When it comes to leather furnishings, the devil is in the detail. Finely-tailored leatherwork that’s usually reserved for the catwalk adorns seating, surfaces, tables and lighting in our round-up of the most sophisticated leather designs of recent times. 

The construction of Patricia Urquiola's Smock sofa for Italian brand Moroso is inspired by dressmaking techniques. The sofa’s elaborately decorated leather seat features a smock stitch, embroidered at the sides, to give a luxurious and refined finish.

Brogueing is a leather stitch detail that is traditionally used in shoe production, but here, British designer Bethan Gray uses the technique to decorate the edge of her Brogue table tops for G&T. The Brogue collection is available as a side table or coffee table with oak or walnut wood bases.

Benjamin Hubert‘s Juliet chair for Poltrona Frau features Renaissance-inspired leather pleats with a sumptuous texture.

Pepe Heykoop worked with underprivileged women in Mumbai india to create this series of lampshades made from scraps of soft lambskin. Characterized by the exaggerated seams, the leather lampshades’ shape takes its inspiration from traditional industrial metal pendant lamps. Heykoop’s clever use of leather makes the design lightweight, foldable and therefore easy to transport.

As with Bethan Gray’s Brogue tables, the Harlequin tiles by British designer Genevieve Bennett for Spinneybeck are inspired by traditional brogue shoes and their punched hole seam detail. The decorative technique is combined with a simple repeating geometric design to create rich detail and a striking overall pattern.