Non-Leather album sources please...

I've seen tons of vendors offering leather flush mount albums but few that

offer "imitation" leather. I've done some searching but besides Tuscany and

Finao, do any of you have any good sources for nice "imitation" or faux leather

options. I can show plenty of leather samples to potential clients but not all

are into leather for some reason or another. Some don't want to spend the

extra $$$ but others are just more enviromentally concerned. Whatever the

reasons, I would just like to have plenty of options for my clients for all

price ranges.

www.lagunaalbums.com

www.graphistudio.com

www.leathercraftsmen.com (yes - they have a leather-like weave pattern in a fabric)

plus lots of folks with metallic, photowrap, etc.

I'm not a leather advocate here, but I would point out to clients that the environmental impact

of fake leather is generally far higher than that of leather itself. Fake leather usually contains

PVC or other vinyl compounds, which are extremely nasty for the environment. (PU or

polyurethane fake leather is somewhat less nasty)

If the customer is averse to the "killing animals" aspect of leather then there are a lot of heavy

cardboard wrapped in paper or linen options, though they aren't as rugged as leather. I've

also seen painted or lacquered wood, which can be nice.

Howdy!

Premira albums are fake leather, they look great, they're easy to build, and they're repairable because the pages slide out. You can find them here:

http://www.albumsinc.com/catalog.asp?CategoryKey={7A24AB75-06F4-44E9-BA62-8AD76A4C3AEA}

Killing the earth, one styrofoam cup at a time,

Paulsky

(Paul Thomas)

Heh, heh! Love it!