Di Emme Creative Solutions

Di Emme Creative Solutions Custom fabricators of architectural/ interior design features and finishes Diemme works with you to bring your design concepts to reality.

These can include custom fabrication/Application of:
Decorative paint finishes and murals
Custom lighting
Architectural features
3D fabrication
Water features

Indigenous art consultancy, Balarinji, engaged Di Emme to fabricate Jamie Eastwoods’ artworks at the M4 service centres ...
19/02/2026

Indigenous art consultancy, Balarinji, engaged Di Emme to fabricate Jamie Eastwoods’ artworks at the M4 service centres in Eastern Creek.

The artworks are contemporary interpretations of the traditional scarred trees that signal directions and provide materials for cultural objects like coolamons (traditional vessels for carrying water, food and babies).

Jamie Eastwood is an artist from Dharug Country where the artworks are located. The colours in the design represent the six seasons of Dharug Country and the ‘trees’ and accompanying story speak to an ongoing connection to culture and Country.

Di Emme carved the ‘trees’ from straight camphor laurel trunks, creating the shapes and inscribing the patterns. The artist specified the colours and visited the studio to approve samples and to monitor progress.

In addition to the carving, Di Emme produced the plaque bases and stainless rings, provided layouts and shop drawings, and manufactured the fixings which secure the ‘trees’ just millimetres from the ceiling.

The newly transformed Etti's Local Bar at Balgowlah RSL is said to be “a space designed for connection where every seat ...
16/02/2026

The newly transformed Etti's Local Bar at Balgowlah RSL is said to be “a space designed for connection where every seat feels like the best one.” DACCA Architecture devised unique rope screens to create cosy areas within a vast space without sacrificing airiness and light. DACCA brought Di Emme on board to realise their concept.

Di Emme prototyped the woven screens based on DACCA's indicative drawings. Di Emme sourced a suitable rope type which they hand-dyed to achieve the desired colour. Custom joinery frames with the lighting pre-installed, were delivered to the Leichhardt studio where Di Emme artisans wove the ropes into position.

DACCA visited the studio to approve the prototype and samples. Once production was underway, there were rolling pick-ups to assist the joiner with a staggered installation.

The screens create a communal space employing simple materials and clever design.

The decadent design of Grandfathers Restaurant in Angel Place in Sydney’s CBD is reminiscent of 1960s casinos and Austra...
14/12/2025

The decadent design of Grandfathers Restaurant in Angel Place in Sydney’s CBD is reminiscent of 1960s casinos and Australian regional Chinese restaurants. Interior design firm, Killing Matt Woods, provided Di Emme with a concept for a custom light to infuse the bar with an atmospheric glow to complement the décor.
Di Emme took site measurements and created a prototype for approval. The custom light features off-the-shelf lighting extrusion that has been carefully cut and assembled in the Di Emme studio. Dimmable colour-changing LEDs provide the illumination, and the underside is painted in a specified shade. The careful selection of materials was critical to delivering within budget.
During the planning and installation phases, Di Emme coordinated with the builder and the designer to ensure delivery within a tight timeframe.

The Georges River Sailing Club which has stood on the shores of Botany Bay since 1927, has undergone a Mediterranean-ins...
13/12/2025

The Georges River Sailing Club which has stood on the shores of Botany Bay since 1927, has undergone a Mediterranean-inspired makeover. The club is located in Sandringham in South Sydney and looks out across Dolls Point Beach. The major renovation capitalises on the views and the relaxed coastal environment.
The venue features floor-to-ceiling windows on the bay side, and Di Emme was commissioned to make a feature of arches for one of the expansive internal walls. Di Emme produced the drawings for the builder, specifying the number and depth of the arches and the location of the lighting. Di Emme also created a bespoke decorative finish for the recesses.
Working from an initial concept and experimenting with a range of solutions, Di Emme produced around ten samples in the process of developing the finish. The chosen finish has a textured plaster base gilded with aluminium leaf and coated with colour glazes. The once-flat wall has been totally transformed.

