Sensuous and uniquely classy

Our sensuous cowhide rugs will delight you with their soft feel and stylish look, each one a unique creation of beauty.

Let us show you our constantly changing range of elegant cowhide rugs. These stunning floor coverings can be addictive, and come in an infinite variety that will provide a versatile, easy-care option to enhance your décor.

Express yourself; be yourself. No two of our gorgeous cowhide rugs are the same.

Natural and artistic

Curl up with your loved one on the sofa and enjoy the beauty of your stunning cowhide rug: it will inspire you like a work of art.

Delight in the warm, silky feel of your sleek cowhide. Run your toes through the hair to caress your feet and soothe away the tiredness of the day.

Your friends and family will love your rug and enjoy the subtle aroma of quality leather it brings to your room. And your children will delight in its welcoming feel as they sprawl out with a book or toy, watch a DVD, or play with the family pet.

Such natural and artistic prestige to bring you pleasure - time and time again.

Stylish and chic

Our cowhide rugs look fabulous on any floors and fit all décor styles as a delicate textural accent or a focal feature of style and beauty.

By adding one of our rugs to your décor, you can unite a room that uses multiple wood types and colours, or you can use your rug’s organic shapes to add a fresh and luscious softness to a room of hard-edged furniture. Your rug will anchor the furniture in a room and, when placed on an angle, will draw you in to relax in comfort.

Even if you place it in a doorway, you can still open and close the door over your rug without snagging, thanks to the sleekness of our premium hides.

Using our infinite range of amazing natural colours, textures and patterns, you can blend or soften, or bring an animal exuberance to your décor, all according to your personal taste and the way the rug complements your home.

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Why does Gorgeous Creatures sell Brazilian cowhide?

The quality of Brazilian cowhide is among the best in the world. Brazil has huge universities with advanced 4 year degrees for leather technicians, and whole regions specialising in leather.

We visited one town that had over 60 tanneries. They are simply very, very good at tanning hair-on-hide cow skins and have been doing it for a very long time.

Often South American farmers interbreed their stock which leads to the amazing range of coat colours and patterns available from Brazilian tanneries and not available in New Zealand. They also incorporate breeds not often seen in New Zealand like the Brahman and Nelore which are both hot climate breeds with short, soft and sleek hair.

The answer is short and simple. There are no tanneries in New Zealand producing hair-on cowhide rugs in commercial volumes that we know of.

Generally speaking, New Zealand does not have the large/wide modern machinery, infrastructure or technical skills to deal with the production of high volume and high quality skins with hair-on. It is a very difficult and time consuming process with a high failure rate and most small New Zealand tanneries can not sustain expected loses.

 

Leather and hair-on cowhide is a by product of the milk & beef industries. New Zealand makes its cow skins into leather for use in the local market and to be exported around the world. Leather (in its semi-processed state called wet-blue) is one of the top export products for New Zealand alongside beef, lamb and diary products.

 

The range of cattle breeds, and therefore coat colours are limited in New Zealand. Our herds are generally pure breeds like Hereford, Holstein and Aberdeen Angus to name a few, with limited cross-breeding.