Marquetry and inlay furniture requires a battery of tools, some dating back to the Roman Empire; others as new as today’s lasers. Justly revered artisans use near-surgical precision to cut and fit designs of various materials such as wood veneers, metals, bone and mother-of-pearl onto the surfaces of our furniture. Inlay is the embedding of these… [Read More]
Archives for April 2013
Lacquered Furniture
Our hand lacquered furniture technique, inspired by ancient oriental lacquerware is achieved by applying numerous coats of pigmented shellac. This unique finish produces a lush, tone-on-tone effect with incredible depth similar to what was accomplished by our master predecessors such as Jean Dunand and Eileen Gray. We offer this traditional technique in endless color options,… [Read More]
Atelier Viollet’s Interiors
For Atelier Viollet, fabricating interiors is more like a reward than a challenge. To transform a mere room into a purposeful space takes all the skills we lavish on each piece of furniture we create. Which explains the pains we take with each library, den, or salon we collaborate on. Using our entire arsenal of… [Read More]
Our Gypsum Cabinet Featured On The World Interior Design Network
Atelier Viollet’s gypsum cabinet is featured on the World Interior Design Network website: “Crafted from Swiss pear wood, the new artistic cabinets with gypsum veneers feature pearl-like smooth panels that cover the doors, which are carved from a soft sulfate mineral known as gypsum. Designed innovatively with the artistic use of gypsum, the cabinet makes a… [Read More]