marquetry

noun

mar·que·try ˈmär-kə-trē

variants or less commonly marqueterie

: decorative work in which elaborate patterns are formed by the insertion of pieces of material (such as wood, shell, or ivory) into a wood veneer that is then applied to a surface (as of a piece of furniture)

Examples of marquetry in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web This piece, one of the most elaborate, was inspired by the marquetry of the interwar furniture designer Jean-Michel Frank. —

Nathan Heller, Vogue, 29 Aug. 2023 The Leopard pocket watch is rendered in wood marquetry, hand-engraving, and champleve enamel. —

Carol Besler, Robb Report, 20 Apr. 2023 This ancient-meets-contemporary style continues throughout the intimate property, with hand-hewn marquetry floors; textiles by luxury Milanese fabric house, Dedar; and bathrooms clad in an exquisite array of marbles. —

Nicole Trilivas, Forbes, 19 May 2022 The details are exquisite, from the burgundy caning on a desk chair to the checkerboard marquetry on a coffee table. —

Diana Budds, Curbed, 28 Apr. 2023 Yellow gold leaves are folded together over the cuff in layers with mother-of-pearl marquetry and white gold pieces set with round and marquis-shaped diamonds. —

Carol Besler, Robb Report, 5 July 2023 Some have looked to its verdant side—with an emerald-hued box adorned in marquetry; a flash of fluorite in a scarab pendant; the stromanthe-like swirls of an acetate comb; and the atmospheric effects of light itself, captured in a balconette bra. —

Rosie Jarman, ELLE, 1 May 2023 Fussy designs, like a gleaming marquetry table Vanessa Bell received as a wedding gift, live with threadbare rugs and worn armchairs. —

WSJ, 11 Mar. 2022 The concept of aperiodic geometry has existed for at least 1,000 years from Islamic mosaics and tessellations to ancient marquetry designs and silk weavings. —

Adrienne Bernhard, Popular Mechanics, 15 June 2023 See More

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