Straps of The Barcelona Chair

Barcelona chair straps are made of 7 - 8 oz weight leather hide. This thick leather, also called vegitable tanned hide, is color matched to the upholstery. Its very strong and resistant (although not impervious) to stretching.

Purchased in whole hides, manufacturers cut the straps out and then either screw or rivet them to the frame. Knolls straps are screwed to the frame, (although the type of screw has varied over time).

The straps extend from the front edge of the seat frame, to a rod running along the back edge, and fron the top of the back frame to the same rod. Straps are wraped around the metal in such a way as to ensure that rivets and screws are hidden from view. There is however some variation in the manner that this is done: Some manufacturers wrap the strap around the outside of the metal and then loop it around to the inside, others run the strap around the inside and then loop it all the way around to the inside again.