Metal as a decorative material
Inlaying metal into wood is one technique for using metal as a decorative material. However, this decorative function is not the sole one. On the contrary, when exploring the origin we find – as is always the rule in folk production – a primary practical, technological and utilitarian function, which only gained its decorative character over the course of time. Metal inlay was used on spindles, bagpipes, hatchets, whips, sticks and knife handles to harden the wood and protect it from splitting.
Further articles in the magazine Craft, Art, Design 02/2003:
- Ľubica Pavlovičová: Everything about a woman
- A feast of willow trees
- Ľubica Pavlovičová: Try paper!
- Mária Riháková: Prints of Prague architecture
- Boxes by Júlia Sabová
- Glass exhibitions
- Viera Kleinová: Jewels
- Viera Kleinová: Biologisms
- Martin Mešša: Basket days in the Court of Crafts
- I always look forward to this workshop…
- Milan Lichard: Natural division of wood
- Viera Kleinová: Old textile techniques
- Oľga Danglová: Bell making
- Metal as a decorative material
- Juraj Zajonc: Metamorphosis of a fibre
- Daša Ferklová: Glass presses