Decorative plasterwork for Knightsbridge residency
Artisan’s plasterers are currently working on a luxury property in Knightsbridge in central London as part of a restoration and redevelopment for BB Partnership and London Projects, with interior designs by Paolo Moschino. We are manufacturing and installing a bespoke decorative plaster ceiling, complete with cornice, pilasters and panel mouldings for a reception room, along with […]
NFB Heritage & Traditional Building magazine – Issue 17
Issue 17 of NFB Heritage and Traditional Building magazine includes an article summarising Artisan Plastercraft’s project work at The Old War Office, now open to the public as Raffles London at The OWO, having been transformed into a luxury hotel and residencies. Artisan provided decorative plasterwork, plaster restoration, cornice and ceiling mouldings, and the bespoke […]
Royal Academy of Arts Schools Project
Artisan Plastercraft is delighted to be involved in the current Royal Academy of Arts Schools Project, working with Knight Harwood to deliver the transformation of the RA Schools space to provide a fully accessible, flexible and high-quality work environment for its staff and students. The project has been led by David Chipperfield Architects with Julian […]
Is an apprenticeship with Artisan Plastercraft for you?
Meet Herbie Thom-Cole – Artisan Plastercraft apprentice. Herbie was not enjoying his level 3 sports course at college so decided to look for other opportunities. The 16-year-old found a vacancy for an apprenticeship at Artisan Plastercraft and despite not knowing anything about the industry, he took the leap and has not looked back. Here, we […]
Period Living Magazine – September 2023
The September 2023 edition of Period Living magazine includes a feature entitled “Fitting the mould” written by Roger Hunt. It includes comments and advice from Artisan Plastercraft and others on the most common sources of damage to plaster cornice mouldings, the best courses of action to take, and processes for restoring cornice mouldings in your […]
Portico Soffit Repairs at Claremont Fan Court School
We recently carried out some lime plaster restoration work at Claremont Fan Court School. This project was distinguished by the requirement to re-make some decorative mouldings in Roman Stucco, a fast-setting mortar that takes the appearance of stone. Claremont House is a Grade I listed mansion building located near Esher in Surrey. It is occupied […]
Restored plasterwork goes on display at Brighton Hippodrome
The extensive fibrous plaster ceiling restoration undertaken by Artisan Plastercraft at Brighton Hippodrome was on full display to the public yesterday (24th July) as building owners Matsim Properties opened the building to visitors to show off the renovation project’s progress and secure local support as it seeks further planning approvals from the local council. The […]
Lath & Plaster Ceilings for Award Winning Frogmore House
Being completely honest, we are a bit late to the party with this one, but it worth noting none the less! Frogmore House has received a ‘Highly Commended’ award at The Georgian Group Architectural Awards in the category Restoration of a Georgian Building in an Urban Setting. Frogmore House is a merchants house, built in […]
Watch: How to run a curved plaster arch moulding
Our plaster workshop video demonstrates the process of manufacturing a decorative doorway arch moulding using a running mould. In this instance the arch is a constant radius, so the running mould rotates around a fixed point on the work bench. To briefly explain what’s happening; the wet plaster is applied onto the arch mould and […]
Construction View Online – issue 51
Issue 51 of Construction View Online includes a feature on Bromley Town Hall and the images show some of the beautiful decorative plasterwork restored by Artisan Plastercraft. Click on the page spreads and navigate to pages 61-63 to read the full article. Bromley Old Town Hall was originally built in 1907 and is a grade […]