Chesterfield, An Icon In Upholstered Beds

The Chesterfield headboards, for over two centuries, have furnished the most elegant rooms with a perfect mix of craftsmanship and attention to detail. Its name derives from the flock: the “waste” of silk. What remained from the processing of the cocoons was used to make the padding. Hence the flocking fabric technique, which provided for the subdivision of the padding material into sections of equal size: this is how the flocking fabric was born, with its diamond-shaped lozenges with a great decorative effect and capable of offering excellent non-deformable support.…