BiMonthly Bulletin - Leather Categories
Townsend Leather LOVES LEATHER, we love talking about it, using it, creating it, and educating on it. We are on a continuous effort to help everyone understand the intricacies of leather and… Full Aritcle
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Townsend Leather LOVES LEATHER, we love talking about it, using it, creating it, and educating on it. We are on a continuous effort to help everyone understand the intricacies of leather and some of the finer details that can be hard to keep straight if you aren’t working with leather on a daily basis.
So, we have released a few Townsend Leather “bulletins”. You can see the archives here on our Resources Page. These Bulletins are meant to serve as easily-digestible leather factoid sheets. Giving you a bit more information and detail on a specific aspects of leather.
Our most recent 2014 January/February Edition focuses on the topic of Categories of Leather. This is a downloadable PDF with explanation on the different categories of Townsend Leather, it is chock full of links and info.
Because leather is a natural material, it has the potential to be produced into a multitude of final products with vastly different looks. There are many different ways to process leather for different end results. At Townsend, we review each hide individually for its qualities, determine its grade, and then decide what end product each hide would make.
Most of Townsend’s leathers can be classified into just a small number of basic categories…READ MORE
Let us know if you have specific leather questions or suggestions for future bulletin topics.
Today’s reason,
“I love the feeling of luxury that leather evokes.”
LEATHER ELEVATES ANY DESIGN, FROM COMMONPLACE OR EXPECTED TO SEXY AND ELEGANT AND GIVES IT AN UNDENIABLE AURA OF LUXURY.
High-end designer handbags are made of leather for a reason. Leather innately portrays a sense of sophistication, beauty, and high design that cannot be replicated with other materials. Using leather on upholstery, on case goods, or even on walls, floors, or ceilings means that you will have a design that will be classic and timeless, never dated or out of style.
Few things are so emblematic of luxury and comfort as leather. That is why, when designers want to create a feeling and environment of luxury and extravagance this is the one material they turn to. The famous 7 Star luxury hotel in Dubai, The Burj Al Arab, knows that only one material is suitable to set the tone and feeling they want. The bright red couches in the lobby, are expertly designed in Townsend leather to be one of the first things you see, and because of the feeling of luxury that leather evokes, you are instantly “taken away” with a feeling of opulence and comfort.
You can experience a bit of that feeling by watching this video exploration of the Burj Al Arab. The Burj Al Arab boasts leather couches, chairs, and even Townsend Leather leather floor tiles to complete their luxurious environment.
See how this all started, www.townsendleather.com/2014/lifestyle/for-the-love-of-leather
another reason we LOVE leather.
Today’s reason,
“I love that leather is natural.”
LEATHER IS FIRST AND FOREMOST A PRODUCT OF NATURE.
Because of this, there is an inherent natural beauty and uniqueness to each and every hide or skin. Leather is not made of plastics and is not engineered out of machine-made parts. In fact, at Townsend Leather, we believe the very best leathers are altered as slightly as possible from their natural state. Our leather craftspeople, with years of experience in the art of leather-making, seek to enhance the natural characteristics of each hide, not over-engineer or hide them.
Leather has a beautiful connection to the earth and nature. It has a unique natural snowflake type beauty in that each hide has a history and its own story to tell. Choosing leather means recognizing this connection to nature and pays homage to our beautiful world.
This post shows two other companies’ expressions of the natural beauty of leather.
See how this all started, www.townsendleather.com/2014/lifestyle/for-the-love-of-leather
Over the past couple weeks Townsend has been celebrating an upcoming retirement of one of our longest standing exemplary employees.
But we haven’t only been celebrating. We have also been preparing. Preparing for how to say goodbye to someone who so epitomized the values and work ethic of Townsend Leather and preparing for how to fill such a large gap when she is gone.
Jackie has been described by many as a force, a leader, a go-getter, a do-er. She doesnt stand idly by, she takes action, gets things and people moving. She has been with Townsend for 25 years. She has had her hand in all the ups and downs over that time and has literally had her hand on thousands and thousands of hides.
