Abstract: A decorative member, particularly to be used as an emblem on a motor vehicle, comprises a first body of transparent plastic material having a front face and a substantially flat rear face, an image formed by ink-jet printing at a printing zone of the rear face, and a generally flat second body applied to the rear face of the first body. The size of the printing zone of the first body is substantially smaller than the rear face, and the first body and the second body are connected to each other at a connecting strip encircling the printing zone, which strip defines a tight seal, so that the image is enclosed in a chamber sealingly closed with respect to the outer environment.

Abstract: A method for manufacturing of a decorative element, particularly intended to be used as an emblem on a motor vehicle, comprises the steps of forming a body of a transparent plastic material, having a front face and a back face which comprises a base surface and at least a shaped hollow impression defining a tridimensional symbol raised with respect to the base surface, applying a decoration layer usually colored and/or providing an ornamental pattern, on the base surface, and forming a metalized layer on the back face by a paint containing metallic pigments so that also the inner surface of each hollow impression is coated. The pigments of the metalized layer are laminar metallic pigments, and the metalized layer is made by spray applying a plurality of coats of pigmented paint according to mutually crossing directions, in which the pigments are oriented parallel to the surface of the back face.