CRAFT & PROCESS

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Bucifal’s life begins in our atelier, in the hands of a sculptor working with dark grey industrial plastiline – the same professional material used in automotive and architectural model-making. This stage alone is a masterpiece of patience: the entire form is built, carved, and refined by hand, millimeter by millimeter, until the proportions hold the right tension between stance, comfort, and sculptural presence. From the beginning, Bucifal sets itself apart as a sculptural chair shaped through true artisanal craftsmanship.

Plastiline allows continuous reworking, and our sculptor uses that to its fullest. Curves are pushed, lines corrected, weight distribution tested, and geometry adjusted again and again. Nothing is fixed until the form feels inevitable – the moment when the chair becomes more than a shape and resolves into a sculpture, establishing its identity as a handcrafted sculptural seating piece within contemporary designer furniture.

Once this ideal plastiline model is achieved, the complexity deepens. The form is translated into fiberglass through a fully manual, multi-stage process that requires trained intuition and technical mastery. Working with basalt fiber at this scale demands precise timing, controlled layering, and an understanding of how the material behaves under tension and compression. These qualities define Bucifal as a basalt fiber chair shaped entirely by hand. Only highly skilled craftsmen can perform this process consistently – and even then, each piece carries subtle variations, the signature of the hands that shaped it.

The top and supporting leg are created as a single continuous body. Achieving this unity requires repeated mould adjustments and structural fine-tuning to ensure stability without excess mass. The height, angle, and suspension point (for the hanging chair option) are calibrated through iterative testing so Bucifal supports any body with balanced neutrality, a hallmark of luxury handcrafted chairs.

The cushion is developed with the same intention. Its internal structure follows the arc of the body, while fabrics are sourced from selected textile houses. Each piece can be tailored, making every Bucifal a unique composition of sculptural form and chosen materiality – a collectible design object created to order.

No industrial shortcut can replicate this process.
No mould can be used without the original hand-sculpted intelligence behind it.

Bucifal (Horse) remains what it begins as: a fully hand-shaped sculpture, resolved into a chair.