INTARSIA – CUTTING-EDGE PROCESSING METHODS

Abstract

This paper aims at presenting an ornament used to decorate the art furniture, whose classic realization requires a lot of manual labor, patience and artistic talent. General elements about the way of obtaining the inlaid veneer named intarsia are presented, continuing with the styles of art furniture where it was used for decoration purpose, the classical method and artistic techniques used by the manufacturers. In contrast to the classic method, the modern one is presented, namely the process of veneer cutting by laser beam, together with the benefits of applying this method to obtain a high quality intarsia work. The up-to-date method of laser cutting of veneers in order to obtain intarsia decoration has to be an impulse for the manufacturers in order to reinvigorate the art furniture export, furniture so much appreciated abroad in the past, but whose price included an extremely high workmanship.

Keywords

• intarsia
• marquetry
• art furniture
• technique
• laser beam