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Originally Posted by rotten42
I take issue with this. "Top grain" leather. Top grain leather implies that it is a split grain leather where they slice through the leather to create a top grain and a bottom grain. What you should be looking for is a full grain leather. This leather isn't split typically sealed. Back in my design school days we had an Italian leather manufacturer do a full day course on leather with us. Most of the crap you see out there is is actually leather is a bottom grain leather that has been imprinted with a texture and sealed. It is why is is usually cold to the touch and not a pliable.
This company here looks a bit off to me. Many of their designs are rip-offs of licensed furniture and they use a lot of bullsh*t marketing terms to trick people into thinking their quality is better than it is and to charge ridiculous retail prices.
In my experience, most people tend to buy for a lifespan of about 5-7 years unless it is a statement piece or licensed classic design like Eames, Mies van der Rohe, Le Corbusier for modern pieces or some contract furniture piece.
All the contract furniture firms sell residential furniture now. They have partnerships with companies like Blue Dot, West Elm, Extremis, etc and many more. The thing about their partnerships is they often (not always) build the same furniture you can get in a retail store but they are built to a tougher standard. The frames can be stronger and they will use a higher density foam in the cushions....at a much better price than retail.
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I wouldn't say its that simple with leather. If you want smooth and soft, top grain is the best choice. You would want a different quality of leather on a cushion, as opposed to a boot.