Marquetry embellished wooden jewelry boxes are not only beautiful, but also very useful. Using thin slivers of various materials like wood and metal, marquetry is able to create a picture or pattern that adds a unique identity to anything. This beauty is the result of the high-level craftsmanship and expertise that can only be delivered by a true artisan.
Before French kings used marquetry in their palaces and Arabs developed it to be part of their culture, it was in Italy in the 16th century that this art form started. Marquetry found its inspiration in Opera de Commessi. The piercing technique, which was developed by Remy Vriez in the 1980s, is what marquetry enthusiasts and workers utilize in the modern days, but the CAD software-assisted laser cutting method is slowly gaining popularity.
A wide range of materials are used in making a marquetry piece, as this allows the artisan to perfectly depict his subject. Commonly used materials are wood, pewter and ivory, but metal and bone are slowly gaining popularity.
The Para rubber tree is also known as parawood. This latex-producing tree is a member of the Euphorbiaceae family, which is still the preferred source of rubber manufacturers until today. It is also widely used as a material for making home furniture and boxes due to its strong and durable characteristics, despite being called parawood.
Rubber trees in its normal lifetime is able to produce latex for several years and when it comes of age, it is cut down to be used for another application. This is the main reason why rubber wood is classified as an environmental-friendly material. It is the rubber wood’s sustainability that makes it the most preferred material among nature lovers.
Aside from being eco-friendly, its characteristics of having a smooth finish and little shrinkage is what makes it a viable material for furniture and jewelry boxes. Rubber wood’s lighter grains enable the finished product to stain well and require less maintenance.
Wooden jewelry boxes and furniture will really be a hit if it is made from rubber wood, due to the aforementioned reasons. Despite being useful as a source of latex, rubber wood is thought to be unusable in making beautiful things. Jewelry boxes made from it and embellished with marquetry will prove everybody wrong that rubber wood can only produce latex.
This article was written by Shama Khan and Ryan Monton of MarqART Gift Shop. Our jewelry boxes are original works of art, no two creations are the same. Each wood shown has its own unique wood grain pattern and color. MarqART comes from combining the words marquetry (wood inlay) + Art (a creation of beauty) an apt name for our products. A fine addition to your dressing table or as a gift. Please visit http://www.marqartgiftshop.com to browse & buy exotic jewelry boxes that will give you a lifetime of pleasure!
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