Staff is a term of Architecture.

The word Staff would derive from German staffieren (to furnish, to decorate) or from old French estofer (fabric). To restore their apartments destroyed and in spite of the impoverishment of their customers after the French revolution, the decorators turn to materials less expensive than the Stuc. It is there that staff appears thanks to the Mézier French who towards 1850 with the idea to carry out a first Corniche prefabricated armed with a Hessian. Consequently the use of staff develops quickly until reaching its apogee at the beautiful time. In addition to the interior architecture, the restoration, the Moulding sculptor, the reproduction of original works, the realization of industrial prototypes, staff is sometimes used in the cinema or stage set.

The ornaments of interior architecture out of staff are manufactured out of plaster in moulds inside which one applies filaments of Sisal, of Jute or Chanvre according to the sinuosities, hollow and covered model. Once dried, it is posed easily using small points of Acier, by joining or sealing.

This technical process gave its name to a not very widespread profession: Staffeur.

See too

Works

• "Techniques and Practical of Staff" of Gerard Rondo with the collaboration of Stephan Rondo and Maurice Pons with the Editions Eyrolles. with http://www.eyrolles.com/Loisirs/Livre/9782212115468/livre-techniques-et-pratique-du-staff.php
• " the encyclopedia on Staff and Stuc" workers' association of the companions of the turn of France, 82 Rue de l'Hôtel de Ville 75180 Paris Cedex 04 (http://www.compagnons-du-devoir.com)
• " the art of the Sculpture on pierre" of j.p grimaux Eyrolles Editions.
• " Grammar of the Architecture " of e.cole Editions Dessains and Tolra.
• " Size of the pierre" school workshop restoration centers of Leon Editions Eyrolles.
• " Sculpture on bois" of medina ayllon and eva Pascal Eyrolles Editions.

Video

• light ultra Staff and cellular Plaster in video on Youtube.com with http://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=nouvelles+techniques+de+staff&search=Search
• light ultra staff (2 to 3 mm thickness instead of 15), composed of a adjuvanté plaster armed with a mast or fiber glass, is an American invention. Appeared then in France: Velistrat (sedap nante) then Ganstaff (Gerard rondo born with bird the small one in the Sarthe) and finally the GRG (leaves and shales with collaboration English).
• the GR. staff and the GM plasters (adjuvanté plaster armed with wire cut projected to the gun and cellular plaster) are inventions of Gerard Rondeau.

• On France 5 at the heading: House question with Stephan Thébaut, topic: staff (Louis-Marie Arnaudeau and plaster)

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