San Lorenzo Design Recycled Leather Desk Set

Recycled leather is widely used in the the upholstery industry and is created by re-purposing remnants of fine leather from the artisans workshop, shredding them, then mixing them with natural rubber and pressing them into sheets. The new material averages usually 80% genuine leather and is then coated for protection and coloring. To know more about this material I found a website that will explain more about it: https://naturalupholstery.com/2012/09/what-is-recycled-leather/

Recycled leather is a composite of shredded leather scraps and residues collected from tanneries and other leather product manufacturers. The shreds are treated with resin, glued together and then shaped into, say, part of a wallet or seat cover. Some of the finished recycled leather products will have the look and feel of new, non-recycled leather depending on the finish that is given to the surface. Recycled leather can also be stamped with the same result that you have on genuine leather.

Hi! This material is fairly thick - about 1/16", and more rigid than genuine leather or what is usually expected of bonded leather (the bonded leather has various contents of leather depending on the manufacturer, as low as 50%), partly thanks to the protective coating (which gives the consistent color and water protection, the other side is the actual regenerated material which, like genuine leather, should not be exposed to moisture).