Nappa ‘Arancia’
A buttery soft, traditionally made, fully vegetable tanned sheepskin leather. Sourced in Italy where the leather is tanned, then dyed to vibrant orange.
There are absolutely no finishes applied to the top of this leather so it has a beautiful untouched naturally matt surface. As a consequence of this innate surface, this leather is able to build great character with time, looking better and more characterful as it ages. It will mark and burnish through use, and eventually build a deeper colour with very rich patina. Natural marks, such as fat wrinkles and scars can often be found in the skins creating beautiful patterns and impressions.
This is a leather that can be chosen if you a looking for a distressed, old leather or vintage look as although this is new, the characteristics of old and vintage leather genuinely build naturally with time and use rather than emulating a look. At first marks will be noticeable, especially with contact with oil, grease or water, but will look fantastic once the odd marks build and blend into an all-over patinated finish.
These skins are particularly small, around 4 – 6 square foot, so best suited to seat panels or jobs which can incorporate the panelling of multiple skins together. The suppleness of this leather makes it a joy to work with and irresistible to touch.
Panel Size Information
Sheep skins are narrowest in width beneath their shoulders where the shape naturally scoops inwards. Should you require a rectangular panel, the maximum width will be determined by this narrow point.
If an alternative shape is requested (circle, tall and thin rectangle, square etc.) it may be possible to cut a shape with a wider width, or a taller length.
Skin sizes vary widely within a batch. These measurements represent an average sized skin.
Details
- Name: Nappa
- Colour: Arancia
- Animal: Sheep
- Thickness: 1.2 to 1.6mm
- Minimum order: 1 skin
- Skins range from: 4 to 6 sq ft
- Average skin size: 5 sq ft
- Price: £32 per square foot, including UK VAT
For trade enquiries and to request complimentary samples, please contact us at howe@36bournestreet.com
Ordering
If you’d like to place an order just tell us the number of skins or the square footage you require.
We will select skins 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 skins 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.
Please see our full terms for more information.