What is Saffiano texture?
Saffiano is a textured leather, meaning it has a cross-hatch finish achieved by treating the leather with a specialised stamping machine. As a result, the leather is highly scratch resistant, durable and exceptionally easy to keep clean.
How can you tell real saffiano leather?
If you’re unfamiliar with the brand’s trademark material, Saffiano is calf leather with a fine criss-cross pattern pressed on it by a machine. An original will feel structured and rigid, while synthetics tend to be soft and floppy. Original Saffiano leather will also have a slight gloss to it.
What does saffiano leather look like?
Saffiano leather is famous for its diagonal lines and cross-hatch pattern which are machine-pressed into the wax coating of the leather giving it a slight sheen. Saffiano leather can be made of faux or genuine leather.
What does saffiano leather feel like?
Whether for Saffiano or patent leather, the coating has the side-effect of masking leather’s identifying properties like its soft smell and natural surface texture. Many ladies have a combination of leather bags in their collection: from Saffiano to lusher feel-me-smell-me leathers.
Is saffiano leather soft or hard?
In Conclusion. Saffiano leather is a luxurious leather that is made from calf leather. It has a hard wearing that makes it exceptional for daily use. Not only is it easy to wipe clean but it is also abrasive resistant.
Is Saffiano PVC leather?
It was originally made from calf leather. Today the Saffiano methodology is used on many types of leather and vegan PU materials alike. Many say that the Saffiano treatment of leather creates a sturdy, synthetic looking finish similar to PU or PVC, which adds to the confusion whether or not a bag is vegan or not.
Is saffiano leather high quality?
One of the highest quality types of leather around is genuine Saffiano leather. Saffiano leather is highly durable, scratch-resistant, can repel water and stains and as such is easy to clean.
What is Saffiano leather made of?
Saffiano leather was originally made from the highest quality calf leather. The name Saffiano comes from the cross hatch print that was pressed into the wax that coated the leather. It is supposed to be water-resistant, if not waterproof and on a vegetable tanned base.
What is Aspinal leather made from?
Aspinal of London uses only the finest full-grain leather sourced from trusted leather suppliers and experts in luxury craftsmanship. A number of our key pieces are handmade from high-quality Italian saffiano leather which is durable, practical and easy to wipe clean. But what is Saffiano leather and how is it made? Let us explain…
How do I clean palmellato or Saffiano leather?
Make sure to use a stain remover which is approved for use with Palmellato or Saffiano leather. For any of these options, we advise to clean the leather with the grain pattern. Allow the leather to dry naturally at room temperature, ideally, in an area of dry air flow and away from any heat sources.
What is a textured leather called?
Leather which gain their grain pattern by this kind of stamping method are also called “textured leathers”. Saffiano leather can be made of faux or genuine leather.