Townsend Leather president, Jared Eckler has said of Jackie, “If our definition of a partner was in the dictionary, I would expect to see Jackie’s picture next to it. She has come to define for me what working hard and caring for others means.”
With her hard work and dedication Jackie has led many people over the years, even when she didn’t have a leadership role. She is a natural born leader, treating everyone as equals and focusing on the work. Even while working with her sons-in-laws. She has become an expert of a particular aspect of Townsend’s production, the staker, Jackie and the quality of our staker department have become so intertwined over the years that at one of her retirement celebrations, she was presented with her own minature staker.
She will certainly be able to “let the good times roll” during her well deserved retirement.
Jackie will be missed. She has many friends here and is considered family, literally to some, and emotionally to many. She has a vibrant sense of humor and makes friends wherever she goes. And playing on that sense of humor, someone at Townsend even went out of their way to be sure that her Townsend memories are kept fresh and safe…
By plastic wrapping her truck for safe keeping!
I’m sure it took her a bit longer to get out of the Townsend parking lot this day! We did our best to hold on and keep you here as long as we could Jackie!
Jackie thank you for your time, expertise, leadership, and everything you have brought to Townsend Leather over the past 25 years. You have been an integral part of Townsend’s history and your legacy will last far into Townsend’s future.
Please join us in wishing Jackie a wonderful retirement and in thanking her for 25 years of taking care of our customers and employees!
Today’s reason to love leather…
“I love that I know my leather will last a lifetime, maybe longer.”
THERE IS A REASON YOU CAN FIND VINTAGE LEATHER PRODUCTS THAT ARE STILL BEAUTIFUL.
Townsend’s leather is a natural product that has been expertly processed to withstand the test of time. More than man-made textiles, leather is able to hold up against extreme temperatures and other aging concerns.
LEATHER IS TRULY NATURE’S TEXTILE.
Leather is robust and durable. It is specially produced to withstand the test of time and harsh conditions. Vintage boots, antique furniture, old leather-bound books – they all look better and get better with age, and they last and last – thanks to the long long life of leather.
Proper care and preservation certainly play a part, but well-crafted leather will last and last. Check out this leather show that has lasted over 5000 years from National Geographic. Not many other materials in the world can boast that kind of lifespan!
See how this series started, www.townsendleather.com/2014/lifestyle/for-the-love-of-leather
TOWNSEND LEATHER CELEBRATES A LOVE OF LEATHER ALL FEBRUARY LONG
#leatherlove
February, the month that boasts Valentine’s Day and reminds of us of the importance of expressing love, seemed the appropriate time to share a celebration of our Love of Leather.
See below, a variety of blog posts explaining just why we love leather.
We invite you to visit our blog, facebook, or instagram to see all the reasons, people, at Townsend Leather and beyond, #LoveLeather or see the whole collection in this PDF,
Townsend Leather LOVES leather. YOU love leather, EVERYONE who has ever sat on, smelled, held, specified, or created leather – Loves Leather. Join us on our journey as we express what we love about leather in written form . . . what we are thinking of as a kind of love letter to leather.
We call this our For the Love of Leather series, and we encourage you to join in and let us know all the reasons you love leather.
“I love, that I know my leather will last a lifetime, maybe longer.”
There is a reason you can find vintage leather products that are still beautiful. Townsend’s leather is a natural product that has been expertly processed to withstand the test of time. More than man-made textiles, leather is able to hold up against extreme temperatures and other aging concerns.
And to fully seal our dedicated love to leather, we share with you, our Love Letter to Leather… If you feel the same way we do about beautiful luxurious leather, we encourage you to share this letter… (copy and paste this link, http://bit.ly/letherlove)
Dearest Leather,
Enter the room and all eyes are on you.
Elegant and fashionable, you stand out against the rest.
Sensual, warm, luxurious – the desire to get closer is nearly unbearable.
There is an ache to breathe in your beauty. There is an ache to feel your richness, warmth, and softness.
You naturally comfort and invite. Everyone wants to be with you and you welcome it warmly.
