Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Marquetry artist William Tunberg, 86, stands next to a collection of his work in his home in Venice. (Genaro Molina / Los Angeles ...

Thousands of years ago, artisans devised ways to create objects decorated with exquisite inlays of wood, stone, metal, shell, ivory and other materials. They would carve out a recess and fill it with ...

On a warm morning in August, William Tunberg sits across from his wife, Camille, at a glass coffee table. The modern piece of furniture presents a stark contrast to the other effects around the house: ...