CHAPTER IV / RITUALS
PERFECTION • COMPULSIVE • DISORDER
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ARKETIPO • FIRENZE
Try explaining to someone that you’re obsessed with
feathers. The reaction will tell you a lot about the person. If
there is nothing, then you should be worried.
We understand that being obsessed with something like
feathers seems like the invisible past time, but for us,
it’s another part in our pursuit of perfection that makes
it become part of who we are. Yes, the chase for that
perfect cushion can appear to be misplaced, but if pop
culture were anything to go by then, “the cushion is the
essence of the chair.”
Our feathers and downs are assorted into wooden boxes;
it’s reminiscent of an apothecary, each section containing
the special collection to make our cushions what they
are, a blend of science and emotional connection. Size
and weight differentiate each cabinet, from large to small;
behind all of this lies a mechanical procedure, regulating
airflow in each segment. Larger feathers succumb to bigger
blasts of air while smaller varieties, the down, require gentle
teasing. This modern artisan way of sorting and collecting
means that we get a greater control over final product.
We know that it takes seventy different types of goose
and duck feathers to make the cushion fit to go into our
furniture. We understand how the ratio changes based
on the size, position and typology of cushion, we even
understand the importance of treating the feathers in the
right way to maintain the highest standard but is it too
much? In the pursuit of perfection, the obsessive compulsive
nature even determines our feather and down selection.
You probably thought, a cushion is just a cushion.
There are thorough checks in the
laboratory to check the material
provenance and the quality of that
material at an individual level.
«There are 200 species of goose,
therefore 200 types of feather and
down. We use at least 70»
