Hand made in Italy! The electroplating

Electroplating takes a multitude of specialized equipment and is moreover subject to strict environmental restrictions. Our electroplating plant complies with the latest European standards and leaves no toxical pollution as it is closed circuit where the waste is fully recycled.

First step is to polish a raw Barcelona Chair steel frame to an almost mirrorlike finish, again this is done by hand. The prepared components are mounted into racks to automatically carry them through the plating process that takes about 90 minutes.

The material is thoroughly cleaned in acid and rinsed in hot water before it gets the first matte nickel coating. After a second this time shiny nickel coating the frames are again rinsed.

The mineral chrome bath is yellow and provides the final coating that will last for decades. The stunning result! After drying in the rack it is now ready for packing and shipping back to the furniture manufacturer.