Wares made of wood, porcelain, or metal to which lacquer has been applied are known as lacquerware. Lacquer is the sap or resin of the lacquer (rhus verniciflua) or varnish tree. The tree is native to central and southern China and possibly to Japan....

Lacquers are varnishes made by dissolving a cellulose-based solid resin, or polymer, with modifying components (usually plasticizer but sometimes pigments) into a solvent. The resultant coating dries quickly and leaves a hard, durable, usually...

A sealant used by some ammunition manufacturers to seal the primer and/or bullet in the cartridge case. It is used as a waterproofing...

In a general sense, lacquer is a clear or coloured coating, that dries by solvent evaporation and often a curing process as well that produces a hard, durable finish, in any sheen level from ultra matte to high gloss and that can be further polished as...

Looking for a 2-foot lacquered sushi boat or antique ribbon? How about a feather mask, a zebra hide or a lampshade custom-made from parchment? Perhaps a vintage accordian or Chilean goat-toe shaker (a rhythm instrument) would bring out your inner...

Somewhere beyond the sea, there’s a lot of inspiration for spring. Shades such as aqua and motifs such as coral paired with sleek, contemporary furnishings were among the top trends at the Spring Market at Laguna Design Center showrooms Tuesday. Nature, it appears, is a...

Stylist and fashion guru Isabella Blow, a vibrant and often outrageous presence on the British fashion scene, has died, her husband said. She was 48.Detmar Blow said she died in the Gloucestershire Royal Hospital in western England. News reports said she had recently been diagnosed...

For the J. Mendel label's spring collection, shown Friday at New York Fashion Week, designer Gilles Mendel did everything he could to make it cool.He wasn't aiming for that leather-jacket sort of cool, nor was he necessarily striving for temperature cool since he showed fur...