Mahogany marquetry is a delicate art that requires precision and patience. It involves creating intricate designs by inlaying ...

African marquetry is an ancient art that uses colorful African woods and sawdust to create intricate designs ...

When I'm out shopping for a special piece of furniture for a project, I always keep my eyes open for marquetry furniture. Marquetry is the art of applied veneer, usually wood, in a pattern or picture.

Rich Gady, 66, estimates he built and detailed 60 percent of the wooden furniture in the Lakewood home he shares with his wife, Deb, 62, and their 8-month-old border collie mix, Lexie. Every one of ...

NATICK - Brent Longtin is not your average woodworker. While Longtin builds furniture like many others, he adds something more unique to his pieces - intricate images made from potentially 150 pieces ...

OF ALL THE ARTISTIC techniques used by designers and cabinetmakers over the centuries, marquetry would seem the least likely to enjoy a 21st-century resurgence. It takes forever. It's prohibitively ...

Ivars R. Liepins, 64, a media relations director, consultant and former journalist, was also an award-winning artist. He specialized in marquetry, or inserting pieces of wood into a veneer to create ...

Few watch brands could pull off decorating a dial with a peacock using actual peacock feathers, mother-of-pearl or hardstone marquetry and diamonds, not just because it takes a certain level of ...

One of Gabriel Hendifar's earliest design memories was of the floor cushions at his grandmother's house, which were made out of the remnants of Persian rugs. Jump forward a few decades, and Hendifar, ...