Hardwood Floors October/November 2025

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“The Night Watch”

IN WOOD By Libby White Johnston

While every wood floor is a work of art, Jakko Woudenberg has taken it to another level by recreating Rembrandt’s famous painting, “The Night Watch,” entirely out of wood.

The idea first came to Woudenberg, who is based in the Netherlands and is known as the Dutch Wood Artist, 25 years ago, while he was still an apprentice parquet craftsman. For almost 20 years, he wondered if the concept was even possible. Eventually, he decided to explore his creative side and embark on the adventure. Initially, he planned to execute the project part-time while continuing his parquet work,

“I find parquet craftsmen are incredibly creative people. We constantly solve problems and take pride in what we make. That’s true not just here in the Netherlands, but worldwide. What we do is special – we literally lay the world under people’s feet.”

— Jakko Woudenberg, The Dutch Wood Artist

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