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Office armchair - model Giubileo Conference
Real alligator upholstery, not a farmed alligator
(alligator mississippiensis).
This armchair was made from more than 3 mississippiensis
alligator skins, the average age of the alligators
being 60. Alligator skins with these specific
characteristics and origin are particularly
beautiful and show extraordinary features.
The treatment and tanning process used to
prepare these alligator skins are traditional and
include 6 stages performed over about 60 days.
This particular process ensures the skins have a
wonderful look, are long lasting, strong and
resistant both to light and to wear and tear.
The first treatment stage after tanning consists in
hand cutting the skins to the required shape. The
pieces are then paired with a calf skin to make
them resistant to tear. Then they are precision cut
using a template to guarantee the perfect shape.
Finally the pieces of alligator skin and calf skin
are sewn together.
All the sewn pieces can then be gradually
assembled to make the armchair upholstery.
When all the pieces have been sewn together to
make the armchair upholstery the alligator skin is
ready for the last treatment. The skin is hand
dabbed with a protective cream twice and finally
it is polished.
