Hand-fitting marble pieces at the bench in the Art Inlay atelier, Jiangmen
The Atelier · Jiangmen, Guangdong

An architectural design studio
with full stone fabrication.

Established in 2008, our Jiangmen atelier houses drafting, multi-axis waterjets, and artisan fitting benches under one roof — ensuring the draughtsman who draws your layout oversees the craftsman cutting and closing each joint.

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2008Atelier founded
40+Countries shipped
±0.1mmWaterjet tolerance
6–10Weeks typical production
Full-size cartoon and cut plan spread across the atelier floor
The cartoon, drawn one to one
01The cartoon

Drawn one to one, before any stone is cut.

Every commission begins as a cartoon at full size on the atelier floor. The drawing is where proportions are settled, veins are chosen, and the client’s architect signs off — not on a rendering, but on the thing itself, at the scale it will be walked on.

The drawing is also where the practical questions are answered: how the floor meets the walls and the stair, where movement joints fall on the pattern lines, and how the thickness works over the substrate and any underfloor heating. Nothing that matters is left to the site to improvise.

Waterjet cutting an inlay pattern into a marble slab
Waterjet, direct from CAD
02The cut

Cut to hairline precision.

Approved cartoons drive multi-axis waterjets calibrated to sub-millimeter tolerances. Every stone element is numbered against the architectural plan and checked against its adjacent pieces before leaving the cutting bed.

Marbles, semi-precious hardstones and brass are cut from the same files, so a medallion, its border and the field all come off one drawing. Offcuts are catalogued by the drawing, so a later repair can be matched to the original stone.

Closing a joint by hand at the fitting bench
Closing the joint by hand
03The bench

Closed by hand, until the joint reads as a line.

CNC machinery achieves mechanical precision; the final perfection requires artisan eye and touch. At the bench, our stonemasons hand-ease every contour until seams disappear into the natural movement of the stone. The complete composition is then fully dry-assembled on our atelier floor.

The pre-shipment dry assembly is our guarantee: the entire floor is laid out, verified against the CAD cut plan, and documented in high resolution for client sign-off prior to crating. Resolving every alignment in our workshop ensures your on-site installation proceeds with absolute certainty.

The drawing and the stone

One is a promise. The other keeps it.

Completed custom marble inlay medallion floor installed in a private estate in Jiangsu
Full-scale 1:1 CAD cut plan and dry-assembly layout on the Jiangmen atelier floor
Jiangmen Atelier · 1:1 Cut Plan & Dry-Lay Installed Floor · Private Estate, Jiangsu
01 · Workshop Verification: Full-scale 1:1 template & numbered dry-assembly Drag slider to compare ↔ 02 · Site Handover: Zero-grout hairline seams (±0.1mm)
Scale1:1 Full scale
Kerf±0.1mm tolerance
Seam closure0.3–0.5mm hairline
Verification100% dry-assembled
Questions

About the atelier

Yes — clients, architects and interior designers are warmly welcomed by appointment. For overseas commissions, we also provide live, high-definition video walkthroughs of the atelier floor and slab dry-assemblies.

Yes. Drafting, waterjet cutting, hand-fitting, and full dry-assembly are conducted under one roof in Jiangmen. With zero subcontracting, there is no dilution of quality between the architectural drawing and the finished stone.

The atelier was founded in 2008 and has shipped bespoke marble inlay to clients in more than 40 countries.

Yes — send CAD, a PDF or a hand sketch, and we return a cut plan and a material study for approval before any stone is cut.

Commissions

Every commission begins with a drawing.

Send the plan, a sketch or a photograph of a floor you admire. We return a material study, a full-size cut plan and an itemised quotation.

Reply within one working day · quotation within three