The work comes first. The tools follow.

Gilded Edge Group builds software for film, art and private estates, and makes original photography, film and interiors. Five ventures lead a roster of eleven. Designed in New York.

11 ventures · active and in development

In focus now.

Meet five ventures through short films about the work and the people they serve. The full roster of eleven follows.

SI, where you see it here, stands for Super Intelligence.

  1. Lumier PicturesFor filmmakers making shorts, features and series

    Lumier Pictures

    32-second product film

    A browser workspace for developing a screenplay, shaping scenes and cutting the film in one project.

    • Screenplay and characters
    • Scene and shot development
    • Sound, edit and timeline handoff

    Lumier Pictures · product film using SI-generated demo footage

    Lumier Pictures · product film using SI-generated demo footage
  2. Edge Design WorksFor homeowners planning a room

    Edge Design Works

    32-second product film

    An interior design practice with a visual workspace and a curated source library for planning a room.

    • Explore room concepts
    • Consider design decisions
    • Collect real maker references

    Edge Design Works · product film using an SI-generated fictional concept study

    Edge Design Works · product film using an SI-generated fictional concept study
  3. Gilded Art WorksFor galleries, artists and dealers

    Gilded Art Works

    32-second product film

    One artwork entry becomes the branded documents a gallery needs for a sale or shipment.

    • Choose the document
    • Set the design
    • Prepare certificates and condition reports

    Gilded Art Works · public generator and product-generated fictional samples

    Gilded Art Works · public generator and product-generated fictional samples
  4. Dimora PrivateFor staffed households and family offices

    Dimora Private

    32-second product film

    Estate operations software keeps residences, staff, records and owner reporting in one system.

    • Residence readiness
    • Household handbooks
    • Owner reporting

    Dimora Private · public demonstration; household and records are fictional

    Dimora Private · public demonstration; household and records are fictional
  5. Lumier StudiosFor organizations with a message to put on film

    Lumier Studios

    32-second product film

    Creative strategy and film production begin with the message, the people it affects and the choices that make it matter.

    • Listen to the brief
    • Find the human story
    • Develop the film

    Lumier Studios · product film using SI-generated visual studies for fictional brands

    Lumier Studios · product film using SI-generated visual studies for fictional brands

There is no single category for the work. There is a standard for doing it well.

Meet the group
A figure in a rain-lit alley, from Neon Rain, a demo film shown on the Lumier Pictures site
Lumier Pictures · Neon Rain, an SI-generated demo film
01Technology

Tools shaped by the people who use them.

Film production, art documentation, real estate analysis, and pricing decisions each demand a different kind of intelligence. The portfolio builds for the work itself.

Gilded Edge Gallery · Eight Seconds, Sunrise by Daniel Montero. Interior visualization. Scale and materials are illustrative.
02Art & Film

A point of view is the starting point.

Original photography sits beside moving image and production services. The work is meant to be seen before it is explained.

A furnished limestone room opening onto a pool and the sea, an Edge Design Works concept study set in Puglia
Edge Design Works · SI-generated fictional concept study, Puglia
03Design & Living

Spaces and services deserve the same care.

Spatial concepts, private access, and estate operations connect design ideas to the places and routines people actually live with.

Every venture, one place.

The complete public portfolio, including ventures in development.

11 / Public roster
Daniel Montero, founder of Gilded Edge Group
Founded by Daniel Montero

A camera at fifteen. A portfolio since.

Daniel Montero was handed his first professional camera at fifteen and taught himself the rest. His photography, his film work, and the software and services he has built around them now sit in one portfolio.

Read the founder story

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