Cornice, Cornice, Cornice

In a world where everything we want is so accessible it can be easy to forget the origin of certain aspects of work. I often see various new plaster designs which have moved away from the original architectural rules which formed the foundation of our craft (I’m all for new designs, that isn’t a dig!)

I wanted to write another short blog aiming to educate anyone who never realised there are generic rules and guidelines involved in the design process before we manufacture anything. In the image above you can see a diagram slicing through a cornice profile. Did you realise there were so many names for each section?!

Now some of you may have noticed the name Ovolo and put 2 + 2 together. You’re absolutely right in thinking that is where the inspiration came from for Ovolo London. When brainstorming before Ovolo’s journey began there were so many different ideas - Ovolo stuck out mainly because it is original and maintains an element of tradition still.

As you work through the various periods (Edwardian, Victorian and so on), you can begin to notice small similarities in your plaster designs which we use to make suggestions for your project. One obvious example in the diagram above is the ‘drip’ section. The Georgian era was renowned for using this feature on cornice work. If you own a period property and have some original plaster features then why don’t you try and do some research to figure out the period of your home!

Of course, if you have a project in mind requiring any of our decorative plaster or lath & plaster services then please do feel free to get in touch.