Meral Marküteri Tasarım | Wood Marquetry and Custom Furniture

Rooted in traditional wood inlay craftsmanship since 1996, Meral Marküteri Tasarım specializes in detailed wooden marquetry, custom furniture modeling, and precision vector design. The company was founded by Meral Gökçe, a recognized Ministry of Culture artist who refined her technical expertise within the academic environment of Gazi University. Operating from Ankara’s Altındağ district, the enterprise combines centuries-old woodworking heritage with advanced computer-aided design and digital cutting technologies to serve leading furniture manufacturers, architects, and private clients.

Craftsmanship and Production Technologies

The company manages the entire production cycle in-house, taking raw natural veneers from initial conceptual sketches through to fully prepared marquetry surfaces. Its technical workflow includes:

• Vector Drafting and Pattern Development: Conceptual layouts, charcoal sketches, and digital illustrations are translated into high-precision technical vectors using AutoCAD and CorelDRAW. The company maintains an extensive motif archive, allowing clients to generate original designs suitable for design registrations and patents.
• Veneer Curation: A wide palette of natural materials is utilized, encompassing root walnut, ebony, and up to 18 diverse wood veneer varieties selected for grain symmetry, density, and natural color contrasts.
• Precision Cutting: Prepared vector paths are transferred to CO2 laser machinery and professional guillotine cutters, ensuring micron-level accuracy when cutting complex geometric and organic motifs.
• Hand Assembly and Veneer Stitching: Inlaid pieces are assembled by hand like an intricate puzzle and secured using natural veneer stitching along with specialized solvent tapes to maintain surface integrity.
• R&D and Prototyping: Beyond cutting, the studio assists clients with prototyping, colorization, sample approvals, and continuous innovation until the completed piece reaches showroom floors.

Product Spectrum and Tailored Solutions

Meral Marküteri Tasarım applies the art of wood inlay across residential, executive, and architectural categories:

• Dining and Bedroom Collections: Bespoke dining tables, consoles, Italian-style credenzas, root walnut bed frames, marquetry dressers, and bedside tables reflecting classical palace aesthetics.
• Executive Office Suites: Custom desks, meeting room accents, and presidential office furnishings engineered to elevate workspace environments.
• Architectural Joinery: Inlaid interior doors, ebony veneer doors, wooden wainscoting, ornamental wall paneling, elevator interior wooden-bronze decorations, and stair cladding.
• Decorative Accents and Giftware: Art panels, marquetry chessboards, handmade serving trays, coasters, ornamental boxes, and patterned strip fluting.
• Specialized Architectural Projects: Tailored elements for luxury yachts, custom vanity cabinetry, as well as institutional woodwork including ceremonial seating and pulpits.

Project Scope and Distribution

In addition to serving the domestic market across Turkey with dependable packaging and nationwide delivery, Meral Marküteri Tasarım has executed prominent international commissions. Its portfolio features government interior marquetry for the Tajikistan State Building, international projects across Azerbaijan, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan, specialized marquetry conference tables in Russia, and custom luxury dining suites delivered to Dubai. The company also supplies curated hobby wood veneer packs and specialized raw materials for inlay artisans.