Blog Posts about Art Nouveau

Jérôme Boutteçon’s Amazing High Definition Marquetry

While I was composing my previous post — “Cartier Asks Marquetry Master Jérôme Boutteçon To Make A Bear” — my friend Greg Zall called to tell me about an amazing French marquetarian whom he read about in an article in Haute Horlogie Magazine by Françoise Lafuma. Lafuma’s article tells the tale of Jérôme Boutteçon’s quest to master his unique…

Craig Thibodeau's New Marquetry and Parquetry Pieces – Part 1-of-3

Part 1 – Blanket Chests    The design of the Gladiola Blanket Chest came from my desire to move away from Dogwood flower marquetry and curved panels and instead make something using only straight lines and new floral imagery.  The white Gladiola flowers seem especially dramatic against the darker background of the Tineo veneer and…

Craig Thibodeau's Dogwood Marquetry Buffet

Craig Thibodeau’s expanding design vocabulary Craig Thibodeau sent photos of his new ‘dogwood marquetry buffet’, so I’ll focus this post on Craig’s dogwood theme – a fine example of marquetry’s affinity for natural imagery. In a recent post – Craig Thibodeau’s Art Deco Chess Table – I presented some of his Art Deco pieces. Silas…

David J. Marks – Marquetry Innovator and Teacher

David J. Marks Designer Craftsman   Artist’s Statement “My work expresses a sense of time and mystery. My inspiration is derived from a fusion of styles including ancient Egyptian, African, Art Nouveau, Art Deco and Asian. But essential to all my designs is the attention I pay to fine details. After studying art at Cabrillo…

The Queen Mary, Spindler Studio and Bettys Cafe Tea Rooms

Bettys Café Tea Rooms, York My recent post about the David Linley marquetry art panel for the Queen Elizabeth reminded me of  Paul Spindler’s marquetry panels for the Queen Mary and the Bettys Cafe Tea Rooms story…   In 1919, Frederick Belmont, a confectioner by trade, opened the first of his Bettys tea rooms in…