Art Gilding adds the Midas Touch to Calibre

Art Gilding adds a touch of elegance to the luxurious high-end fashion Calibre section of the David Jones Market Street Fashion House. This project adds to the impressive and extensive gilding portfolio of Sydney-based Art Gilding.
Located in what is deemed Sydney’s fashion epicentre, Calibre, part of David Jones a reputable urban fashion house, fascinates customers with its impressive natural copper leaf feature wall. The interior design of Calibre and the copper leaf wall resonate with unique beauty and originality. The decorative copper leaf wall makes Calibre a flagship for a high-end sophisticated fashion house in Sydney’s fashion Mecca: Market Street.

The contemporary reinterpretation of this ancient art is carefully arranged within the shop ensuring light, texture and a great backdrop for this iconic brand. The copper leaf decorative wall punctuates the interior space.

“We have been able to create a visual focus to the interior without taking away from the dramatic interior design and fashion of Calibre” says Brigitte Eggert, the Managing Director of Art Gilding.

Gilding is the ancient art of applying a thin layer of pure metal leaf finishes such as gold, silver or copper leaf to a surface. Art Gilding uses various materials including 24 carat pure gold and Dutch metal leaf which is imitation gold leaf manufactured using copper and zinc.

Art Gilding has a variety of pure metal leaf finishes available, including:
• 23 and 24 Carat Gold Leaf
• 12 Carat White Gold Leaf
• Pure Silver Leaf
• Faux-Gold (Dutch Metal)
• Aluminium Leaf
• Copper Leaf
• Oxide Metal Leaf
• Faux Platinum
Art Gilding is well-known for creating gilded artworks which are ultramodern in design and unmatched in quality. Art Gilding’s decorative art form offers a design edge facilitated by a blend of quality work and professionalism by the masters of this decorative art.

“The copper leaf wall that we gilded for the Calibre shop is simple and minimalist, but at the same time it is a focal point. Clients often tell us that they are surprised how something that is really simple and monochromatic, just a gold leaf covered wall, can simultaneously have such a subtlety to it yet be a central element. I guess it is a design paradox that works well visually” says Eggert.

With over 20 years of experience, Art Gilding offers the highest level of service and quality, evocative of the company’s reputation as a pioneer in its field. Available in various material finishes Art Gilding takes designers and architects back to the future.