S: How long have you been working with marquetery?

D: It already passed 7 years since I met for the first time and was introduced in work with marquetery. That happened at my work where it is produced stylish furniture.

 

S: Do you create marquetery only for tables, or it is used on other furniture as well?

D: Of course, it is used on all kind of furniture. Not only on decorative tables. You could often see it on warderobes, sideboards, chest of drawers. Usually it is made on front side of warderobs and cabinets, on doors and drawers.

S: I was lucky to see few tables which are done not only with natural wood colors, but with blue and green too. It reminds me on Indian style and I have to admit that I like little more modern and Indian style then classical stylish furniture.

D: We used to do also with colored veneer. It is true that is more for younger people and people who doesn't like so much stylish furniture. It can be done in very attractive and modern way with different shapes of decorations.
But lately we are doing with natural wood venners only. Not colored.

S: And what kind of material you need to make one of these beautiful tables or decorations for warderobes and chest of drawers?

D: We use solely veneer of different thickness. From 0,6 to 0,8mm. Of course veneer is from different kind of woods. We use walnut, oak, maple, cherrywood, mahogany, teakwood and other kinds of exotic veneer.

S: Is this all handwork and can you explain me what is the procedure for manufacturing these decorative tables?

D: Yes, marquetery which me and my wife do is handwork, done by assorting of background, choosing and drawing of figures and decorations. Then we cut motives and insert decorations done from other kind of veener. After completing the insertion of motives to surface, we connect all with paper adhesive tape, and then it is going for pressuring. There we paste it on hard surface like plywood, chipboard and similar or rarely full wooden surface. It is done in very hot pressure mashines, under temperature between 80 to 100C and under high pressure.
After pressure, surface have been abrading to remove tape with which decorations and motives were joined. After that going back to regular procedure for built in furniture.

S: Does it take much time for making marquetery, finishing surface, polish and to make out final product?

D: Hm, fastness of creating one marquetery surface depends much of complexity of motives - decoration, its size, kind of veener, because different wood have different structure and flexibility which can be very breakable.

S: Do you create only stylish decorations and motives or there are some other too?

D: No, no, motives can vary from very simple geometrical to the more complicated like natural motives as plants, animals, nature mort, landscapes and similar.

Every piece is unique if it is some special order of customers and not some little serial production.

S: That is really good, because everybody can find piece which satisfy their personal llikes and interests. And also this varied selection can fit in with any furniture which we already have at home.

Then it means these motives are first drown, cut then assorted, pasted with paper tape. I can notice all details are done with much caring about directions.. Sorry but I am simply amazed with all these details...

Do you know any other manufacturer in Bosnia and Herzegovina except your employer who are doing the same kind of marquetery like you?

We work for my employer, HAZARTON, and they are the only manufacturer of Stylish furniture at the moment in Bosnia and Herzegovina. Mostly they exporting furniture, but also we work much by orders for hotels, coffee bars and restorans.

S: Thanks for presentation and your explanations for this beautiful wood art.
I wish you luck in future and that you get chance and place to present better your and your wife's all skills.

Marquetery before wood finishing and polishing and after pressure and abraving.

Finished table

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