Liverpool Catholic Club in Sydney’s southwest is a family and community club that has it all – restaurants, fitness cent...
22/10/2025

Liverpool Catholic Club in Sydney’s southwest is a family and community club that has it all – restaurants, fitness centre, playground, theatre, ballroom, butcher, hairdresser, a Mercure hotel, even an indoor ice rink. The club stays fresh and vibrant with upgrades that reflect contemporary trends. For example, the once-dark foyer now boasts a vast skylight bringing abundant natural light into a refreshed lobby and sign-in area. Altis Architecture, the firm responsible for the latest series of upgrades, commissioned Di Emme to fabricate a metal sculpture to grace the skylight. The sculpture is a series of mesh shapes punctuated by dropper lights that glow brightly at night and supplement the natural light during the day. Altis supplied the pattern and Di Emme devised the construction method, creating one-to-one drawings of each piece for use as a life-size template. Working in Di Emme’s Leichhardt studio and guided by the drawings, a pair of artisans worked side by side rolling stainless steel mesh to create the precise shapes. The forms were framed and bound with aluminium and the entire pieces sprayed with a bronze patina finish. The finished work was transported to the site to be suspended on threaded rods. The sculpture is static, but the undulating shapes give it a dynamic appearance.

Club Heathcote is a small club adjacent to the Royal National Park on Sydney’s southern fringe. DACCA Architecture redes...
21/10/2025

Club Heathcote is a small club adjacent to the Royal National Park on Sydney’s southern fringe. DACCA Architecture redesigned the club to create a modern welcoming space for the local community. The materials, textures and motifs in DACCA’s design are inspired by the bushland setting with its dry sclerophyll forests and archetypal Sydney sandstone. DACCA commissioned Di Emme to produce a two-storey mural as a backdrop to the staircase, which is repeated as a feature wall, and a horizontal mural running behind the bar.
The mural behind the bar was hand-painted on site taking inspiration from the local eucalypts – scribbly gums, Sydney peppermints and red bloodwoods. Di Emme initially produced digital artwork to confirm the composition and layout, followed by 1:1 painted samples. Completing the digital schematic and sampling for approval in advance, ensured Di Emme's artisan was able to adhere to the demanding on-site schedule. The approved design for the bar mural was hand-painted by one of Di Emme’s artists working quickly as final preparations for the club’s reopening got underway.
The staircase and feature murals are a custom wallpaper. Di Emme created the original digital artwork and produced test prints to confirm the exact texture and colouring. The gum leaves are abstracted through sheer size with the charcoal texture evocative of the traditional owners’ creative tools.
DACCA provided the concepts for both murals for artistic interpretation by Di Emme.

Cartier Melbourne at 90 Collins Street has been remodelled by French architectural firm Bidard & Raissi, in the Haussman...
30/06/2025

Cartier Melbourne at 90 Collins Street has been remodelled by French architectural firm Bidard & Raissi, in the Haussmannian style with tall windows and spacious light-filled rooms.
While the renovation is classic Maison Cartier with a palette of golden beiges and champagne bronzes and the emblematic Panthère motif, it also reflects the Melbourne locale. Flora from the nearby Royal Botanic Gardens can be seen on gilded stencilled walls, in glass marquetry panels, and on hand-painted silk wallpapers. Tasmanian wood panelling and sand-cast bronze and quartz chandeliers embody the Australian landscape.
Bespoke finishes from Di Emme unify the expansive spaces. For the Melbourne store, Di Emme built on a library of custom finishes created for Cartier's Oceania boutiques in Sydney, Brisbane and Perth.
Newly reopened Cartier Melbourne at the 'Paris end' of Collins Street
Di Emme has designed an extensive portfolio of custom gilded finishes including the moon gold patina applied to the textured plaster ceiling domes and the signature Cartier gold finishes on walls, columns and fittings.
The backdrop to the women's watches is three distinct waves of tinted gilding. Di Emme artisans undertook the painstaking process of applying a textured plaster finish covered with gold leaf and a layer of paint which they then rubbed away to reveal the tinted gilding.
Based on an original Cartier design, Di Emme created the polished plaster stucco and gold leaf pattern on the staircase which customers ascend to the first floor for fine jewellery, bridal collections and hospitality. While the renovations took 11 months to complete, the design and approval process for the bespoke finishes spanned 18 months. For the staircase, there was nine months of back and forth between Di Emme and the French design team from initial sampling to finessing the line work and graphics for the stencilled gilded wall. On site, Di Emme artisans created a polished plaster stucco, applied the stencils, added gold leaf, removed the stencils, and provided touch ups. A smaller version of the gilded stencil leaves was created for the internal lift walls.
Di Emme created the custom coffee bean patina for the first floor bar in the Leichhardt studio
Melbourne's coffee culture is celebrated in a coffee bar on the first floor. Di Emme created the custom coffee bean patina on canvas panels in the Leichhardt Sydney studio and installed on site. Similarly, the cross-hatched gilded joinery in the care services library was prepared in the Di Emme studio. Utilising the studio was integral to meeting the project deadlines as working on site was restricted and meticulous scheduling was required.

