Applying mother-of-pearl marquetry to modern interior materials technology

Abstract

Mother-of-pearl marquetry is one of the crafts with artistic, cultural and historical value. The traditional mother-of-pearl marquetry technique is very sophisticated. Mother-of-pearl marquetry is often used as an interior decoration materials in traditional architecture,. However, the application of mother-of-pearl marquetry materials is quite limited in modern architecture and interiors in Vietnam. In many countries such as Japan, Italy, France, etc.. motherof-pearl-marquetry has been researched with advanced production technology to find new solutions in luxury interiors. This article is based on practice to propose some effective and suitable solutions for applying mother-of-pearl marquetry materials to modern interiors in Vietnam.