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The swatch is painted with Black paint is aplied to form Using cling film, the wet paint is
grey primer. the base layer. One light coat rinckled to give the surface a

followed by two heavy coats. wavy un-even effect.

Leather

Material History

First used for The Greeks Leather became Chrome tanning
Sandals, Clothes, discovered the the main material allowed for faster Faux leather
Bottles, Tools, etc process of Tan- to be used for Production. produced.
ning. furniture.

5000 BC 500 BC 15th Cent. 1858 1983

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Production Properties

Hides are collected from cattle which were culled for beef. The hides are cut in half to be more Soft.
manageable and placed in a mixer, once the hair has been removed from the hides surface, Pliable.
tanning salts are introduced. The hides are dried after this first tanning and passed through a Stylish.
machine which cuts them down to an even thickness after which they are placed back in a Semi-Permiable.
mixer with a solution of vegetable extract and tree bark for a second tanning. After this pro-
cess, the hides are officially converted to leather as they are the correct colour and have been
softened. Glass is then used to hang the Leather on to dry as it prevents them from shrinking. bernhardt.com
Once dry the leather gets polished and packaged, ready to be shipped.

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