When I'm out shopping for a special piece of furniture for a project, I always keep my eyes open for marquetry furniture. Marquetry is the art of applied veneer, usually wood, in a pattern or picture.

Marquetry is an age-old woodworking practice made popular by French king Louis XIV, it involves laying veneers like a puzzle to create an ornamental pattern. Today, multicoloured examples have ...

Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. You can hold hope in a box. Boxes can conceal secrets or unleash surprises. The ancient Egyptians understood ...

Wes Cowan recollects the inlaid box made by Samuel Mudd he found in Denver in 2000. During ROADSHOW’s 2000 event in Denver, appraiser Wes Cowan met Gerald, the owner of a handmade wooden box crafted ...

Ulysse Nardin is well known for thinking outside of the proverbial box – or in this instance, watch. This Swiss brand, after all, has brought us cutting-edge innovative timepieces like the crownless, ...