Plaster by Orciani · Asheville NC
A studio for
specified plaster.
A specialist plaster studio working with architects and interior designers on residential and hospitality interiors of consequence. Headquartered in Asheville, North Carolina, with a second base in Central Florida. Available across the continental United States.
Cover · [[featured project]] · Limestone Plaster FRAME 001
LIVE Studio open — commissions 2026–2027 Asheville NC · Central FL · Continental US 05.09.2026 · 00:00 EDT
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— Studio Statement
Founded [[CONFIRM: year]]
Headquarters Asheville, NC
Second Base Central FL
Scope Residential
Hospitality
Restoration
Hospitality
Restoration
Principal J. Orciani
Commissioned Continental US
We are a working studio. Every surface on every project leaves our hands — mixed, pigmented, troweled, burnished, sealed — to standards set before the age of gypsum board. We work with architects and interior designers who want a wall that is a material, not a finish.
Discipline Lime · Stucco · Ornamental · Lime Paint
Commissioned By Architects · Designers
Territory Asheville NC · Central FL · Continental US
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— Nine finishes. One studio.
03.01
Limestone Plaster
Finely graded lime putty with marble dust, applied wet-on-wet and burnished. A room's undertone, not its top-coat.
Surface · burnished · pigmented
03.02
Veneer Hardcoat
A hardened lime base built to take architectural detail — moldings, ornament, feature walls that need structural integrity, not just aesthetic.
Surface · structural · ornament-ready
03.03
Custom Stucco
Pigmented lime-sand mixes, troweled for texture or sanded for a matte finish. Exterior and interior, always specified to substrate.
Surface · lime-sand · interior / exterior
03.04
Plaster Moldings
Cast, run, or hand-carved ornamental work — cornices, ceiling roses, base and chair rails — fabricated to historical standards.
Ornament · cast & run · restoration-grade
03.05
EIFS / Synthetic
Exterior insulated finish systems for architectural envelopes that need thermal performance with a plaster aesthetic.
Envelope · thermal · engineered
03.06
Venetian Plaster
Lime and marble dust, polished in translucent passes until the wall holds light the way stone does.
Surface · translucent · polished
03.07
Marmorino
A Venetian cousin — tighter grain, matte sheen, lime-rich. A mineral surface that reads warmer in residential interiors than polished plaster.
Surface · matte · tight grain
03.08
Tadelakt
Moroccan lime polished with river stones and sealed with olive-soap wax. Waterproof and seamless — at home in showers, hammams, and wet rooms.
Surface · waterproof · seamless
03.09
Lime Paint
A breathable mineral wash — slaked lime and pigment, brushed in thin layers to leave a soft cloudy depth that ordinary paint can't imitate. Matte, UV-stable, and alive to the light.
Finish · mineral wash · UV-stable
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— Process & Studio
Every commission follows the same four conversations. On-site discovery, physical samples for approval, crew-led application, and a documented hand-off with care guide and point of contact for the life of the wall. No color-chip approvals. No change orders after the sample is signed.
Studio · Sample Board · Limestone Plaster FRAME 044
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On-site discovery
We walk the space with you and the architect. Substrate, light, room use, desired tonality. A written spec sheet follows in five business days.
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Physical samples
18×24-inch boards — pigmented, finished, sealed — for sign-off before the wall is touched. Raking light, real tonality.
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Crew-led application
Installed by our own crew on a scheduled sequence. Mixed, troweled, burnished, sealed — every coat documented.
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Delivery & care
Photographic record, care guide, and a walkthrough. A named point of contact for the life of the wall.
Start with a conversation Four conversations. Then the wall.
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— Writing from the studio.
2026 · Q2 POST 01
A material, not a finish — on the difference between plaster and drywall
Positioning piece. Why a plastered wall is a building element and a painted-over drywall wall is, at best, a surface treatment. Evergreen reading for architects and interior designers specifying a wall.
Positioning Read
2026 · Q2 POST 02
The quiet revival of ornamental plaster in residential work
Trade-facing piece on the return of cornices, ceiling roses, and run mouldings in high-end residential. Where the craft is being rediscovered, and what specifiers should ask for.
Trade Read
2026 · Q3 POST 03
A note on photography — what you can't see in a swatch
A short essay tying the studio's photography discipline to the craft. Swatches lie; raking light under a real room tells the truth. On why every finish is documented after install.
Craft Read