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Shadows of Gold

Rectangular patterns of hand-beaten 24k gold leaf are laid on grey Bardiglio marble, creating the effect of rays of sunlight shining through a window onto table-top objects. This piece was commissioned for Doppia Firma 2018 and conceptualised by Dutch designer Kiki Van Eijk.
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Marino Menegazzo
Venice, Italy
The craft of goldbeating reached Venice from Byzantium around the year 1000, when trade relations were thriving. In the capital of the Empire this cra ...
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