Leather
Printing faux leather and imitation leather
In the vernacular, one would say “The things we have already printed are beyond belief” and we have even printed these!
Genuine leather is possible here, but is hardly used any more for reasons of cost, fluctuating thickness and increasing consideration of animal welfare. Synthetic leather made from processed punching waste from the leather industry is a possible alternative.
However, the large selection of printable and embossable imitation leather is absolutely impressive and deceptively real. Here you can also have crocodile or lizard leather look printed without a guilty conscience. Such imitation leather would often even pass as “vegan“.
Color printing in recesses
A leather grain with a good grip is an attractive aspect of the design. In the past, the ink was often unable to reach the indentations. With our modern inkjet printing, we can also reach the depths of the leather grain and thus achieve an even print image.
Printing gold and silver on leather
Real metallic hot foil stamping, for example in gold or silver, also looks particularly elegant on imitation leather. Genuine metallic color shades are also possible, such as metallic red, metallic blue, metallic green and many more.
Print types with leather look
Leather looks can be used in many different ways: We have already made business cards, certificate folders, menu cards, elegant packaging and even leather stickers.
Even printed, conventional paper can be given a touch of leather look if we cover it with a transparent, glossy laminating film with a leather texture embossing. This technique is called foil lamination. The view of the printed image is optimally retained.
Printing on finished leather items
You can also have leather goods and promotional gifts made of leather labeled by us, mainly in precious gold or silver. These include
- ID card holders
- Credit card cases
- Manicure sets and sewing sets
- Purses
- Bags
- Luggage tag
- Finished books with leather covers, such as notebooks or annual planners
- Key rings and key bags
- Leather cuttings
Caution: This requires objects that can be laid flat with an equally flat surface, parallel to the base. Not suitable are curved shapes, objects that sag like fabric or surfaces with height differences.
