Tableaux

Think it's iron? Think Again! It's lightweight...affordable...and custom crafted to your vision.  Tableaux traceries provide the look of elegant wrought iron at a fraction of the cost.  Unlimited designs and a variety of finishes are customized to fit any size or shape project.

The known history of decorative lattices go back 4,000 years with rich and diverse background.  It incorporates worldwide cultural, religious and functional aspects of life and are applied to a range of different media including, wood, clay, stone and metal.

Decorative lattice origins can be traced back to early Egyptian architecture.  They were used prevalently in larger homes and temples in the form of carved stone grilles placed high above the center or courtyard room.

Records indicate that around the 8th cntury, churches and mosques began incorporating lattice elements into their architecture.  Arched windows known as chemmassiats can be found in Mosques and Riads throughout the Middle East.

Early East Asian cultures also enjoyed a rich and extensive relationship with decorative lattices.  Chinese archeology traces their use back as far as 3,000 years ago based on pictographs found on ancient sacrificial bronzes of the Zhou dynasty. This is the same period during which the practice of Feng Shui Began to develop.  Feng Shui, which encourages people to live in harmony with their surrounding environment, makes extensive use of lattices to capture "good energy", or what the Chinese refer to as "the Dragon's cosmic breath." Feng Shui practitioners harness and encourage these positive energy lines to meander in rooms by placing latticework on windows and between open spaces within the home.

We love this products so much, we've put it in our own home. (Pictured Above)

Tableaux traceries, a unique expression of this time-honored art. We invite you to enjoy our latest collection.