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Adding interest to a mirror frame with gilding
Gilding is transformative. Apply ultra thin metal leaf to the surface of an object, and it will gleam with light and life.
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The Power of Colour: Gold
It’s unknown when humans first took gold from the earth. We do know that they were charmed by it at first sight because with its radiant, warm yellowness, there was only one thing in the universe that looked anything like it: the sun.
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Golden age: the origins of gold leaf…
Gold leaf has been used by most human civilisations (as far back as 3000BC) to decorate all kinds of objects and artworks. If you want to know how the leaf itself is actually made, read on…!