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A genuine leather sofa is made of cowhide or other materials. Cowhide has natural skin pores and textures, feels rich, soft, and is quite flexible. Currently, leather products on the market can be roughly divided into four types according to their material: full green leather, semi-green leather, embossed leather, and cracked leather.
1. Grain: The grain of tumbled cowhide is not uniform and varies in size. The grain of artificial leather has standard patterns and can be identified by the naked eye.
2. Touch. This method can also distinguish between top-grain leather and split-grain leather. Split-grain leather feels rough and is less flexible than top-grain leather. Therefore, split-grain leather cannot be as delicate as top-grain leather, and it will also stretch over time, making it difficult to recover. Top-grain leather, on the other hand, feels very delicate and has excellent flexibility. When a leather sample is provided by a store, we can identify it by its pattern. If a genuine leather sofa manufacturer uses top-grain cowhide, the quality of the sofas they produce is guaranteed to be high. Sofas made from different materials will ultimately have different quality.
3. Finger pressure: This method is very effective in distinguishing top-grain leather from faux leather. When you press your finger against top-grain leather, subtle lines appear around the area where you press, and these lines fade away when you release your finger. However, faux leather, on the other hand, is less prone to lines. Because of its firmness, the lines on medium-thick leather are less pronounced, but they can still be seen with close inspection. Top-grain leather currently comes in different varieties: top-grain leather, tumbled green leather, and tumbled medium-thick leather. Tumbled green leather and tumbled medium-thick leather are more expensive and are mostly used in mid- to high-end sofas.
4. The second layer of leather is of poor quality, with poor ductility and a thin chemical fiber layer. The surface layer is clearly formed by shrinkage, which can be clearly seen in the model. Over time, the surface layer will fall off to a large extent and the surface layer will crack. If you want to know which brand of leather sofa is best, of course you should choose a well-known brand, which guarantees quality and service.
5. Generally, the top layer of leather has a dense chemical fiber layer, more obvious grain and green skin, and good ductility. It is the most widely used raw material for cowhide sofas on the market. If the leather sofa manufacturer uses the top layer of leather, the ductility of the sofa will also be good.
6. The tumbled green leather has fine pores, dense fiber layer, shallow lines, good air permeability and good elasticity, and is used to make high-end sofas.
7. The pores of medium-thick leather with tumble patterns are relatively fine, the chemical fiber layer is dense, the skin thickness is 1.5 times that of ordinary top-layer leather, the elasticity is equivalent to that of green leather, the surface lines are obvious, and the touch is delicate.
8. Top-grain leather demand. This varying demand is a major factor in sofa costs. Currently, most cowhide sofas on the market are made with cowhide on the exterior, while the back and some untouched areas are replaced with artificial leather. However, in some markets, high-end sofas and quality-conscious stores exclusively use top-grain leather or artificial leather when stating otherwise. Some less-savvy stores may offer artificial leather without stating otherwise. A full-leather sofa is undoubtedly the best quality leather sofa.
9. Sofa comfort. The comfort of a sofa is largely determined by the foam. Softer foam isn't necessarily better. While soft, the foam needs to have good resilience to maintain the sofa's lifespan. You can assess its resilience by pressing the sofa with your hand to see how quickly it recovers. Also, feel the side rails to check for a uniform hardness and softness. Choose the foam that suits you best; avoid excessive softness, which can be harmful to the body.