Jali Screens in Marble Stone Metal & Wood

Jali is the art of ornate pierced screenwork, traditionally carved into stone as intricate lattices and flowing ornamental patterns. Widely used across Islamic and Indian architecture, jali screens were designed to filter light and air while creating privacy, producing a distinctive interplay of shadow, geometry, and atmosphere.

De Ferranti works with jali as both craft and architectural device. In its traditional form, we create carved stone and wood screens and panels to special commission, from disciplined geometric lattices to more botanical, arabesque languages. Depending on scale and pattern density, jali can read as delicate and lace-like or robust and structural, suitable for everything from room dividers and wall panels to privacy screens and balustrading.

The jali look can also be achieved in cast metals, allowing for finer detailing, stronger spans, and broader applications such as decorative cabinetry inserts, ventilation grilles, security panels, and bespoke hardware moments. Metal jali brings its own character through patination and finish, from dark, antique tones to brighter polished treatments.

Related traditions sit alongside jali, including the Moroccan form often referred to as moucharabieh, where tuned lathes and latticework create rhythmic screening with a different texture and depth. As with all special commissions, patterns, materials, thickness, and finishes can be customised to suit the architecture and the practical requirements of the project.