Craftsmanship

Italian leather furniture, made the way it was always meant to be

Every Matteograssi piece passes through the hands of the atelier, from the selection of the hide to the final burnished edge. The techniques are those of the 1880 saddlery, applied to contemporary design.

A craftsman stitching a leather panel
Stitching in the atelier
The process

From the hide to the finished piece

  1. Hides selected for grain and thickness
    01

    Selection

    Coach hide is chosen by hand for grain, thickness and consistency.

  2. Trimming a panel by hand
    02

    Cutting

    Every panel is cut from the hide by a single craftsman, as in the saddlery.

  3. Stitching a coach hide seam
    03

    Stitching

    Seams are stitched with saddlery techniques carried through five generations.

  4. Wrapping and finishing the leather
    04

    Finishing

    Edges are worked, burnished and finished before the piece leaves Cantù.

Some things should never be automated.

Leather

Twelve covers, from Cuoio Classic to Customer own material

All hides are exclusively European in origin and tub-dyed with pure aniline.

Coach hide with stitched seams and embossed Matteograssi mark

Coach hide

  • Cuoio ClassicCUFull-grain cowskin from the shoulder, 3–4 mm, vegetable tanned
  • Cuoio MiuraCMBullskin from the back, 2.2–2.4 mm
Soft leather with stitched seams and embossed Matteograssi mark

Soft leathers and other covers

  • CuoiettoCS
  • Pelle SweetS
  • Pelle LightPL
  • Pelle SoftPS
  • Pelle PureU
  • Pelle FirePFClasse 1 fire rating
  • Pelle SmoothPT
  • Pelle NabukNSuede finish
  • High QualityHQ
  • C.O.M.COMCustomer own material
Coach hide

Cuoio Miura

CM · 26 colours
  • Bianco puro02
  • Bianco neve13
  • Creta19
  • Travertino9C
  • Tortora23
  • Biscotto17
  • Tan307
  • Giallo Cluny41
  • Coloniale16
  • Arancio38
  • Rosso bolero36
  • Agadir34
  • Rosso bulgaro32
  • Burgundy332
  • Bordeaux9A
  • Rich brown234
  • Testa di moro65
  • Malachite20
  • Avio21
  • Navy88
  • Blue green230
  • Blu Kobalto90
  • Oltremare96
  • Grigio nube69
  • Antracite67
  • Nero77
Soft leather

Pelle Soft

PS · 43 colours
  • Creta19
  • Segale6
  • Polvere71
  • Inchiostro79
  • Biscotto17
  • Cotto24
  • Curry54
  • Fiordilatte56
  • Meringa84
  • Torroncino9
  • Banana22
  • Mimosa86
  • Noce91
  • Nebbia89
  • Citrino47
  • Lattemiele72
  • Arancio38
  • Lontra14
  • Dattero55
  • Agadir34
  • Porpora74
  • Fragola35
  • Cielo49
  • Blu polvere97
  • Navy88
  • Corniola53
  • Granata64
  • Prugna39
  • Cina41
  • Zaffiro98
  • Oltremare96
  • Olivina93
  • Pavone18
  • Bruciato27
  • Cenere63
  • Acciaio78
  • Marmotta68
  • Testa di moro65
  • Bruno26
  • Grigio antracite67
  • Beola76
  • Grigio nube69
  • Nero77

Swatches are indicative. A dyed hide cannot be reproduced on screen; confirm every colour against a physical sample before specifying. Colour cards for other covers are available from your Matteograssi representative.

Beyond leather

Metal, wood, glass and stone, finished to the same standard

Metal

Fourteen coded finishes: epoxy, anodizing, chrome, burnishing, polished aluminium, satin and black nickel, and satin stainless steel.

Wood

Mat lacquer, oak and Persia walnut.

Glass and stone

Six bevelled glasses, Bianco Carrara and Nero Marquinia marble, and Nero Assoluto granite.