Founded in 1913, Aston Martin continues to lead the luxury British sports cars manufacturing industry. With the brands benchmark being ‘beautiful’ it is no surprise that their design team spend more than forty hours on the interior trim of each Aston Martin and each exterior is painted by hand, taking more than fifty hours!
Aston Martin clients will spend in the region of £1000 on special contrast stitching on leather steering wheels or upholstery. The design team are equipped to offer advice on colour schemes, material choices, trim details and all the different elements that make these cars so special. Up to 20 different coloured leathers are used for the interior of the vehicles so catering for unique leather requests isn’t a problem!
With every Aston Martin that is designed, the name of the individual that conducted the last inspection of the car has their name signed onto the engine.
Check out these amazing shots by our contributing editor and acclaimed still life photographer Todd Sutherland, with access to Nicholas Mee’s outstanding collection of Aston Martin sports cars we are able to understand the true beauty behind leather interior.
Josslyn Shi from California College of Art has been crowned Overall Winner of the Real Leather. Stay Different. International Student Design Competition at a glittering final event held at the U.S. Embassy in London.
The creation of leather is the oldest form of recycling in the world. Now it takes hides from the meat and dairy industries that would otherwise go to waste and recycles them, reducing greenhouse gas emissions while creating a valuable, versatile material.
The results are in! The Real Leather. Stay Different. China Regional Student Design Competition announces its winners.
Mike Redwood is a visiting professor at the University of Northampton and writes columns for leather and sports magazines throughout the world. Originally a leather chemist he transferred to marketing while working with British leather specialists Pittards.
US hides have been valued at less than 2% of a cow’s total value for the last two years, which is why they are considered a by-product and often end up as waste.
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