All about leather Learn more about this material

Leather is one of the materials that has accompanied humanity since its beginnings and that, to this day, continues to fill our homes with warmth and elegance with its finishes, textures and colors.

This is one of our favorite components and is featured in many of The Blue House furniture pieces. We turned this blog into a tribute to this material to reveal more about its history, origin, production and impact.

• Our ancestors used hides to protect themselves from the elements and various environmental threats. Over time, their descendants developed methods to prolong their useful life, giving rise to the tanning industry.

• The treatment of leather and, in general, its entire process is one of the most deep-rooted and traditional professions in Colombia.

• Natural leather is, to a large extent, a waste product of the meat sector in Colombia, used by the tanning industry. Therefore, by recycling it and giving it a new life as an innovative The Blue House piece, we prevent this material from being wasted.

• Its production generates more than one million jobs for the country.

• Colombia, the eighth largest cattle-raising country in the world, today produces the finest hides in the world.

• The leather sector in Colombia was chosen by the National Government as one of the activities with the highest priority in the country's economy. In fact, 50% of Colombian leather enters the international market through exports to different parts of the world, such as the United States, Europe, China and the Caribbean.

• The excellent workmanship and aesthetic appearance of items such as The Blue House leather furniture can only be guaranteed by the careful artistic and manual work of the craftsmen.

• This material can be used to make a wide range of articles designed to provide protection, comfort and elegance. For this reason, the tanning industry represents a very important factor in the production chain of several manufacturing sectors such as footwear, leather goods, clothing, automotive and, in our case, furniture.