Blog Posts about Trend Spotting

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…

Trend Spotting – June 2011

The Inlay Arts star is rising in the design world and the design world is partially eclipsing the contemporary art scene. Felix Burrichter’s article “Design Miami-Basel Wrap-Up” shed’s light on this matter.

Trend Spotting – April 2011

Sales of Steinway pianos are picking up as the market for luxury goods starts to recover. Buyers shouldn’t expect any discounts—and neither should investors.

Trend Spotting The Inlay Arts

Trend Spotting Log Each day I notice inlay arts news items passing by like so many thought trains relating to this or that trend. I’m starting a monthly trend spotting log: I’ll log the topic along with links; jot down a few notes; publish the log at the start of the month and add new items as…