Interiors
The devil is in the detail
Interior commissions range from walls, floors and ceilings entirely clad in marquetry to magnificent stand-alone pieces that form the focal point of the room. What unites every project is exemplary craftsmanship, innovative design and dedication to creating the best possible piece for any given environment.
Celebrating each space
Creativity is a collaborative process. The bespoke and personal nature of the brief informs style, scale, form and materials. We endeavour also to find personal elements to incorporate into the design that are meaningful to the client, often working these into the detail of the finished piece.
The bigger picture is ensuring that the design is harmonious with the architecture, style and location of the interior. Our aim is to create pieces that give a sense of timelesseness.
A considered approach
We collaborate with architects, designers and private individuals across the world to create bespoke marquetry surfaces for interiors. When working on large residential or commercial projects, we make an initial site visit in order to better understand the context of the design and the client expectations.
For retail, hospitality and commercial environments, including super-prime developments, it is important that we familiarise ourselves with a client’s brand values so that the finished design is aligned and meaningful to the brand aspirations. Our concepts are based on a thorough understanding of what drives the ethos of the company.
Marquetry can be a way of reinforcing brand values and enhancing customer experience, both through the design and through the craftsmanship, artistry and heritage of the technique itself.
This elliptical domed ceiling spanning seven metres in width was created for a private client in America. It depicts trees, birds, butterflies and orange blossom native to Arizona.
The sumptuous Gold Anegre background is the spectacular backdrop for more than fifty other richly coloured veneers including American burr walnut, English burr walnut, vavona, burr myrtle and burr ash.
Twist of Nature
Commissioned for a new luxury residential development by award-winning interior design practice Taylor Howes, this ambitious, large-scale abstract artwork combines opulent materials with highly specialised craftsmanship. The result is a flowing triptych of marquetry panels covering eight square metres.
The three panels were designed and made in Aryma’s studio over a period of two and a half months – in total more than 1,000 hours from first concept to completion. Developed from original hand-drawn designs, Twist of Nature includes over twenty different veneers and eight different types of mother of pearl from around the world, with every one of the thousands of pieces placed by hand with painstaking precision into the ripple sycamore background.
Stella McCartney
The focal point of Stella McCartney’s London boutique is an entire wall of marquetry depicting a fairy, stems of Japanese lotus blossom and branches that extend across the floor. It was one of the largest pieces of marquetry commissioned in Britain in 100 years and one designed by Stella McCartney to reflect her personal taste.
“We already had a marquetry dressing room in the New York store which turned out to be my favourite bit. I think marquetry is so stunning. There are so many elements to it and yet it is still an image that boils down to be something beautiful yet fascinating to look at,” she explains.
