About us

Professionals from Calgary Mural Design will create your interior with elegance and style combining your creative imagination and our design skills.

We professionally install a variety decorative Venetian stucco (Venetian plaster): Marmorino Carrara, Marmorino Classic, Marmorino Coarse, Intonachino, Tadelakt, Marmorino Velvet and also we provide you with classic Venetian plaster finishes to your specifications creating Distinct and Decorative one of a kind smooth contemporary polished, and textured, old world and Tuscan wall finishes.

Our materials for venetian stucco are manufactured in Italy in the middle of the Veneto Region, near Venice, under the supervision of Giovanni Polistena, master artisan and installer.This area is well-known for being one of the richest in Italian architectural heritage and artisanship.

History:

 Marmorino is well known as a classic Venetian plaster; however, its origins are much older, dating to ancient Roman times. We can see evidence of it today in the villas of Pompei and in various Roman structures. In addition, it was also written about in Vitruvio's ''De Architectura'', a 1st Century B.C. history in Rome.

 Marmorino was rediscovered centuries later after the discovery of Vitruvio's ancient treatise in the 15th century. This 'new' plaster conformed well to the aesthetic requirements dictated by the classical ideal, which in 15th century, had recently become fashionable in the Venetian lagoon area. Usually, marmorino was white to imitate the stone of Istria, which was most often used in Venetian construction, but was occasionally decorated with frescoes to imitate the marble, which Venetian merchants brought home from their voyages to Orient. (In this fascinating period of the Republic of Venice, merchants felt obliged to return home bearing precious, exotic marble as a tribute to the beauty of their own city.)

Marmorino maintained its prestige for  centuries until the end of the 1800's when interest in it faded and was considered only an economical solution to the use of marble.

Only at the end of the 1970's, thanks in the part to architect, Carlo Scarpa's use of marmonio, did this finishing technique return to the interest of the best modern architects.

For about 10 years, industries were also interested in marmonio produced only by artisans. Today, however, ready-to-use marmorino can be found, often with glue added, that can be applied on non-traditional surfaces such as drywall or wood paneling.

     Benefits of venetian stucco:

• Crack-Resistant
• Very Breathable
• Self-Healing
• Wets and Dries Out FAST
• Naturally Mold-Resistant
• Time-Tested
• Natural&Green
  

Our lime plasters are extremely durable and less prone to shrinking and cracking than traditional cement finishes. A breathable system, our lime plasters allow water vapor to permeate freely so moisture evaporates quickly, unlike acrylic finishes which can trap moisture inside the wall.

When lime plasters cure, the result is hard-as-stone, long-lasting mineral coating. The natural, oxide pigment system results in the preservation of lasting color in your walls.

Non-toxic and green, our lime plasters are ideal for interiors. Applied as a two- or three-coat veneer system, your walls will be left with excellent absorption and diffusion characteristics, leading to optimal indoor air quality.

Naturally high in pH, lime finishes act as an anti-bacterial surface, neutralizing the development of organic substances such as mold and fungus.

         Environmentally Friendly