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What Defines a Luxury Italian Quality Sofa

The materials which are important to the quality of an upholstered sofa, may be considered in four categories: the frame (usually wooden) on which the upholstery is to be constructed; the spring system; the cushioning or padding; and the final leather covering.

The Frame

Most wood employed in luxury upholstered sofas is Kiln-dried.

In this process, the wood is heated in an drying oven to remove excess sap and moisture (and reduce its tendency for absorbing any moisture in the future), which can cause frames to warp, swell, shrink or change shape, or to succumb to rot or mildew, during their life.

The wood for a piece of upholstered sofa must be assembled into a sturdy frame. Generally, the more rigid the frame the better, because a loose frame can crack or fail, and several craftsman processes can be used to create a good, strong frame. A variety of woods are used for joining, blocking and doweling and sometimes several techniques are used by our master craftsman.

Spring System

Once the frame is constructed, a spring system is installed to support the seating area. We employ two main types of support systems: Sinuous springs and eight-way hand tied springs. When the spring system is finished with a top layer of padding, it is commonly called the "seat deck".Sinuous springs are heavy-gauge steel springs that have been heat formed into continuous "S" shapes.

They are cut into lengths and affixed to the frame.Eight-way hand-tied springs have a wide range of movement providing a very even and individual "sit", because they move up and down and side to side. In the construction of these systems, our craftsman individually ties heavy gauge coils from front to back, side to side and diagonally (eight ways) to provide the highest level of quality, comfort and durability. This process costs more because it is time consuming and can only be done by hand.

Cushions & Padding - The Comfort Factor

Once a piece of upholstered sofa has its frame and springs, the next components are the cushions and padding. Seat cushions sit on top of the spring system and seat deck. Back pillows, if present, rest against the back and arms of the piece.

Most of our cushions are made of a high-density foam core that is then wrapped with either soft polyester, and down, in tern giving you a anti sagging system . Dacron adds resilience so that pillows and seats keep their shape, while the wraps form a soft envelope. Cushions and pillows are sewn into cotton cases to ensure smooth upholstering.

The Leather Factor

Leather is a durable and easy-care natural material that softens and improves with time. To create quality leather, full-grain hides are tanned, processed and dyed to give a certain colour or look. Tanning refers to the process in which salts are used to cure the hide and to stabilize its shape. Dyeing refers to infusing the hide with different colour dyes.

Aniline dyeing is a high quality process that imparts colour but does not disguise the natural character of the hide. Some leathers are further treated with a pattern, texture, or polish.

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All Of Our Sofas Are Hand Crafted. All Of Our Sofas Are Double Hand Stitched.
10 Year Warranty On All Frames. 2 Year Warranty On Inner foam. 12 Months Warranty On Leather. British Fire Standards (BS5852) Compliant. Quality Materials. Highly Qualified Crafts Men. Meticulously Stringent Production Controls. 16 Levels of Quality Control. This commitment has earned the company an (ISO 9001) Certification. (ISO 9001) International Standards Organisation.

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We only source the very finest of Aniline or Full grain Leather form Italy. * 100% "Real Italian luxury Aniline Leather" * 100% "Real Italian luxury Full Grain Leather" ** All our Sofa are fully documented with "certificates of origin" (Italy) Please feel free to read our customer testimonials. We pride our selves in providing the highest "Customer Service " to all our "Customers" We welcome you to visit us in our London Holding Centre, and view our sofa collection for yourself - (Viewing is by appointment only ~From Mon-Sun 10:00am-10:00pm). Would you like us to arrange this for you? Please contact 0845 643 2848 if you would prefer to speak. (10:00am-8:30pm)
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