Maison & Jardin

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Straw Marquetry, a rare skill

Among the handful of straw marquetry artisans in the world, one of she is French ! Delphine Robins opens the doors of her studio to us on the Isle of Wight… Since her earliest childhood, Delphine Robins feeds the desire to create with his hands. If the weight of his family forces him to complete…

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Delphine Robins is self-taught in straw marquetry and one of only 120 skilled practitioners in the world

Lustre and beauty of a delicate art IT IS a craft that can trace its origins back to the 17th century, and became a foundation of one of the most famous movements in the history of modern art. But the expertise needed to master straw marquetry is now practised by a dwindling number of crafts…

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Delphine is very happy to be one of 120 artists clutching at straws

Meet ‘a woman of straw’ – in the best possible way. Delphine Robins is one of 120 people around the world skilled at marquetry. The French-born artisan works in an attic workroom stocked full of rye and makes everything from trays and panels to jewellery boxes and bookcases from the resilient reeds. Straw marquetry appeared…

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