Formal salon

Custom furniture & gold leaf

Formal salon furniture set — carving, gold leaf and upholstery from the Elgamal workshops.

Project brief

A formal salon required seating that felt ceremonial: carved frames, gold leaf accents and tailored upholstery. All pieces were designed and built in Alexandria, then installed in Cairo.

Formal salon

Scope delivered

  • Salon seating set with matching side tables.
  • Hand carving and gold leaf finishing.
  • Custom upholstery to approved fabric samples.
  • Delivery, placement and on-site finishing touch-ups.
  • Care guide and warranty documentation.
Formal salon

Workshop achievements

  • Leaf work applied after structural assembly for lasting adhesion.
  • Upholstery tension matched across the full seating run.
  • Finish samples retained for future matching pieces.
Formal salon

Formal salons remain a signature Elgamal typology — classic language, modern reliability.