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Mohamad Alkhayat
- Dec 22, 2018
- 1 min
Mother of pearl inlay Syrian bench
Makeup Artist Carli Bybel asked me to make another mother of pearl inlay Syrian bench exactly same the bench she purchased couple months ago from me. That bench designed by me and made at my workshop early in 2018 and it was the only one I made with this inlay design. Carli loves her bench a lot, and she plan to put the other matching bench right under the second window at her NJ house to pair it with the one she already have. This photo of Carli seating on her Syrian bench t
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Mohamad Alkhayat
- Jun 9, 2018
- 1 min
Syrian custom mother of pearl inlay vanity
I designed this beautiful for a client in Santa Barbara. The design is inspired by Doris Duke's antique chest. The carving lines create beautiful combination with the touch of natural mother of pearl from Euphrates River in Syria, the wood been waxed using natural wax and border of camel bone inlaid on the edges give it rustic patina. #DorisDuke #SyrianChest #DorisDukesfurniture #MoroccanChest #ShangriLa #Motherofpearlinlaychest #Motherofpearlinlayvanity #Syrianvanity #Morocc
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Mohamad Alkhayat
- Mar 13, 2018
- 1 min
Doris Duke visit to Damascus Syria 1938
In this photo, Doris Duke was picking 3 Mother of pearl inlay commodes from Syrian furniture dealer. I'm very proud that Syrian furniture was prized for it's quality and beauty and recognized by famous people all over the world. #Motherofpearlinlaychest #MoroccanChest #ShangriLa #DorisDukesfurniture #SyrianChest #DorisDuke
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Mohamad Alkhayat
- Mar 13, 2018
- 1 min
Doris Duke's Shangri La
Doris Duke is one of the biggest Islamic Art collector, Her mansion in Hawaii turned into museum showing exceptional collection of artifacts and Syrian furniture. She traveled the world collecting her collection and one of her stop was Damascus Syria in 1938 and picked several mother of pearl inlay furniture for her future residence in Hawaii. I attached photo of her privet bedroom showing her makeup space full of Mother of pearl inlay furniture, from chest with drawers to ma
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