Every commission passes through carvers, gilders and upholsterers before it passes through your door. Nothing is machined that can be made by hand; nothing is rushed that can be done properly. This is how a Danichgah piece is built.
01 — Craft
Carving
Every frame begins as solid beech or walnut, drawn full-size and carved by hand. No two are identical, because no two are machined — the acanthus on your armchair is cut by a person who signs it.
02 — Craft
Joinery
Cases are dovetailed and mortised by hand, veneers laid one leaf at a time. It is slower, and it is the reason a Danichgah cabinet outlives the room it was made for.
03 — Craft
Gilding
We water-gild in 23.5-carat gold leaf over hand-laid gesso and bole — the old, patient method that gives gold its depth. Antiquing is done by hand, to order, never printed.
04 — Craft
Upholstery
Seats are sprung eight ways and hand-tied, built up in horsehair and cotton, then upholstered in the fabric you choose. Sit in one and you feel the difference before you see it.
05 — Craft
Finishing
Waxing, polishing and the final antiquing are done by eye, in daylight. A finish is judged the way you will judge it — across a room, at rest.
06 — Craft
Quality control
Nothing leaves without a final inspection at Villa Ispahan, in the light of a real room. Then it is signed, numbered, and delivered white-glove into yours.
Meet the Artisans
The people behind the pieces.
Our master gilder trained for eleven years before touching a client’s commission. Our head upholsterer still hand-ties every spring. We name them on the piece because the piece is theirs as much as yours.
“A machine can copy the shape. It cannot copy the intention.”See their work in situ