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Mar 31, 2018
Sorrento may first bring to mind sea views, gardens of citrus, olive groves, hydrofoils, and fresh mozzarella. It is also a center for the craft of wood inlay. This is where you seek out the ideal furnishing for your place of honor in a study, dining room, or anteroom.
Cutting wood into fine pieces for inlay
Wood inlay finds its way onto tables, coasters, and music boxes of all sizes, transforming ordinary objects into conversations pieces. The Sorrento artisans also apply their craft to grand pianos and roulette tables. Nottorno Intarsio showcases the Russian doll of tables for backgammon, blackjack, craps, roulette, bingo, chess and more all in a single furnishing.
A master craftsman demonstrates how the wood is so thin you can see light through it.
Inlaid wood is also suitable for framing, serving as an artwork unto itself. The craft has been handed down for 500 years from artisan to artisan. The entire process is meticulous, mostly by hand, done with precision tools. The wood pieces are so delicate that light shines right through them.
Types of wood
The designs are all executed relying on the natural color of the wood. Pigments are only used for colors which are not found in wood. Woods used include elm, walnut, poplar, mahogany, rosewood, ebony, natural and stained maple. The image is precisely sanded and then varnished for protection.
If you find yourself in Sorrento, embrace the opportunity to see the artisans in action at one of their several studios. In their showrooms you be treated to unimaginable possibilities for inlaid wood.
Superior Fine Art Prints on paper, metal, canvas and more
Archival certified printers, inks, and media
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