Marble Inlays: Tables, Floors and Coverings
Having a marble inlay at home means enjoying your own dwelling as well as appreciating those elegant and luxurious creations which are capable of giving prestige to your domestic spaces. Of Arabic origin, the term “inlay” refers to the art of making figures by skillfully inserting other elements of the same material on a flat surface. Marble inlays are very frequent but inlays are also common in wood, ivory and stones. Marble inlay decoration A marble inlay is able to express magnificence, by giving objects, furniture and floors an inestimable value. It is a true art, spread immediately with the Arab domination in all European courts, where nobles competed to surround themselves with artists able to create inlay marble crafts for them. ...