Real leather - bonded - pleather? Thanks
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Bonded is a material that use small parts of animal hide and mix or bond to other to make it durable, its not animal free
2042774
I don't think it's real leather, but it is nice. Appears real. Probably leather.
2042775
It's not real leather, but it's damn close! I bought four (over time) for my cabin in the mountains. I'm here full time now and the chairs are great.
2042776
Bonded. I try to avoid "bonded" because if you Google it you will see the only standard is that there is at least some ground-up leather in it. It could be an ear. I prefer dead-animal free but I purchased this chair with a taint of dead animal in it. I could not sit on an entire leather skin of a dead animal, but that is just me. Vinyl has its own issues too.
548009
I'm not sure if its real leather or not. I have used it quite a bit and it has held up so far.
337132
No, this is synthetic canvas/plastic -- real leather would be 3X the cost and I have never seen it yet but it would be lovely
714924
Just to elaborate on HaRebecca's repsonse: Bonded leather, also called reconstituted, blended, or eco leather is a term used for a man-made upholstery material made as a layered structure of a fiber or paper backer, a pulp made from shredded leather, and a polyurethane coating which is embossed with a leather-like texture. It's basically pleather or leatherette that uses some ground up leather.
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I'm really not sure. It seems like real leather and looks very, very nice. I was very impressed.
794901
Sorry for the delayed response. No its not leather. Its some material that is durable tho.
2095484
People, let's get one thing straight. Calling bonded leather, leather, is like calling a hot dog a filet mignon. Bonded leather is made from real leather scraps, ground up and reconstituted into leather "product". It is only 17% leather, mixed with polyurethane, and on a cotton backer. That being said, it is not as bad a vinyl, but it is IMHO NOT leather!
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Bonded leather is made with real leather but it's basically ground up leather that is made into a leather pulp and re-formed into leather like sheets. The look is "leather-like", if you look closely and feel, it doesn't look/feel like fine quality leather but they still look really nice! I love these chairs and the quality of them is lovely. I get tons of compliments on them.
714925
This is Bonded Leather. I thought about purchasing this chair and did some research.
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Bonded leather, also called reconstituted leather or blended leather, is a term used for a man-made upholstery material made as a layered structure of a fiber or paper backer, a pulp made from shredded leather, and a polyurethane coating which is embossed with a leather-like texture. It definitely feels like leather, but I would say that real leather would be more durable than what they put on most chairs. These chairs are typical of what you would see in most stores. They are comfortable and washable.
2075008
Not sure what PU stands for but it is "pleather" as in fake leather. Very durable I have noticed.
684257
According to the listing for this and the matching pieces on Cymax, they state, "Covered in top grain/split leather to provide high-end look."So... that does not mean bonded leather!However the frame is hard wood, but from what I can tell, the rest of the detailing is not wood but some sort of painted resin that appears to look like wood.
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NOT genuine leather...I believe it is a VINYL - combination type: You GET what you PAY for: REAL, 100% GENUINE FULL LEATHER would set you back, financially, 2-3 times $$$$ MORE !!!!
781587
Yes , it's real leather and very well made. I'm very happy with mine. It looks great on my bike , and it was cheaper than the brand that Walmart sells. I recommend it.
1074391
This chair is made with bonded leather, which is made in various levels of quality. Unfortunately there is no grading system for bonded leather. The bonded leather product, used on this chair, looks good, feels good and has held up well, so far (about 7 months)
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It's not real leather nor is it pleather. I'd call it some sort of composite of plastic.
1462108
I was EXTREMELY disappointed to find out that IT IS not leather... But pleather, vinyl, faux leather... Whatever you want to call it anything BUT genuine leather.... �