About Us

Who is behind Creative Illusion?
Atena graduated in 2008 with an MBA in Tehran, Iran. Her passion however was always arts and crafts. In 2011, she decided to leave her education behind and pursue her passion with arts and design. She launched her business in 2015 and has worked tirelessly to build her brand and reputation. Having collaborated with a few industry leaders in her field, in Iran, she decided it was time to expand and grow her business. Some of her projects extend from North to South of Iran, East to West. Now located in Coquitlam, BC, Atena is once again pursuing her passion and looking forward to building her new clientele here in Canada.

What is patina?

Interior design

If you are renovating, interior designing or changing the decoration of your home or office or you simply want to make changes in the appearance of your home furniture, getting acquainted with patina can be useful for you.

Patina is a name given to the color of green, corrosion, aging and rust on copper and other metals, wood or stone. Patina can be considered as one of the painting techniques. Art that simulates aging and corrosion with the help of various colors and special techniques on different objects.

Techniques

Patina work in a building can also be considered as one of the building painting techniques; But its applications go beyond painting a building. For example, in patina, unlike painting, in addition to changing the color of the roof, door or wall of the building, we can also change their texture.

 Different styles of patina work are used according to the customer’s taste and the design style of the desired space.

Patina styles:

Brick design

Turquoise design

Wood design

Crack design

Marble design

Leather design

Cloud and wind design

Flower or angel design

Patina motif (pattern repeat)

Patina Gold/Silver/Copper Sheet

Vintage work

Decoupage

Mirror work

Embossed design