INSPIRED BY MARQUETRY TECHNIQUES OF THE AUSTRIAN & BAVARIAN ‘BAUERNMÖBEL’ WHICH HE FELL IN LOVE WITH WHILE VISITING HIS GRANDPARENTS AS A CHILD IN AUSTRIA, THE NEW AGE MARQUETRY THAT HE CREATES, FOCUSES ON STORYTELLING AND VISUAL NARRATIVES, OVER PRACTICAL FUNCTION. LAURIDS EXPLORES A WHOLE NEW RANGE OF MATERIALS AND TECHNIQUES, USING INK & LASER-CUTTING TECHNIQUES TO DISPOSE OF COLORS ON WOOD. HE SEES THESE PIECES MORE AS DRAWINGS THAN OBJECTS; WORKING IN A STYLE REMINISCENT OF ROCOCO, THE PIECES GROW OUT OF THE IMAGES THAT HE DRAWS. IN THIS WAY, THE ITEMS WILL ALMOST MANIFEST LIKE PHYSICAL ALLEGORICAL DRAWINGS. NARRATIVES OF OPPOSITES ARE EMBEDDED INTO SHAPES THAT FORM A NAIVE, YET ABUNDANT STORY OF THEIR OWN.