The Puzzle-Like Minimal Marquetry Collection

Studio Verbaan’s Minimal Marquetry collection takes their love of clean shapes and traditional craft to a new place. Jordi Verbaan and Solange Frankort refer to it as “design with an art approach and an artwork with design influences.” This technique can be applied to furniture, small objects, or freestanding panels – a smooth surface makes it fair game. By applying puzzle-like pieces of veneer to a structural wood frame a pleasing design is achieved. The resulting pieces have a type of unexpected pattern that’s been created by combining fine oak veneer with various grains, textures, and colors – simplified marquetry. Each piece is handmade in the Netherlands and limited to editions of six.

Solange Frankort + Jordi Verbaan

To learn more about Minimal Marquetry, visit studioverbaan.nl.

Kelly Beall is senior editor at Design Milk. The Pittsburgh-based graphic designer and writer has had a deep love of art and design for as long as she can remember, and enjoys sharing her finds with others. When undistracted by great art and design, she can be found making a mess in the kitchen, consuming as much information as possible, or on the couch with her three pets. Find her @designcrush on social.