The story of Edelman Leather

The story of
EDELMAN^® LEATHER

Back in the mid 1950’s, Teddy and Arthur Edelman not only fell in love, but together fell in love with the family’s specialty reptile leather business, creating works of art from animal hides.   In 1964, with their new friend, Andy Warhol doing their graphic design, they became the leading leather source for the fashion industry, winning the Coty Award and the Neiman-Marcus Award.  As they moved back to New York from Boston in 1981, they discovered a void in high-end upholstery leathers and launched their newly formed company, EDELMAN LEATHER. 

Edelman Leather is the premier brand of luxury leathers. “We continue our founding family tradition to design for designers, through innovation and imagination,” John Edelman, President.

Today, with awards such as consecutive “Best on the Best” House & Garden award (2010-06), Robb Reports 2010 “Best of the Year” award, and 2010 “BEST of Year” for product from Interior Design, the business has become a lifestyle company.  The projects range evenly among high-end residential, hospitality, contract, and aircraft.  The client’s homes, their yachts, their offices, the restaurants they eat in – a lifestyle, all involving Edelman Leather.

The craft of leather making is practiced here.  Creativity rules.

Our craft is leather. Good leather is produced using hands, eyes, and sensitivity to beautiful product.  Edelman Leather crafts the best leather in the world.

Edelman hides are FULL GRAIN.  Custom coloring and hand finishes are usual; cowhide and calfskin are the leathers used – always European in origin.

That special look away from the ordinary is what Edelman brings to interiors – big quality hides finished naturally and with innovation.  The Edelman Leather “line” consists of more than 750 color ways and over 60 different types of leathers, all of which are GREENGUARD indoor air quality certified^®.  

Total FREEDOM for designers.  Freedom in color, texture, style.

Selected leathers are now powered by Crypton®.  An Edelman exclusive.  The luxury of wonderful leathers now becomes a more practical reality for designers .

An Edelman Leather “specialist” inspects every Edelman Leather before it is shipped.  Service and quality control are serious matters. 

Quality leather doesn’t wear out; it wears in

– developing a rich patina over the years.  Edelman Leather is an investment in the future; an instant heirloom. 

“Home” is located in New Milford, Connecticut and a finishing plant in upstate New York. Edelman has showrooms in New York City, Chicago, Dallas, Houston, Dania Beach, Washington D.C., Boston, Atlanta, Denver, San Francisco, Los Angeles and London.  Edelman is represented in every major city of the United States, as well as Montreal, Toronto, France, Hong Kong, China, Singapore, Turkey, Dubai, Australia, Germany and Switzerland.

Edelman is a company with a passion for beautiful product.