How to Use marquetry in a Sentence

marquetry

noun
  • The color was used in the marquetry on the range hood, on the leather lining of the cabinets and in the Le Creuset tea kettle.
    Jura Koncius, The Seattle Times, 16 Oct. 2018
  • Or the truly impressive marquetry that works pieces of red leather into the shape of a fish.
    Matt Ortile, Condé Nast Traveler, 8 Dec. 2023
  • The walls are sheathed in inlaid straw marquetry from Paris and the alpaca rug is by Sacco Carpet.
    Celia Barbour, ELLE Decor, 23 May 2017
  • By the end of the ’80s, marquetry had become his dominant medium.
    Yusra Farzan, Los Angeles Times, 31 Dec. 2022
  • It's made with real wood marquetry inlay, and each one even has a small heart engraved on the bottom (the creators say to rub it for luck).
    Christina Montoya Fiedler, Good Housekeeping, 28 Dec. 2022
  • The Lotus badge on the Evija's nose will be made using a marquetry process, laid into the carbon-fiber structure.
    Mike Duff, Car and Driver, 29 Apr. 2020
  • The family room, which has straw marquetry dragonflies on the walls, can also be used as a fourth bedroom.
    Lauren Ro, Curbed, 20 Mar. 2018
  • Iran, to her, is mirror-work, marquetry, turquoise, faded glory.
    Jane Mayer, The New Yorker, 20 Dec. 2017
  • The details are exquisite, from the burgundy caning on a desk chair to the checkerboard marquetry on a coffee table.
    Diana Budds, Curbed, 28 Apr. 2023
  • And while the table in today's question has some parquetry work, its swag and floral design is marquetry.
    Helaine Fendelman and Joe Rosson, Star Tribune, 8 June 2021
  • The cabins on the train (like the Pullman cabin, pictured above) have been restyled with rich velvets, Thai silks, and vintage touches like brass lamps and fine marquetry.
    Arati Menon, Condé Nast Traveler, 25 May 2024
  • Straw marquetry covered the walls, wood fretwork was painted to look like white enamel, and the air was filled with the aroma of sandalwood incense.
    Moira Hodgson, WSJ, 22 Mar. 2018
  • But with adult patients Deschamps-Braly aimed for something closer to marquetry.
    Jane Mayer, The New Yorker, 12 Mar. 2018
  • Indoors, the main level features hardwood floors, some with a restrained marquetry.
    Mary Carole McCauley, Baltimore Sun, 4 May 2022
  • Round and square ones in multiple sizes are useful when you’re inspired to do some pie marquetry, layer them domino-style to make a border or stripes.
    Beth Segal, cleveland, 4 June 2021
  • The doors were bracketed by a beautiful W.P.A. marquetry mural, with two human figures cast as guardians of the portal.
    Karen Russell, The New Yorker, 4 Oct. 2021
  • This piece, one of the most elaborate, was inspired by the marquetry of the interwar furniture designer Jean-Michel Frank.
    Nathan Heller, Vogue, 29 Aug. 2023
  • Ottoman-era archives to create two earring designs and a clutch, all inlaid with wood via the centuries-old practice of marquetry.
    New York Times, 5 May 2022
  • Through the French doors is the patio for indoor and outdoor dining, which is adjoined by an office that houses its own powder room with tray ceiling and marquetry floor.
    Alexis Jones, Peoplemag, 13 Sep. 2023
  • It is adorned with solid mahogany and marquetry that was found aboard the original train and meticulously restored.
    Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 30 Nov. 2022
  • Yellow gold leaves are folded together over the cuff in layers with mother-of-pearl marquetry and white gold pieces set with round and marquis-shaped diamonds.
    Carol Besler, Robb Report, 5 July 2023
  • Bringing this process in-house has allowed the firm to explore and refine their stone marquetry, introducing the technique into curved surfaces and edges.
    Sean Santiago, ELLE Decor, 17 Nov. 2022
  • The Ballon Bleu, first launched in 2007, has been created in both gold, steel, and as a calendar, a flying tourbillon, a metiers piece with a straw marquetry dial, a jeweled watch and a moon phase.
    Carol Besler, Forbes, 8 Apr. 2021
  • Or the exquisite mosaic marquetry, or wafer-thin aluminum or bronze inlays in the center-console wood?
    Howard Walker, Robb Report, 26 Apr. 2022
  • The focus of the second piece is a tiger composed of wood marquetry, including 290 individual pieces cut from tulipwood, plum, ash-olive, maple and sycamore.
    Carol Besler, Robb Report, 26 July 2022
  • Breast plates made from abalone, precious stones and lemonwood marquetry that soared upward toward the throat and stretched the very definition of material.
    Vanessa Friedman, New York Times, 25 Jan. 2023
  • Fussy designs, like a gleaming marquetry table Vanessa Bell received as a wedding gift, live with threadbare rugs and worn armchairs.
    WSJ, 11 Mar. 2022
  • The Leopard pocket watch is rendered in wood marquetry, hand-engraving, and champleve enamel.
    Carol Besler, Robb Report, 20 Apr. 2023
  • This room includes a spectacular marquetry cabinet by Adam Goodrum and Arthur Seigneur.
    Wendy Goodman, The Cut, 26 Apr. 2018
  • The dial of the edition is covered with a blue-green enamel background, dotted with a perfectly uniform pattern of white enamel and pink mother-of-pearl marquetry flowers.
    Allen Farmelo, Robb Report, 9 Apr. 2024

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