THE MATERIAL LIBRARY
The materials currently held at Maison Elemento — Italian leathers, European and German automotive textiles, and Alcantara. Every Elemento piece begins here.
THE MATERIAL LIBRARY
The beginning of every Elemento piece
These are the materials currently held at the Maison. Italian leathers, European and German automotive textiles, Alcantara, timber and hardware — each one able to be combined into an individual expression of an Elemento piece.
Nothing here is a generic swatch. Every material listed is one we cut, and every combination shown is one we have made.
Italian Leathers
Italian Nappa and structured leathers, selected hide by hide.
4 materials
Italian Nappa selected for its close, even grain and soft hand. The most frequently specified leather in the Maison, and the quietest.
- Texture
- Fine grain, soft hand
- Pairs with
- Nero Alcantara · Hazelnut · Burgundy
The same Italian Nappa in a warm tan. It takes light readily and deepens with handling; no two pieces age identically.
- Texture
- Fine grain, soft hand
- Pairs with
- Hazelnut · Chocolate · Cognac
A firmer Italian leather, specified where an object has to hold its own shape. Used on the larger travel cases and on machine work.
- Texture
- Firm, structured
- Pairs with
- Nero Alcantara · Madras
A raised, pebbled grain that resists marking. Used on small goods, where a piece spends its life in a pocket.
- Texture
- Raised pebbled grain
- Pairs with
- Cognac · Nero
Textiles
European and German automotive weaves, plaid and hand-woven tweed.
9 materials
A graphic woven textile drawn from classic European automotive interiors. The house textile: dense, flat, and unmistakable at a distance.
- Texture
- Graphic woven
- Pairs with
- Nero Nappa · Burgundy Alcantara · Chocolate Alcantara
The Pepita weave in a deep European blue. Reads almost solid until it catches the light.
- Texture
- Graphic woven
- Pairs with
- Blue Alcantara · Nero Nappa
A two-tone reading of the Pepita weave in black and brown. Warmer than the Nero, and less formal.
- Texture
- Graphic woven
- Pairs with
- Chocolate Alcantara · Tan Nappa
The classic houndstooth in black and ivory. Particularly suited to watch rolls, travel cases and collector objects.
- Texture
- Houndstooth weave
- Pairs with
- Nero Nappa · Cognac Alcantara · Burgundy Alcantara
A finer German weave used on small goods, where the scale of the pattern has to fall correctly across a small face.
- Texture
- Fine houndstooth
- Pairs with
- Nero Alcantara · Olive Alcantara
A dark plaid, quieter than the Pepita and more architectural. Specified where a piece should recede.
- Texture
- Woven plaid
- Pairs with
- Nero Nappa · Nero Alcantara
Macro photograph
Hand-woven Harris Tweed in green. A textile that arrives with its own provenance, and is used sparingly.
- Texture
- Hand-woven wool
- Pairs with
- Tan Nappa · Chocolate Alcantara
A lighter checked fabric, used in combination with tan leather on machine work.
- Texture
- Checked cotton
- Pairs with
- Tan Leather
The larger-scale European houndstooth used on chest work, where there is surface enough to let the pattern run.
- Texture
- Houndstooth weave
- Pairs with
- Nero Nappa · Nero Alcantara
Alcantara
The current range of interior colours.
9 materials
The default interior. It absorbs light, holds no reflection, and does not compete with what is placed on it.
- Texture
- Suede-like, matte
- Pairs with
- Every leather and textile in the library
A warm mid-brown lining. Specified against tan and Nappa leathers where a black interior would read too severe.
- Texture
- Suede-like, matte
- Pairs with
- Tan Nappa · Nero Nappa · European Pepita
A deep brown interior. Warmer than Nero, and forgiving of the marks a watch strap leaves.
- Texture
- Suede-like, matte
- Pairs with
- Nero Pepita · Modern Pepita · Harris Tweed Green
Macro photograph
A red-brown Alcantara. Used as an interior and, on small goods, as the exterior itself.
- Texture
- Suede-like, matte
- Pairs with
- Houndstooth Pepita · Pebbled Leather
The house red. It appears as a full exterior on card sleeves and as an accent against Nero Pepita. Referenced as Bordeaux on the phone cases.
- Texture
- Suede-like, matte
- Pairs with
- Nero Pepita · Houndstooth Pepita
A muted green, and the quietest of the coloured linings.
- Texture
- Suede-like, matte
- Pairs with
- German Pepita
A saturated blue, specified alongside the blue Pepita and on its own across small goods.
- Texture
- Suede-like, matte
- Pairs with
- Blue Pepita
Near-black until it is held to the light, at which point it is unmistakably blue.
- Texture
- Suede-like, matte
- Pairs with
- German Pepita · Nero Nappa
A brown with more red in it than Hazelnut. Used on the phone cases.
- Texture
- Suede-like, matte
- Pairs with
- German Pepita · Tan Nappa
Wood
Solid timber, used where an object is furniture as much as it is storage.
1 materials
Solid mahogany, used for the vault work, where the object is furniture as much as it is storage.
- Texture
- Close grain, polished
- Pairs with
- Nero Alcantara · Hazelnut Alcantara
Hardware
Fittings, closures and the mark.
2 materialsMacro photograph
The Maison's silver hardware. Fittings, closures and the mark.
- Texture
- Brushed and polished
- Pairs with
- Nero Nappa · Nero Pepita · Nero Plaid
Macro photograph
The Maison's gold hardware. Warmer against tan, cognac and burgundy.
- Texture
- Brushed and polished
- Pairs with
- Tan Nappa · Cognac · Burgundy
Specify a material
Any material in the library can be specified on a catalogue piece or a bespoke commission. Combinations outside the standing range are possible, subject to what is held at the Maison.
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