Wednesday, October 24, 2012

Fireplace in Brač Limestone

Hunt Studios recently completed a project entailing the creation of a fireplace in beautiful Brač limestone.  Often mistaken for marble, Croatian Brač limestone has been used for millenia in European building and also makes up the columns of the White House in Washington D.C.  Using time-honored methods, Hunt Studios has taken the work through every stage of the process and we are proud to see off another finely crafted architectural treasure.

After the basics are set out the ornament is drawn in.


The front elevation, approved.  We're ready to begin fabrication.

Here is one of the ornamented panels on the banker next to the carver's reference.  Fidelity is key.

A detail of the carving in Brač.

The internal surround roughed-out.


The final piece dry-fit together before sending off.