You are an icon. A symbol of classic beauty. An emblem of sophistication.
Depth and richness, timeless style.
Wherever you are, whenever you are, you are the style. You are the trend.
And still it is easy to find your playful side – sumptuous, sexy, mystifying.
Dark, shimmering, contouring to every shape and angle, you ignite the imagination.
You leave a lasting impression with organic ease. Nothing seems to get in your way.
You are strong and steady, but with comforting care.
You have warmly and carefully cradled my heart.
Your socially conscious ways inspire, your beauty and creativity inspires, your sensuality ignites passion.
Oh, how I love you.
REASON 1
Leather Lasts a Lifetime
https://townsendleather.com/2014/lifestyle/for-the-love-of-leather-reason-1-lasts
REASON 2
Leather is Natural
https://townsendleather.com/2014/lifestyle/its-natural
REASON 3
The Feeling of Luxury that Leather Evokes
https://townsendleather.com/2014/lifestyle/the-feeling-of-luxury
REASON 4
Leather’s Durability
https://townsendleather.com/2014/lifestyle/durability
REASON 5
Leather’s Breathability
https://townsendleather.com/2014/lifestyle/breathability
REASON 6
Leather is Environmental
https://townsendleather.com/2014/lifestyle/its-environmental
REASON 7
Leather Wears In
https://townsendleather.com/2014/lifestyle/wears-in
REASON 8
The Smell of Leather
https://townsendleather.com/2014/lifestyle/the-smell
REASON 9
Leather Can Stretch In Every Direction
https://townsendleather.com/2014/lifestyle/stretches
REASON 10
Leather is So Easy to Customize
https://townsendleather.com/2014/lifestyle/customizeable
REASON 11
Townsend Leather is Manufactured in the USA
https://townsendleather.com/2014/lifestyle/made-in-the-usa
REASON 12
Leather is Easy to Clean
https://townsendleather.com/2014/lifestyle/easy-to-clean
REASON 13
Townsend Leather is the Highest Quality
https://townsendleather.com/2014/lifestyle/highest-quality
REASON 14
Leather is Easy to Repair
https://townsendleather.com/2014/lifestyle/easy-to-repair
REASON 15
Townsend Leather Has Endless Design Options
https://townsendleather.com/2014/lifestyle/endless-design-options
REASON 16
Townsend Leather is So Easy to Order
https://townsendleather.com/2014/lifestyle/easy-to-order
REASON 17
Leather is Easy to Pair With Fabric
https://townsendleather.com/2014/lifestyle/easy-to-pair-with-fabric
REASON 18
Leather Increases the Value of Every Design
https://townsendleather.com/2014/lifestyle/increases-the-value-of-my-designs
REASON 19
It is So Exciting to Open a Leather Delivery
https://townsendleather.com/2014/lifestyle/the-feeling-of-opening-my-leather-delivery
REASON 20
Nothing Compares to Leather
https://townsendleather.com/2014/lifestyle/it-is-leather
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Townsend Leather is a luxury upholstery leather manufacturer in upstate New York. Serving designers in all markets (aviation, hospitality, contract, transportation…) in every corner of the planet. Utilizing leather’s natural beauty and enhancing it with any custom, artistic or designed element desired, Townsend is deeply in love with leather and satisfying our customers.
You can learn more about Townsend Leather at www.townsendleather.com or info@townsendleather.com
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Townsend has had an extremely long and positive partnership with the experts and innovators at Bombardier.
Even after years of countless successes, exciting events, visits, and continuous communication, Townsend was especially proud to be honored with a special Bombardier status this past Friday.
Jean-Luc Charland and Johanne Marquis took time from their very busy schedules to spend time at Townsend Leather presenting our team with a special VIP Inspection Status on behalf of Bombardier.
This honor comes to Townsend after years of successful partnership and extremely stringent quality standards. Townsend inspectors and craftsmen have proven, without a doubt, their ability to produce and maintain the highest quality leather available. Townsend is extremely proud of our team, especially our front line inspectors Mike and Kayla.
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