Leather classes

The right leather type to suit any lifestyle

The right leather type to suit any lifestyle

How do you go about choosing the type of leather that is best suited to you? First select the leather class. Each class offers a variety of different leather types, which in turn are available in a wide range of colours, grain patterns Leather face structure; patterns can be compact, fine, medium or coarse. and a variety of different thicknesses.

 

Select one of three leather classes
ORI applies the strictest quality standards when selecting the bull skins, guaranteeing positively top quality in each leather class.

  • Pure aniline leather Pure natural leather which has only been treated with aniline colourants.
    Absolute top class for optimal pleasure and seating comfort beyond compare. Pure aniline leather is pure nature and requires some caution in use. The reason being that the leather has only been dyed Leather which has been pigmented or dyed with aniline colourants, causing both the inside and outside of the leather skin to take on the same colour., without surface pigmentation Colourants which are sprayed onto the leather face. The grain pattern is entirely natural.
  • Semi-aniline leather Leather with a small amount of pigment colourants sprayed on the surface face.
    A leather type which is lightly pigmented, combining quality, comfort and beauty.
  • Pigmented leather Leather with a large amount of pigment colourants sprayed onto the surface face.
    Leather in this class has received a more intense series of processing steps before being finished with a solid surface coat. Making it particularly well-suited for intensive use. Pigmented leather is budget-friendly and low on maintenance.

Decide the colour and grain pattern of your leather
Within each leather class, JORI presents a variety of different leather types which differ mainly in terms of grain pattern and thickness. Moreover, every leather type is available in a wide range of different colours. Which means that the choice of a particular leather type as part of any given class is largely a question of personal taste and the personal touch you wish to lend to your piece of JORI seating furniture.


Velours or nappa?
Velours leathers Collective term for all types of buffed leather. have been mildly buffed which gives them a velvety aspect. Velours is only available under the 'pure aniline leathers' leather class.
Nappa leather Collective term for all types of full-grained leather. is full-grained and is available under each of the different leather classes.