We were commissioned by curator Han Decorte to reconstruct a gilt leather pattern for the exhibition 'KIJK' at NEST Stadslab Damme (B). This 18th century piece is part of the heritage collection of the Old Sint-Janshospitaal, caring community dating back to the 13th century and active untill 2014.
Left, the original piece of gilt leather. On the right, the digital recontruction with a matching repeat pattern.
Atelier Billiet reconstructed the missing parts of the repeat and reproduced the design as a wallpaper to adorn the ceiling of the 'Wunderkamer' in the center of the exhibition.
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| The digital pictures arrived in 28 pieces with not a single one photograhed straight. |
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| The missing parts of the pattern. These we had to redraw ourselves, with the same leather texture. |
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| Searching the right blue...found it after 126 prints.... |
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Reconstruction of the repeat design
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For the installation and paintworks we contacted Perfex Behangwerken. They did a great job! We all know that wallpapering a ceiling is not at all easy...
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| What the room looked like |
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| During the works with Perfex |
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| Decoration finished! |
The Wünderkamer during the expo.
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Making colorways in several styles
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Since the design was so intriguing we decided to produce
a limited edition for reselling.
Available in 7 colorways at
75€/rol (tax inlcuded). The rolls are 4 drops of 3 m in length and 50cm in width and has a coverage of 6m² in total.
Contact us for samples, info and shipping trough the website
www.atelierbilliet.be
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