Inlay Furniture

Punjab has its unique style of inlaid furniture. Hoshiarpur, Jalandhar, Amritsar, and Bhera are known for their exquisite geometrical, floral, animal and trellis designing in Mughal style of art. The artisans of Punjab engaged in woodwork follow the methods of carving, incising, coloring and finally inlaying. Hoshiarpur is specially known for its shisham or black wood inlay works. Traditionally, ivory was used for the inlaying but with its scarcity and soaring prices, substitutes such as old piano keys and plastic are widely used for this purpose.

Walnut wood furniture of Punjab is adored worldwide especially for its color and intricate patterns. A variety of colored furniture is produced as per the choice and demand of customers. This flexibility could be offered because Punjab uses various kinds of woods that may widely differ in color.

Punjab manufactures inlay furniture like inlay tables, inlay chairs, carved inlay round tables, inlay beds, dressing tables, D-shaped tables, corner tables, and the like. A typical Punjabi style bedroom may include an artistic inlaid bed with comfortable, skillfully made, back rest fitted with mirrors, carved colorful legs called Pawas and low seats called Peeras. However, with the coming of modern technology, scarcity of raw materials and high street lifestyle products the arts and crafts are slowly taking a backseat. It requires special effort to preserve the distinct style for posterity with immediate effect.

Shopping Inlay Furniture in Punjab

• Balwant Enterprises
  Address: Royal House - 961, 1st Floor, Phase 4, SAS Nagar,
  Punjab, India.
  Phone: + (91)-(172)-5093298
  Fax: + (91)-(172)-2267398
  Website: http://www.indiamart.com/company/287221/
  
  
• Gill Industries
  Address: DAV College Market, Shop No. 32,
  Chandigarh Road, Hoshiarpur , Punjab
  Phone(s): 01882-225194 R-224194