News and Updates
We got hitched!
15th May 2006 , Deb & Joe got married in Lewes ,Sussex.
Recent work
Along with the manufacture and supply of high quality marquetry motifs and layons for our regular furniture makers and designers, we have worked on a wide variety of projects, including...
Marquetry for Patrick Owen, replicating a Venice House and placed on the front of chest of drawers.Pics soon.
The replication of the seaweed marquetry of a beautiful 17C Mirror frame
A personalised Monopoly board in exotic veneers
Leather laser cutting for the excellent young fashion designer Amy McWilliams
An 7ft tall marquetry mural of a Japanese Garden scene for a prestigious client based in Central London
Laser cutting of fine fabric for a dress to be worn by a rather famous actress for a much acclaimed new film( a green top with a laser cut bow design replicated from a photograph of an antique garment) released Sep 2007.See Laser Engraving page or click here.
Marquetry for an exciting range of furniture for a prestigious residence in Eastern Europe,
Restoration of a Billiard Table from New Orleans, damaged by water in hurricane Katrina- pics coming soon.
A layon that was supplied, and applied, to an 80th Birthday gift presented to President Bush Sr (I know, but...etc),
Several yacht projects,
Some spectacular leather cutting for garments,
The door surrounds, signs, menus and even invites to the launch of, Karma (Brighton's top late night bar ...apparently)
And of course many marquetry projects, motifs and layons, sold to places as diverse as;
Wales,France, Nairobi, Hawaii, Australia, Germany, Cyprus, North America, Republic of Ireland, Scotland, Canada, the Netherlands, Sarajevo, England and Italy...more to be added hopefully.
Upcoming Projects
We're glad to say we're as busy as ever, and we are currently working on marquetry for an exciting range of Executive Desks for California, some beautiful hand sawn floral panels for coffee tables for a highly prestigious furniture maker, a table depicting black panthers (pics soon), laser engraved perspex for an exciting lighting project and some wonderful laser engraved and laser cut leather for garments.Plenty to do then.
We are proud to announce the addition of another laser cutting machine.With a bigger cutting bed and double the power of our other laser we are now be able to offer new services such etching glass, cutting and etching leather and fretwork.We can also have two completely unrelated jobs on the go simultaneously, three, with handcutting! Phone, fax or email for details.
And finally..
Fretsawn Marquetry?
It has been drawn to our attention that a laser marquetry company, has used its website to imply that fretsawn marquetry is of an inferior quality to that of the knife or laser. As we have no bias and practice all three methods, we would like to point out that many of the very finest marquetry masterpieces, such as those gracing the Victoria and Albert Museum,London, and the Palace of Versailles are invariably fretsawn.We have a feeling someone found re-writing history easier than mastering the fretsaw.
Hand cut or laser? takes a look at the different cutting techniques and why one method is not enough.