The wood is really dull ... the finish on interior woodwork — whether for pianos, furniture, floors or trim — could have been shellac, lacquer or oil-based varnish. There’s a protocol ...

Darker paint ... debuted a furniture collection this year that really dug into materiality. Among aluminum, hand blown glass, burl wood, and chenille was—you guessed it—lacquer, too.

We asked woodworkers, painters and furniture makers about the ... Lara praises lacquer's ability to "bring out the wood's ...