Marie Dubois

Wood marquetry maker

©Damien Juquel

Light and joy for walls and interiors

Marie creates colourful, joyful wooden wall panels
She majored in cabinetmaking and fell in love with marquetry
Her works were published in Elle Decoration

Marie Dubois works with a unique colour palette and different composition to give her abstract wood marquetry a modern touch. After studying law and business management, she went back to school to study cabinetmaking at the prestigious École Boulle in Paris. There, Marie fell in love with wood marquetry. She focuses on abstract representations, influenced by Sonia Delaunay, Le Corbusier, Eileen Gray and Charlotte Perriand. "My creative process is instinctive. I go through a state of deep reflection and questioning. It took me two years to complete the Tetra piece, which I repaired with brass inlays in a technique similar to kintsugi," she says. Marie loves to exhibit her joyful, colourful work in unexpected places like at her osteopath's office or in a shared office lobby.

Interview

©Gilles Leimdorfer

©Damien Juquel

What drew you to marquetry?: I have always loved interior decoration and wood as a material, which is why I started training in cabinetmaking. Out of curiosity, I signed up for a wood marquetry workshop.
What attracts you to abstraction?: Abstract work represents great freedom for me and for the viewer. Everyone can project their own emotions, experiences or thoughts. I love creating works that are personal and intimate to me, yet accessible to everyone.
Do you have a dream project in mind?: I want to create a large mural for a penthouse in a major city in Asia. Once installed, I would like to see my work converse with the sky.
Do you aim to modernise marquetry?: Absolutely! This is a deliberate approach I stand by. Even though I work with the same materials used in traditional techniques, I try to bring a fresh energy and a modern perspective to elevate wood marquetry into our contemporary era.

Marie Dubois is a rising star: she began her career in 2018 and she started teaching in 2025