Author Archives: Henry van der Vijver

Sympathetic Restoration of Tudor Mural

A recent feature in the Daily Telegraph highlighted a project that reminded us why we love this craft. Working alongside designer Ali Pittam of Can Can Deisgn (@cancandesign_), we carried out a sympathetic restoration of a Tudor mural in a private home. This was not a reproduction. It was genuinely Tudor. During our survey, we uncovered specific historic elements that confirmed the period, and those details guided every decision from stabilisation to final toning.

HV’ART Advanced Lacquer Paint System for specialist finishes worldwide

Our HV’ART Advanced Lacquer Paint System is a water-borne lacquer paint system that supports decorative artists worldwide and is the evolution of world class lacquer. The result is a refined and resilient finish that respects craft and environment in equal measure. With international shipping and results that stay consistent across regions, it is a truly worldwide product system. Whether you work in…

From bright metal to deep, even bronze.

Treating a Sculptural Staircase to a Controlled Bronze Patina Project: Knightsbridge, LondonCommissioned by: The Stonemasonry Company and ARTISTEELArchitects: Undercover ArchitectureFinish: Bespoke bronze patina with sealed lacquer sheen, waterborne systemPhotography: In-progress and final images as shown The challenge Undercover Architecture designed an extraordinary spiral stair whose limestone treads sweep through the room like a whale’s backbone.…

New generation craftsman.

One of HV’ART’s youngest team members advancing his skill base by assisting on our copper leaf ceiling project. We are all super proud to be training the soon to be master craftsman of tomorrow 👨🏽‍🎨😊. • Gilded on a base of ‘Gesso Style Primer’ (GSP) from the @hv_art_lacquerpaint range in colourway ‘Gilders Copper’ from the new collection…

Loving this moody shot of our ‘Contemporary Japanning Lacquer’ finish for @schillerbeynoninteriors

Reposted from @schillerbeynoninteriors Decadently lacquered walls and woodwork contrast against a pared back textural sisal carpet in this home office. The process of applying this lacquer finish is intricate and takes hours upon hours of dedication from a specialist team, leaving a finish that appears as a work of art in itself. The talented team @henryvandervijver worked over…

Hand painted marble socket plates

In high-end interiors, nothing should feel like an afterthought. You can choose bespoke flooring, polished plaster walls, specialist joinery, artisan lighting and then find that every visible socket is still bright white plastic. Hand painted marble socket plates solve that design problem. They allow the tiniest hardware in a room to sit within the aesthetic rather than distracting from it.

They replace plain, mass produced plastic switches and sockets with something hand finished, beautiful and tailored to your interior scheme. They quietly transform a room, whether it’s in listed buildings, luxury residential spaces or high value commercial fit outs.

Ohhh we do so love to paint matching marble on socket plates 🎨

Hand painted marble socket plates for high detail interiors Hand painted marble socket plates are fast becoming a signature detail in luxury interiors. They take an everyday fitting, like a plug socket or light switch, and turn it into a finish that feels considered, bespoke and in harmony with the surrounding design. Instead of installing…

Our latest ‘Contemporary Japanning Lacquer’ project in ‘Celandon Blue’.

Weeks of preparation & surface love go into creating our ‘Contemporary Japanning Lacquer’ finishes. Our lacquer finishes are waterborne, totally colour fast and will remain looking stunning with no yellowing or fading. We incorporate our soft passagio finish beneath the lacquered surface to give a glazed ceramic like appearance. These finishes have the essence of…

Good to hear from designer @TimothyCorrigan this week.

It brought back fond memories of our last project with him here in London 😊

We are thrilled to announce the launch of the ‘HV’Art Lacquer Paint System’

This unique waterborne paint system was created by us to use in creating our painted designs & finishes. The collection includes specialist primer/undercoats, ‘Classic Lacquer Paint’ for furniture & a ‘Decorative Canvas Paint’ as the perfect base for our glazes. We have a range of glazes for all our designs. These are then finished in…