About Cortina

For over thirty years, Cortina Leathers has been importing fine Italian upholstery leathers to serve the architectural, interior design and commercial end-user markets in the Americas and throughout the world. Established in 1986 as a high-end collection for contract use, Cortina has expanded its line to include leathers sought after by the residential, hospitality and retail design communities as well, and has gained an international reputation for quality and service.

Cortina stocks over fifty qualities of leather in hundreds of colors. Known for high quality, competitive pricing and an extensive quick-ship program, Cortina is the best source for fine Italian leathers.

  • 100% woman-owned by a mother/daughter team
  • First to introduce chrome-free, environmentally friendly leather
  • Invented the “No Overage Guarantee” (no charge for overage shipped)
  • 1,000,000 s.f. stocked in our warehouse in New York’s Flatiron District
  • Leathers are exclusively from Italy, made from European raw material
  • We buy directly from our tanneries, resulting in the best pricing
  • Our Italian team pre-sorts and inspects every hide
  • We can drop ship anywhere in the world
  • Unlimited custom leather/custom color program