Mother of Pearl,
natural evolution

Our mother-of-pearl comes only from unprotected species (Trocas, Tahiti and Australia), but conveniently safeguarded by standards that the governments of the Pacific establish to ensure conservation and reproduction of marine species.

This guarantees a future for the local people, for whom the collection and transformation of shells constitute an important resource for their living.

The plant of Bottonificio Padano in Mornico-Prov. of Bergamo is specialised in mother-of-pearl and works in excellent conditions and with a most efficient quality control system.

Horn,
talent and experience

Bottonificio Padano purchases horn directly from its original areas, keeping trace of the demands posed by the trends in fashion styling.

The raw material is obtained from animal horn of unprotected races, cow or buffalo, breed for food purposes, in the area of the Indian Ocean.

In those areas, the fashion segment has brought about the qualification of a new artisan who, after the initial selection, turns crude horn into semi finished materials.

More complex selection phases take place in the company, where turning, smoothing and polishing help create buttons which become easily recognisable for the style of an elegance which is informal and sportive, sober and refined at the same time.

Corozo,
skill and passion

Very well-known as "vegetable ivory” and traditionally used for the production of hair clips, rings, buckles and buttons, corozo is the fruit of "Phitelephas Macrocarpa” an autochthonous palm-tree which grows in Ecuadorian micro-climates.

Corozo (also known as “tagua”) is a natural and ecological product, and its periodical picking from wild plants helps maintain the plentiful presence of the vegetation, thus contributing to the reduction of the dramatic effects of deforestation in those areas.

Corozo nuts contain grains of different sizes; these are full of a sort of “milk” which is quite similar to that of the coconut: by a process of natural drying, this milk solidifies, becoming hard and taking on particular features which make it similar to ivory.

Corozo buttons, with their pleasant touch, are beautified by thier colours which set off the natural grain of the material, imparting great beauty to these objects.

BioResin,
natural derivation

By supplanting a resin derived from petroleum with a BioRESIN garnered from trees, leaves and plant material (cellulose) means that this component does not release CO₂ as it simply does not contain it - the CO₂ emissions from bio-materials correspond to that absorbed by the plants’ from which the bio-material is made. These kinds of materials are sometimes referred to as “short-cycle” materials as they are significantly younger than fossil hydrocarbons.