Bring a touch of originality to the decor of your home by dressing straw everyday objects!

Developed during the seventeenth century and rediscovered in the 1930s, the straw marquetry is an increasingly popular technique because it helps beautify elegantly and durably customize the most diverse objects. It does not require large resources and offers endless possibilities for those who like to give free rein to their creativity.

Introduced by a presentation of the subject and different techniques, this book first teaches you how to work the straw, the color according to your wishes and assembling of harmonious compositions. It offers then sixteen creations, inspirations and the most varied forms, to achieve step by step, using many stages of sketches. Learn all the tricks to play with the straw, switch master in the art of reflections and transform a simple chair or a storage compartment in a unique work!

An introduction to a decorative art still in vogue

A first natural and economical material with many advantages

Endless possibilities of interpretation for each establishment