Nicoline Italia’s tanneries are highly qualified and certified, providing only “raw leather” (un-treated leather) original from Europe. It presents itself as a higher quality leather compared to the “raw leather” coming from the South America. Particularly, the exposure to the sun and climate factors negatively influence on the quality of South American raw leather.
The craftsmanship of leather is totally made in Italy and the tanneries are certified as “Leather from Italy Full Cycle”.
Leathers are tanned without the use of heavy metals compliant with the law ISO 15987 that establishes a 0,1 % of maximum quantity of chrome allowed during the process of tanning.
PROTECTED LEATHERS
Protected leathers have a kind of superficial coat which contains pigments.
These lathers are recommended for a daily use of the sofa, thanks to their uniform and resistant aspect and easy maintenance.
These lathers are recommended for a daily use of the sofa, thanks to their uniform and resistant aspect and easy maintenance.
SEMI-ANILINE LEATHERS
Semi-aniline leathers have a full grain surface treated with a slight application of pigments. This step makes them more resistant to wear, more protected, elastic and at the same time it guarantees a natural aspect.
ANILINE LEATHERS
These are the leathers that do not have any superficial treatment applied, nor pigments at all on the coat – they have been left almost natural. They present the typical characteristics of a natural leather, such as insect bites, neck wrinkles signs, scars.
Those signs must not be seen as defects but, on the contrary, as special distinctive marks that elevate the value and beauty of the leather itself.
Those signs must not be seen as defects but, on the contrary, as special distinctive marks that elevate the value and beauty of the leather itself.