This piece is well made. I was a bit worried the leather would be to shiny but it is not shiny at all. . The leather is soft and not to thick. I accidentally scratched it with my nail as I was putting the legs on it and it did leave a raised scratch on it. So it is very sensitive leather. It doesn't smell like leather but I'm not sure if that's because eco leather is processed differently than the traditional tanning method.  All in all still happy with my purchase.