Living in leather: Cierre stopped being a sofa maker on purpose

Cierre leather sofa and armchair in an office lounge

Most upholstery brands sell you a sofa and leave the rest of the room to someone else. Cierre took the opposite decision and called it Living in leather: the same leather, the same hand, extended from sofas and armchairs to beds, tables, coffee tables, bookshelves and sideboards. A waiting area, a lounge and the quiet room off the boardroom can be furnished in one material language rather than three.

That matters where a floor is read as a whole. Pieces like nuvola, ginza or dune sit next to each other because they were conceived to, and the 2026 collection leans deliberately quiet — Japandi in spirit, natural tones, clean lines. La Mercanti specifies Cierre where the lounge has to hold its own against the meeting rooms, and stays on the file until it is installed.

FAQ

Where is Cierre leather tanned?

Cierre selects the raw hides on international markets and has them tanned, finished, printed and custom-coloured by its partner tanneries — not in a plant of its own, which is worth knowing when a spec sheet asks. The company describes its own approach as treating leather in a classic way while keeping environmental impact low, with quality checks at every stage from procurement to finishing.

What happens when someone spills coffee on it?

That is what the Cierre Cleaning Service exists for: you send a photo of the accidental stain with a short description and a tutor talks you through the right treatment for that specific leather. In an office, where the first coffee reaches the sofa in week one, it is the difference between a mark and a memory.

How to choose Cierre leather without guessing from a screen

For architects and workplace leads: turning 300 colours into one decision you can defend to a client.

Name the room, not the sofa

Reception, lounge, executive floor or quiet room: the use decides the leather type before any model does.

Narrow the fifteen

Cierre works more than fifteen leather types. Two or three suit each brief, and the shortlist is faster than the catalogue.

See the colour in the building

Over three hundred colours are held daily. Judge them under the light of the actual floor; the sample cost is credited in full when the order is confirmed.

Ask for the custom colour

Partner tanneries can finish and colour to a brief, which is how a lounge matches a brand palette instead of approximating it.

Write the aftercare into the handover

Hand the Cierre Cleaning Service over to facilities with the keys, so the first stain is a phone call and not a claim.