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Pampas Leather rugs: a designer's guide to the hides, the patterns and where they belong
Pampas Leather rugs are handcrafted patchwork cowhide, sheepskin and goat hide rugs made in Argentina from hides sourced in the Pampas region of South America, hand-cut and stitched into tiles, strips, chevrons and brushstroke patterns. They are for the designer who wants the texture and variation of hair-on-hide in a study, a bedroom or under a dining table, in a pattern drawn to the room rather than a single whole hide thrown on the floor. Interiors carries 52 Pampas Leather styles, 51 made to order and 1 fully custom, on the Pampas Leather brand page, with complimentary samples for approved trade accounts shipped from the mill.
The maker
Pampas Leather hand-cuts and stitches hides into rugs and serves designers across the United States and Canada. Every piece in our catalog is leather and hide and every one is made in Argentina. The hides are cut into geometric tiles, strips, chevrons and free brushstroke shapes and stitched into a field, in natural, dyed, metallic and laser-cut finishes. Because each rug is assembled from individual hides, color and grain vary piece to piece; that is the appeal and the thing to warn a client about. Order a sample before you commit a room to a specific tone. Thirteen of the 52 styles are marked color on demand, which means the hide color can be specified to the scheme rather than taken as it comes.
What we carry
Of the 52 styles, 51 are area rugs in the maker's sizes and 1 is a fully custom rug drawn to the project. By pattern, 17 are geometrics, 12 textures, 11 plaids and checks, 5 herringbone and chevron and 4 stripes. The pattern is the cut: a plaid is strips of hide in alternating tones, a herringbone is angled strips, a texture is tiles of similar tone where the grain does the work. There is no pile height or roll width to record; a hide rug is a sewn assembly, and sizes follow the maker's rug program. Ask us for the spec sheet on a specific style for its standard sizes and the finishes available.
Collections to know
The line divides by hide. Cowhide Rugs is the main group at 38 styles: hair-on cowhide in patchwork patterns, the most durable of the three and the one for a floor that is walked on. Sheepskin Rugs has 8 styles and Goat Rugs 5; both are longer-haired and softer, and belong beside a bed or over a chair rather than in a traffic path. The 1 custom rug is drawn in our Design Studio. Styles to know include Abstract, Bacana, Caminito, Bandoneon, Almafuerte, Casablanca, Canvas Large Strokes and Cambalache.
Where it belongs
A hide rug reads best in a study, a library, a bedroom, a dressing room or under a dining table where it will not take wet traffic. Hair-on cowhide wears well and vacuums easily, so a cowhide patchwork is a reasonable floor for a study or a den, and under a dining table where chairs slide; the stitched field lies flat and the hair takes a brush. Sheepskin and goat belong beside a bed, at the foot of a chaise, on a bench or on a chair, where the softness is the point and nobody walks across them in shoes. A metallic or laser-cut finish is a feature piece for a dressing room or an entry console. Keep every hide out of a kitchen, a bath, a mudroom and a covered porch; leather does not forgive standing water, and sun will fade a dyed hide over time.
Custom rugs and runners
Custom sizes and layouts are drawn in our Design Studio. The 1 fully custom style is the starting point for a rug to a furniture plan: the pattern, the hide tones and the finish are chosen, we draw it to size and the maker cuts and stitches it. A runner for a dressing room or a hall with light traffic can be drawn the same way. For the 13 color-on-demand styles, the hide color is specified to the scheme at order. Designs created with Interiors are made through Interiors.
How to order through Interiors
Interiors is a to-the-trade showroom for interior design professionals; we do not sell to the public. Pampas Leather samples are complimentary for approved trade accounts and ship from the mill within 24 hours. Net pricing is quoted by the showroom; there is no public pricing. The 51 area rug styles are made to order and ship from the maker, and the ship date is provided by the showroom with your order. For the custom rug, the rendering and net quote come in about two weeks and the ship date is provided when the design process is complete. We install anywhere in the United States through our installer network.
| Styles | 52 |
|---|---|
| Types | Area rug (51), custom rug (1) |
| Fibers | Leather and hide (52) |
| Constructions | Hand-cut and stitched hide; ask us for the spec sheet on a specific style |
| Widths | Rug sizes by style; ask us for the spec sheet on a specific style |
| Made in | Argentina (52) |
| Availability | Made to order (51), custom (1); color on demand (13) |
Questions designers ask
Are Pampas Leather rugs good quality?
Yes, for the rooms they belong in. The hides are hand-cut and stitched in Argentina from Pampas-region cattle, sheep and goat, and hair-on cowhide is a durable surface that vacuums and brushes clean. Treat them as hide, not carpet: keep them dry, out of direct sun and off a heavy traffic path, and sample first because tone and grain vary from piece to piece.
How much do Pampas Leather rugs cost?
Net pricing is quoted to approved trade accounts; we do not publish prices. Cost is driven by size, by hide, cowhide, sheepskin or goat, and by finish, with metallic and laser-cut finishes above natural and dyed. A custom layout is quoted from the rendering, which comes in about two weeks.
Where are Pampas Leather rugs made?
In Argentina. All 52 styles in our catalog are made there, from hides sourced in the Pampas region of South America, and the maker serves designers across the United States and Canada.
Where can I buy Pampas Leather rugs?
Through trade showrooms such as Interiors. We carry all 52 Pampas Leather styles for interior design professionals, with samples on the floor in the Laguna Design Center, and we ship and install nationwide. Samples ship from the mill to your office.
Can a Pampas Leather rug be made to a custom size or as a runner?
Yes. Custom sizes and layouts are drawn in our Design Studio from the custom style, and 13 styles are color on demand, so the hide tone follows the scheme. A runner works in a dressing room or a light-traffic hall; keep it off a stair, where a stitched hide field is not the right construction.
Is a cowhide rug practical with pets?
A hair-on cowhide patchwork vacuums and brushes clean and takes a dog lying on it well, so in a study or a den it is fine. The risk is water: a wet dog or a spill left to sit will mark the hide. Sheepskin and goat are softer and should stay beside the bed, not where a dog settles.
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