{"id":9,"date":"2009-06-07T19:26:46","date_gmt":"2009-06-07T19:26:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.coloradostyle.com\/blog\/?p=9"},"modified":"2009-06-07T19:26:46","modified_gmt":"2009-06-07T19:26:46","slug":"marquetry-parquetry","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.coloradostyle.com\/blog\/furniture-craftsmanship\/marquetry-parquetry\/","title":{"rendered":"A Brief History of Marquetry &amp; Parquetry"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"attachment_13\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\" ><a href=\"http:\/\/www.coloradostyle.com\/whatsnew\/inlay-marquetry-furniture.php\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-thumbnail wp-image-13  \" title=\"parquetry-lamp\" src=\"http:\/\/www.coloradostyle.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/06\/parquetry-lamp-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\">Parquetry Lamp<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Marquetry and Parquetry are  both terms referring to inlay. Thinly sliced pieces of hand selected  figured wood veneers are arranged on the surface of a piece of furniture  to create a decorative effect, or a geometric pattern. If the pieces  take a scrolling form, such as flowers or ribbons, the technique is  known as marquetry. If a geometric pattern is produced then the  technique is known as parquetry. Marquetry has always been considered  the more difficult technique to achieve as curvilinear designs are more  difficult to cut out.<\/p>\n<p>The delicate inlay techniques  of marquetry and parquetry in fine wood veneers originated in 16th  century Antwerp and were soon popularized across Europe. The  inspiration, judging by early designs, came from the pietra-dure (hard  stone) inlays found in 16th century Florence and throughout Italy.  Previously \u2018Intarsia\u2019, where designs were created from solid joined  woods, was predominant in Italy.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_14\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\" ><a href=\"http:\/\/www.coloradostyle.com\/whatsnew\/inlay-marquetry-furniture.php\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-thumbnail wp-image-14  \" title=\"marquetry-table\" src=\"http:\/\/www.coloradostyle.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/06\/marquetry-table-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\">Marquetry Table<\/p><\/div>\n<p>The French designer  Andr\u00e9-Charles Boulle used not only timber veneer but tortoiseshell and  brass to create increasingly complex and delicate designs, whilst in  England Thomas Chippendale, John Linnell and John Channon worked with  this intricate art form to create furniture whose detailed workmanship  and quality is achievable only by very few cabinetmakers today.<a href=\"..\/..\/\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Colorado Style Home Furnishings features  both techniques from several furniture makers and explores this art\u2019s  full potential. Using fine burls, curved and straight grained timbers  one can evoke modern and classical, formal or relaxed designs.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Marquetry and Parquetry are both terms referring to inlay. Thinly sliced pieces of hand selected figured wood veneers are arranged on the surface of a piece of furniture to create a decorative effect, or a geometric pattern. If the pieces take a scrolling form, such as flowers or ribbons, the technique is known as marquetry. 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