fretwork
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The piece takes inspiration from Chinese fretwork patterns, Art Noveau designs and German sculptor Hugo Leven’s iconic pewter bat candelabras.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 17, 2026
Despite some impressive fretwork from the star, the revved up audience's attention drifts somewhat.
From BBC ● Aug. 26, 2023
Its fretwork of thin glass tubes was bent and shaped to resemble an old-fashioned bellows camera.
From Washington Post ● Apr. 16, 2023
Years later they married, and Louise displayed the cherished card, tucked into the fretwork of a bedroom dresser, for decades to come.
From Seattle Times ● Feb. 13, 2023
Here a fretwork wooden chef on his back, holding a board on which remains chalked today’s soup.
From "All the Light We Cannot See" by Anthony Doerr
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