Casts From the Past XXVII

Casts From the Past is a recurring retrospective of select Palladio GFRG projects.

Dad-joke time: Why is plaster like a potato? 🤔

They can both be scalloped! 😋 And once all the pieces are cast for this scalloped dome, they'll be served up for a notable Brooklyn synagogue.

Hey, you ask, what's marble doing in our plaster studio?

Actually, it's scagliola, a composite of plaster, glue, pigments -- and 11 herbs and spices. Fashionable in 17th century Tuscany, scagliola imitated the look of hard stone but allowed for colors ranging from natural to intense. This sample was whipped up for a luxury retailer in Hawaii.

Feeling a little “surface tension”? 😟

Relax and let glass fiber reinforced gypsum mimic your every need: from faux concrete to pseudo-wood, Palladio GFRG has you – and your walls – covered.

We now return you to your regularly scheduled scrolling. 😁

With the leaves falling, we thought we'd carve up a few more durable ones -- in glass fiber reinforced gypsum, no less -- for our client's residence in Boston.

What's the quickest way to differentiate cove molding from crown molding? 🤔

It's all in the curve! Crown molding bulges outward, whereas cove bows inward.

Pictured: A mold for a large GFRG cove molding.