Sharkskin and Leather: Tangible luxury

An Art Deco detail covered with special leather. A small cabinet door or a tabletop covered with shagreen, the surface having a fine, uniform granular texture, dyed light grey-green or ivory white, polished to a soft sheen; the seams are finished with a thin brass line. Or, a chair seat covered with smooth dark leather, with hidden stitching. Avoid: using rough natural leather with obvious pores, adding many tufts and decorative stitching, using brightly colored leather, using special leather on large areas.

Translated from Chinese by AI.

一處以特殊皮革包覆的裝飾藝術細部。一個小櫃的門片或一張桌面被鯊魚皮包覆,表面是細密均勻的顆粒狀紋理,顏色是染過的淺灰綠或象牙白,經過打磨後呈現柔和的光澤;接縫處以一道黃銅細線收邊。或是一張椅子的座面包著光滑的深色皮革,縫線隱藏。避免:使用粗糙的天然皮革與明顯的毛孔、加入大量拉釦與裝飾縫線、使用鮮豔顏色的皮革、把特殊皮革用在大面積上。