Not all feathers are the same. Feathers and down, although boasting similar technical qualities, being soft, impermeable, thermo-insulating and possessing a high swelling capacity, have different characteristics.
GOOSE FEATHERS, which guarantee elasticity and carrying capacity, are composed of a central stem (rachis) from which numerous filaments extend out (tufts).
DOWN on the other hand is a great deal smaller and softer than feathers, does not possess a rachis but rather a central core that the filaments extend out from directly. It is therefore the down that offers the utmost lightness and volume: in a made up article, the higher the percentage content of down, the greater its lightness and softness will be.
The special features of the feathers employed as padding for armchairs and sofas are well known. What nature places at Man's disposal becomes wisely transformed and characterised in their performance by A. Molina & C. S.p.A. Strong with more than a century's experience, it creates personalised articles for all the requirements of its satisfied and loyal clientele. The qualifying element in its proposals is the capacity to innovate and transform the benefits to its customers with the utmost clarity and transparency. Feathers today are products that are emerging from tradition and fully entering into the realm of "technical" materials. The decision to use feathers, alone or in mixes with other fillings (fibres and polyurethane), in the light of at last measurable characteristics, offers the chance to transformers and their customers to pass from the concept of stuffing/filling materials (and thus of a simple commodity) to a broader concept of quality. Comfort, long-lastingness, naturalness and performance can be a priori planned for, realised and kept constant over time.