About Rainbow Leather
Rainbow Leather is a second-generation family owned and operated printing, cutting, foiling, embossing, and custom painting fabricator of leather and other materials. Located in New York City, the company was founded in the 1970s by Samuel Lipson. Lipson was a local craftsman who learned the trade from his father, a Polish tanner, and initially ran the business out of his home. Over the years, Lipson, along with his son Rick, who is now the President & CEO, expanded the company’s capabilities, developing new and innovative ways to customize leathers and a growing number of other materials.
We bring your designs to life-like reality!
Today Rainbow Leather is a global provider to leading artists, brands, and designers in high fashion, accessories, handbags, footwear, architecture, interiors, luggage, upholstery, and fine art. Our capabilities are not just customizable, but uniquely customizable. We are the first, and currently the only fabricator in North America with specific capabilities to deliver the most intricately detailed designs, as well as life-like replications that mimic not just the look but the feel of the skin, plant, or object. “Feeling is Believing” we like to say. If you don’t see what you’re looking for from among our literally thousands of samples, talk with us about your custom design requirements.
If you’re in the New York area, stop by our College-Point, Queens, location, where clients often say they feel “like a kid in a candy store!” You can also book a visit by clicking here.
Going the extra mile to help designers:
- Accept small initial orders to allow you to test your design
- Provide generous free samples
- Short lead time – usually can complete skin within 2 weeks