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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