Quality leather types which are also used as upholstery:

Nubuck: cattle leather that has been sanded or buffed outside, to give a slight nap of short protein fibers, producing a velvet-like surface. It is resistant to wear but hard to clean.

Morocco: high-quality goat skin that is tanned with sumac and than dyed

Patent leather: after preparation, the leather is coated with a lacquer which gives it its high-gloss, rather hard and waterproof surface