In recent years, leather has become a hot item in everything from furniture and automobile interiors to outerwear and other apparel. That has been good news for a small but growing number of ...

Most weekends at the Randolph Street Market, Helena Kim can be found with her head inside the lining of a vintage Coach purse. After finding and restoring more than 30, she knows a good piece of ...

The desirable characteristics of leather, including its softness, resilience, and style, make it a preferred material for manufacturing items ranging from furniture and car upholstery to garments, ...

Mark Weathersby stands in his furniture repair and restoration workroom in Virginia Beach where 130 chairs from the Williamsburg Inn are lined up like sailors waiting for a formal ceremony. He and his ...