Custom-made: Inlaid bookcase

Inspired by a painting of Gerard Gasiorowski, I created this bookcase with marquetry ornaments. This bookcase sits on each side of a fireplace and the inlay mounted on the lower doors come from an interpretation of one of Gasiorowski’s masterpiece.

The veneers used are Oak, Ash Tree, Pin Oak and Burr Oak.

Custom-built sliding table

This table was designed by the architect Paulo Reyes. Used as a sideboard, it sits against the wall most of the time but can be used as a desk.

Slide it to the center of the room and it becomes a dining table and a great space saver for small living areas.

Collaborating on this project I chose Jatobá veneer as the main material and designed the coulisse that takes the tabletop sliding panel.

Custom-built: inlaid frames

I took great pleasure in working on this project which was commissioned by the architect Betina Martau. She originally contacted me to design custom frames to ornate a wall separated by a fireplace in a house located in Gramado, in the mountains of Rio Grande do Sul in Brazil.

Initially, I had designed a series of different sketches inspired by paintings of Gerard Gasiorowski. However, in order to fit the allocated budget, we decided on a unique design reproduced in different colors of veneers.

The result is 6 frames of 900x350mm that live in harmony through the use of various shades and veneer colors.

Custom-built projects

The Faubourg atelier is initiating a series of posts presenting custom-built projects. I have worked on in Brazil and in France. All these projects include the use of either marquetry or wood veneer.

The first project conceptualized by the architect Cristina Pacheco is a wardrobe with 3 sliding doors for an apartment located in Bela Vista in Porto Alegre. Doors measure 2020 x 750 mm and are located in an intimate part of the apartment where only the family can enjoy them.

Working closely with the client and after several drafts, we decided to utilize only 3 veneers in order to achieve a better and trendier visualization of the design: Maple venner for the background, Jatobá and Curupixa pommelé for the trees.
Below is the result befor fixing the marquetry ornament on the doors:

Two differents cabinets

1972

This wardrobe is made of Santos Palisander veneer on the outside (Pau Ferro in Brazil) and finished with a green satin lacquer inside. Sold exclusively in the Habitart shop in Porto Alegre, its style is a new interpretation of the 70’s design.

With retractable doors, the wardrobe can be used as a display cabinet. I hold this piece dear to my heart because it was my first creation done in Brazil and I named it after my year of birth.

Measurements are 1.52m high x 0.73m width x and 0.51m deep.

Chest of Drawers

I created this chest based on the requirements from one of my customer Mercado Negro Antiguidades, where it can be purchased along with some other pieces I’ve designed. This piece combines aestheticism and functionality, and once you pull open the door, you will discover 7 drawers, one for each day of the week. The bird and butterflies inlays are inspired by 18th century style, made of solid and veneer Ipe wood. This marquetry is made of 15 different types of timber.