(nothing to) HIDE These stools have come into being after a successful attenmpt to challenge nature. to make them, a leather sack is fastened to an oddly shaped mould and boiled. By using hot water the leather tightens, and when it cools and hardens the mould is removed. The leather sack retains the mould’s peculiar shape and becomes a weightbearing construction in its own right and strong enough to sit on.