In spite of the many opinions about how the distinctive chesterfield got its name, and there are far more than we can describe, what is not in dispute is that a genuine hand made chesterfield, club chair, or office chair, will be finished in leather. Naturally the quality of leather used can vary between manufacturers and this is reflected in the look and feel of the finished item.

At Distinctive Chesterfields only the finest leather is used and before this can be carefully fitted to the frame it has to go through three finishing processes, rawhide, wet blue and finishing. Rawhide or raw leather is where it is cleaned and limed and when complete sent on to the wet blue process where this is bathed in a solution of chromium salts. Following separation into layers, the top layer being the most luxurious, it is tanned, dyed and lubricated to give that supple feel. Only then is it finished and ready to be used by our craftsmen.