My experiences at Giannetti Studio shaped my image of ultimate beauty-a place where modern, classical and industrial elements merge to create a unique style with a modern sense of space and emotion drawn from history. This became the comforting, neutral backdrop of my childhood memories and is still what I prefer for my surroundings. As they aged, they developed a chalky patina. Wood and metal were in their natural states. Being an industrial space, Giannetti Studio was built out of simple materials that were left unadorned. I also grew up appreciating the importance of palette. To this day, my designs reflect the respect I have for the craftsman’s touch. I could see hints of their handwork in each finished piece. I watched as the artisans carved the wooden molds that would be used over and over again to create the plaster ornament. Those summers of my youth were an opportunity to observe. As a young boy, I spent my summers covered in a fine white dust, helping my father and paternal grandfather fabricate and install column capitals and other decorative architectural pieces, all the while learning about their historic meanings and the beauty they brought to these spaces. My creative life began just outside of Washington, D.C., in my family’s ornamental plaster studio, an environment that was equal parts classical and industrial. My father’s plaster studio near Washington, D.C. Project Credits Introduction Photo of plaster sculpters.
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