Arcobaleno Cosmati Panel
Beautifully crafted by hand, by artisans who have handed down this craft from father to son
Cosmati pavement (section) consisting of Polychrome Marbles, hand cut, hand assembled and sensitively aged.
Use as a seamelss pavement, as a repeating tile, as an enlarged version to make a central tableau, change materials and colours, play with different textures... It is all possible at De Ferranti, as we pride ourselves on our ability to be fully customisable.
We are also able to use historic marbles, often extint, if required, as we have sources of old frangments and blocks. These may include Giallo Antico from Numidia, antique green porphyry (serpentine), antique red Egyptian porphyry palombino from Asia Minor, and of course, our vast range of semi-precious stones.
Cosmati work is highly decorative, with inlays of coloured stones, mosaic, glass and gold leaf. A feature of 12th Century Italian architecture, it is named after the Cosma family who were its traditional exponents.
De Ferranti has rediscovered and nurtured this ancient craft and will design, commission and install fabulously detailed Cosmati walls and floors to special order.
Product Specifications:
Bespoke: Yes
Finishes: Antiqued, Custom, Hand Finished, Handcut, Handmade, Honed, Inlaid, Interlocking, Patinated, Seamless
More about Stone Textures:
The texturing of stone is a fine art and we at De Ferranti love nothing more than playing with the surfaces and finishes of materials, in particular, stone.
Weaving, braiding, piercing, undulating, bumpy, rugged, rough, smooth, polished, waxy, aged, split-faced, chipped...
Stones often differ in hardness, so when we finish our assembled stone items by hand, by rubbing and polishing, we create a beautiful undulating surface texture that is impossible to recapture with a machine. We like to play with matt and polished combinations, combinations of differring textures, we use acids, sandblasting techniques, and believe it or not, sometimes we even 'kick' the items around the factory floor to provide texture.
Textures can be very subtle from Polishing, Honing, to our all time favourite in-between, our signature Egg Shell finish.
We have developed so many age-old to new techniques, so rest assured that at De Ferranti we will help you discover a texture to suit.
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DE FERRANTI
South Park Studios - Suite 10
88 Peterborough Road, London SW6 3HH
United Kingdom