Prefecture 48 is a multi-venue hub in the Sydney CBD from Japanese hospitality group, Azabu. Prefecture 48 is a celebrat...
10/11/2024

Prefecture 48 is a multi-venue hub in the Sydney CBD from Japanese hospitality group, Azabu. Prefecture 48 is a celebration of Japanese cuisine and culture. Every detail has been carefully curated by a large team of professionals, not least the artworks from several notable Japanese artists handpicked by art consultancy, Ongarato. Di Emme was brought onto the project by Buildcorp to manage the installation of the artworks in keeping with the vision of the art consultant, the architect and the artists.
Di Emme’s Mark Lovelock said the project was an exercise in problem solving and project management. “Prefecture 48 occupies a heritage-listed building, so the installations had to be acceptable to the artists, satisfy Australian building codes, and be achievable within heritage constraints. We had weekly team meetings for months to work through the installation concepts.”
“We had the artworks delivered to Di Emme for preliminary preparations,” said Mark. “Working with the artists was really special for us. Yuki Tsuji worked on his artworks with a small team of craftsmen for a week before we transported them to the site for rigging.”
In Prefecture 48, the dining areas had their own artworks and unique installation methods:
Five: Artist, Yuki Tsuji
The fine dining venue, Five, hosts a seven-metre-long timber artwork from Yuki Tsuji an artist who started his career in architecture before becoming immersed in the Japanese art of ikebana. The artwork embodies the philosophy of ikebana, creating a harmonious relationship between the natural material and the surrounding space.
Mark said, “Suspending single pieces of 1-tonne timber and resin over the dining room required careful planning and skill. One challenge was that the rigging not overwhelm the artwork. We used custom-designed steel brackets and had certified-riggers install steel cabling to the engineers’ specifications.”
“Internal lighting to illuminate resin elements inserted in the timber was specified by Electrolight and coordinated by Di Emme for final placement by the artist,” said Mark. “The artwork is awe-inspiring, and seeing it floating in the room is magical.”
Cartway: Artist, Hitoshi Kuriyama
Hitoshi Kuriyama’s artwork, Tabi Bito, occupies the heritage cartway at Prefecture 48. The artwork, comprised of fluorescent lights and glass tubes inner-coated with stainless steel powder, intertwines past and present and has been described as “transforming the heritage cartway into a portal between worlds.”
Di Emme made and suspended specified mesh frameworks from the cartway ceiling, ready for the artist to hang the assembly. Mark said, “The solution required careful CAD work, fabrication and a coordinated approach to the installation. We created access hatches in the mesh for the light drivers and we designed the brackets to fit around the heritage beams. We also assisted the artist with suspending the components till they were comfortable with the task.”
Garaku: Artist, Hiroto Yoshizoe
Spatial director and award-winning lighting designer, Hiroto Yoshizoe, developed PIXEL an architectural material inspired by bricks and traditional Japanese shoji screens. Yoshizoe’s PIXEL installation in the kaiseki venue, Garaku, incorporates a computer-controlled LED display that adds a contemporary element to the traditional dining experience. The display will change with the seasons.
Di Emme fabricated the base and surrounding framework for the PIXEL screen and installed the panels, with the artist tweaking the programming and sequencing.
Ibushi: Artist, Racso Jagarap
The artwork in the robata grill venue, Ibushi, from Filipino-Belgian wire artist Racso Jagarap is supple and organic and references the wood smoke from the grill. Di Emme designed, fabricated and installed the brackets that secure the artwork. Together with the artist, Di Emme installed the piece allowing for the smooth flow of the wirework.
Omakase: Artist, Yuki Tsuji
Omakase are chef-curated dinners. Prefecture 48’s Omakase has an eight-seater counter, and the privacy and exclusivity of the experience is reflected in the subdued lighting and robust artworks. Di Emme designed, fabricated and installed the base stands for the heavy timber and polished resin artworks by Yuki Tsuji. Di Emme coordinated the installation with direction from the architect, heritage engineer, lighting consultant and builder; the pieces have an ethereal floating aesthetic.
Japan has 47 diverse prefectures; Sydney now has Prefecture 48. The development has transformed the heritage-listed Victorian warehouse, and the bespoke artworks are integral. This was truly a collaboration with Di Emme working with the architect, engineers, art consultant, artists, builders and the client.

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