Buying your first real piece of furniture is a true accomplishment. Not that futon you used for both your bed and sofa, but your first actual grown-up piece of furniture. The one that looks pricier ...

Whether it’s NASA’s futuristic chainmail or shape-shifting textiles that change form on demand, we are massive geeks when it comes to cutting-edge materials science. That said, the traditionalist in ...

SAN FRANCISCO (KGO) -- Experts are warning that customers in the market for a leather couch may be disappointed if they don't ask the right questions. The label on some couches may say bonded or ...

So-called "bonded leather" is really just leather fibers mixed with eco-unfriendly polyurethane or polyvinyl chloride. reProLeather, on the other hand, converts leather waste into what is claimed to ...

Dyneema has become all the rage in the outdoor industry and we’re seeing it emerge everywhere — in backpacks, tents, climbing equipment, and recently a technical ultralight jacket. The development of ...

After three-and-a-half years, the material on the sectional Michael bought from Jerome’s Furniture started peeling away. “My wife would just rest her head here as we’re watching television and it ...

When you pay thousands of dollars for leather furniture, you expect it will last. A Garner viewer was surprised when his couch set started peeling. When he wasn't satisfied with the response of the ...