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The Porto empire lamp shade provides a generous 30cm spread with a surface of hand-marbled paper crafted through a traditional process involving paints and oils dropped onto thickened water. The mixture is raked and stretched into patterns before each sheet is carefully laid on top, imprinted, and dried, ensuring no two pieces are alike. The gold and white colouring produces a rich, shimmering finish with inherent variation across the marbled surface. Due to the smaller surface area required for this technique, the shade is constructed with two seams.
The marbling of paper is a craft that dates back hundreds of years, and it is fascinating to watch. Paints and oils are carefully dropped onto a thickened water, and are then raked and stretched to create the pattern. The paper is then slowly laid on top and once imprinted removed from the liquid and dried. No two pieces of paper can ever be the same. We are thrilled with these patterns - bold and brilliant. Please note that due to the smaller surface area required to create this effect, this shade will have two seams.
