Method to make a decorative element which can be applied on surfaces, comprising a step (22, 26) of making a decorative layer (12) made of high quality materials, metal or non-metal, such as precious materials or precious or noble metals and their alloys on a support layer (11) in order to define a desired design or graphic motif, wherein at least a sub-step (22) is provided of depositing the high quality material by means of a physical vapor deposition (PVD) technique chosen from a group comprising; heat evaporation, electronic beam evaporation, or magnetron sputtering.
