KLOOFTIQUE FURNISHERS
Furniture in Cape Town

Located in the Cape Town city bowl, the KLOOFTIQUE showroom and retail store is home to a superb collection of hand-made furniture. KLOOFTIQUE has occupied the same retail premises for more than 30 years and gained an international reputation for quality of service and value for money. This tour de force is the result of a dynamic partnership between husband and wife Jarome and Marianna Furman, and the ever-present support of the showroom and factory staff. Since its inception, the mainstay of this family business has been to produce fine furnishings at affordable prices. At KLOOFTIQUE, the discerning buyer is generously rewarded with style, comfort and uncompromising quality. KLOOFTIQUE is committed to the presentation of designs that are individual, soulful and sometimes playful. The range of furniture and home accessories are an eclectic mix of functional furnishings. Using a combination of finely tanned game-skin leather, cowhide, buffalo and other exotic hides such as ostrich and springbok, they create a unique Euro-African feel. In an era where design and décor paradigms shift with increasing rapidity KLOOFTIQUE presents a unique collection of furnishings and home accessories that retain value and timelessness. Top grain leather that has been dyed without pigment. It has the look of natural leather, but allows for availability in several different colours. Many prefer pure aniline leather because of its natural look and the patina that develops over time. An ANILINE finished leather is a pure dye colour with no pigment or spray finish as a top coat. The speed of the fading depends on the area in which the sofa is placed and the surrounding windows/lights. Because leather is a natural product one should avoid using a wet cloth or any type of abrasive cleaning product to wipe or clean leather. We recommend using a slightly damp cloth, followed (once completely dry) by a leather hide food. When applying the hide food, this should be done evenly and with caution so as to avoid dark blotches forming due to excessive hide food in a concentrated area. Once the hide food has settled and dried, the sofa should be buffed up with a clean dry cloth. Stains and spills are a part of everyday life and we suggest that in order to minimise your sofa looking shabby, that it gets scotch guarded or safe guarded by a professional company. This type of leather uses a tiny amount of pigment or sometimes a clear finish so that the leather maintains the look of pure aniline leather, but the consistency of the colour is much more even, making it preferred by those interested in a rich, even colour. Leather that is tanned using oils to create a soft, pliable finish. When the leather is stretched or pulled during upholstering the finish becomes lighter in the stretched areas. This is typically top grain leather that is aniline dyed, but later goes through a distressing process to make the leather appear aged. Desired by those wanting an antique look, without having to wait for natural ageing. Spills should be mopped up with a soft cloth and then met with a leather conditioner after it’s dried. Never use detergents, soaps, all-purpose cleaners or solvents when cleaning, as they contain chemicals harmful to leather.