The lobby, for instance, has a ceiling of aluminum leaf to recall the original silver-painted Factory.

This work consists of bones made of wood and plaster, and covered with aluminum leaf.

But the real wonder comes from the five-inch squares of aluminum leaf that cover many of the walls and all the panels.

The eight-inch-high shade at far left has an antique finish of aluminum leaf on a black ground, and costs $95.

The ceiling has a dome with 30,000 squares of aluminum leaf.

Mr. Stern covered the walls with two-tone aluminum leaf and the floor with one of his rugs, which seems to say, "Take your shoes off, please."

Mr. Kaplan is one of 29 artisans who have spent the last eight weeks hand-rubbing aluminum leaf into a vast expanse of ceilings, balconies and walls.

Ceilings are ornate plaster with medallions and stepped molding covered with aluminum leaf.

With the exception of the murals, the ceiling is covered with aluminum leaf.

The cantilevered floors are edged with lighting coves lined in aluminum leaf, designed by Fisher Marantz Stone.