Ronnie Rozenga, Marquetry Optical Illusion Box (WORLD 2022)

Photos:

Ronnie Rozenga

Country:

Netherlands

I made this box out of fiddleback ash, wenge, jatoba, maple, padouk and ebony. The basis of the marquetry is a perspective drawing with a wavy pattern. I had seen this design once and reconstructed it by making a perspective drawing with a vanishing point to the right. The maple for the marquetry is selected on a curved grain that follows the waves of the drawing. The grain of the jatoba follows the straight lines of the drwaing. Sand shading provides extra depth. The inside of the lid is made of maple. The thick lines (3mm) are inlaid with ebony, as is the initial. The thin lines (0.9mm) are inlaid with padouk. The lid closes by means of hidden magnets in the wenge parts. The bottom of the box is lined with green fabric. @ronnie_rozenga

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