To satisfy his bizarre fetish he visits nightspots around Manhattan, wraps himself up in carpet, lies on the floor and straps a sign reading 'step on carpet' to his body.
He says 'the more people, the better' and in July 2009 he set his personal record, inviting twelve women to teeter on him.
Now somewhat of a local celebrity on the underground bar and club scene he charges up to $200, excluding tips, for offbeat performances at parties.
People are welcome to do as they please with him, from dancing on his chest to jumping on his legs.
He has entertained models and celebrities, with one some of his most memorable clients being Lady Gaga and a 410-pound man.
Putting his body to the test he once worked 11 hours without a break, feeling the pitter-patter of hundreds of feet.
Despite being continually squashed and prodded, he says that he has never been injured. While his hobby has turned into a career Giorgio, who likes to keep his full name and identity under-wraps, insists that his pursuit is not a money-making stunt and that he gets genuine enjoyment out of it.
He explains that as a child when he would play with friends, 'somebody wanted to be the doctor, somebody wanted to be the carpenter', but he always wanted to be the carpet. Perturbed by his unusual penchant for floor-coverings his mother would warn: 'Georgio, you’re going to be in a lot of trouble when you grow up'.
Now he has a number of different carpet outfits, some patterned, some plain, which all have holes cut around the mouth area allowing him to breath.
He admits that while many of his clients are 'thrilled' by his unique form of entertainment, not everyone is so enamored.
Some are 'freaked out' while others refuse to go near him. He says that he only knows of two other men in New York doing a similar thing. When he's not being walked on Georgio works as a massage therapist near to his home in Connecticut.
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