The Bone Inlay or mother of pearl inlay Furniture range by pearl handicrafts export- designed with moderns style and technique but with Indian old traditions and traditional touch to create a range of furniture that is functional, stylish and long lasting. Craftsmen from italy delicately shape fragments of Camel bone into beautiful floral patterns to be set into resins of different colors to create a visually stunning effect. (No Camels are harmed but die of natural causes.) The same technique is also employed with Mother of Pearl to create a similar result with an iridescent quality.
How we make this furniture: First we make the wooden model with compressed wood and soild woods like mango or acasia. The painter makes a sketch with pen for the design over that wooden model. Small pieces of bone or mother of pearl after wash from acids and other chemical to make them clear and infection free. After that the artisans prepare them for making the design by cutting and sanding with hand as per the design. Mostly we have floral design of flowers and leaves. That resigns looks like the colored background for the furniture. A hard and long process. At us, the skill is passed over from generation to generation and some of the exquisite pieces of inlay bone furniture uk have come out from us.
Exquisitely handcrafted over many weeks using techniques passed down through generations, our Mother of Pearl furniture range has been expertly created by skilled artisans in Udaipur, India. Individual pieces of mother of pearl have been skilfully carved and fixed into resin on a wooden frame to create these intricate designs. Our Mother of Pearl inlay collection is a range and is offered in a variety of colours, designs and styles.
Traditionally the mother of pearl inlay would have been executed using ivory and the designs would have been more intricately intertwined. Our collection has been simplified and modernised to create a fresh and delicate interpretation. The price of bone inlay furniture is high due to process and labour intensive production. It is a meticulous skill and passed down from generation to generation. Three craftsmen are employed to make each piece of Bone Inlay furniture. The first hand-carves pieces of camel bone into delicate shapes, the second affixes those pieces onto a wooden furniture frame in intricate patterns, and the third fills in around the bone with the coloured resin background.
mother of pearl inlay furniture and bone inlay furniture. We offer a large range of unusual and exquisite Indian furniture. We specialise in inlay Indian furniture, both mother of pearl inlay and also natural bone inlay furniture. We also have a unique range of white metal furniture in stylish plain finish but also a highly ornate and decorative embossed finish. We have hand painted Indian furniture; cupboards, bedside cupboards, sideboards and wardrobes and interesting lifestyle furniture for any room in your home. We also provide a bespoke ordering service so if there is something you see that inspires you to get made for you with
your own specific measurements to fit your home, then we can design it with you and order your totally unique item to be hand made for you by the craftspeople in India.