Feb 02 2010
Photo album made in cuoio? cuoietto? synthetic?
Today I want to talk about ‘cuoio’ . It is an Italian word with a specific meaning but a lot of people talk about ‘cuoio’ without to know what this meaning is. ‘Cuoio’ is not ‘leather’ . Leather is the skin of the animal , only the thin surface, cuoio refers only to the cow and to the complete leather of the animal: for this reason the tickness of cuoio is larger than the leather one. If you see ” vero cuoio ” written to an italian product this should only have the meaning of cuoio, but you can be sure that a lot of “made in italy” products are not made exactly in this way. Of course don’t worry, your album could be an high quality one even if it is made using a plastic material, but it is important not to be fascinated by the “vero cuoio” stamp because many times it could be a lie. Another talk is about ” cuoietto “, a compound material made by leather and plastics. From an esthetic point of view this kind of product could be even nicer than the made in cuoio one but pay attention to the price because modern technology is able to reproduce leather faithfully , so you should know that a made in cuoio album is sold in italy – to the married couple – not less than 300 euro. Of course you can spend even more for one album you like but don’t believe to somebody who sell a “vero cuoio” wedding album (35X35 cm) for 250 euro or less. It is a lie. A serious professional photographer in any case will help you to choose products from the catalouge of serious hand made album producer , he will not …
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Photo album made in cuoio? cuoietto? synthetic?
