Laminating is used specifically for three-dimensional or full-relief objects. From a wax or plasticine prototype which is hand-sculpted or hand-engraved, a resin cast is obtained. The silver is then applied onto the cast using a electroforming technique.

Pressing involves the shaping of a sheet of silver by applying pressure.One characteristic of the pieces produced by Marcello Giorgio is the combination of shiny and satined surfaces. This is accomplished through a combination of burnishing and brushing the silver by hand