Mariyana

Grey, uninviting, cold was the first impression that concrete provokes, but not anymore. With its simplicity, concrete turns out to be a vast field for exploring new techniques, thus new and exiting finishes would be possible. May be in a few years no one would remember the basic look of concrete a part of specialists. [...]

Metal leaf gilding is the application of thin leaves of metal to any surface. Firstly the glue is applied, then the metal leafs and finally the excess is brushed out. It allows builders and designers to highlight architectural finishes, create shimmering feature walls or feature ceilings with a variety of unique effects. It can be [...]

When designing the new SBR MultiSports store off Central Park, the Hola Design team decided that a special backdrop was required for all of the high tech triathlon equipment they would carry. Their choice is raspberry sorbet pattern for it’s vibrant colour way and reflective chrome Mylar (boPET chromium metallized film) for the mirror effect. [...]

Daylesford Organic, a growing chain of organic food store/cafés in the UK. Their stores are filled with simple clean contemporary lines and soothing earth tones that are perfect fit for their brand of organic living. The technique used to achieve marble look is called marbling faux finish and it consists of applying the grains with [...]

A staircase with patterned walls which overall look is like damask wallpapers. In fact, the designers have chosen stencilled moss, cut and glued to the walls, to produce that unique look. Using stencils gives the freedom of pattern designing and perfect coordination of the wall finish.