Luxury inherited from Ancient Italy and Japan

Lime plaster is among the oldest building materials known to humankind. The Romans were known to use it mixed with marble dust as a fine application over a coarser lime and sand aggregate, not dissimilar to the technique used today by us.

Marmorino Grassello Fino is one of the Venetian plasters which is currently gaining popularity. The word "marmorino" means, literally, "little marble". The plaster is made of coarsely ground Carrara marble; when skillfully applied, the subtle sparkle of marble is evident.

Shikkui Plaster is a traditional and innovative Japanese lime plaster made of slaked lime of high calcium purity with additives including seaweed extracts to help stability, soybean oil to improve workability and naturally boost water -repellent properties for exterior work, natural plant fibres to aid anti cracking (developed from centuries of earthquake experience) and other natural aggregates such as eggshells. Some blends of Shikkui Plasters have 50% added eggshells making it a truly eco-friendly product.

Shikkui Plaster formulations have been used widely throughout Japan for more than one thousand years, for both internal and external walls of houses, temples and castles, as well as for ceilings and specialist decorative purposes.