT
To request a sample get in touch with us by phone or email
If you’d like to place an order just tell us the number of pieces or the square footage you require.
We will select pieces from the same batch, but we cannot accommodate further selection requirements.
Please note that CFAs are not applicable for leather, because tone, colour and grain texture vary from batch to batch, skin to skin and even within a single skin. Similarly it is very hard to accurately capture these qualities in photos so we do not, as a rule, supply photos of leather selections.
We encourage you to come to our studio in Camberwell, London and select the pieces yourself from our current stock if you are worried about suitability for your job.
We’re happy to ship anywhere in the world! Customs duties and taxes may apply if purchasing from outside the UK and we cannot predict these charges. Please account for these and be prepared to pay them upon delivery.
