| Solid wood is a genuine product of nature, each piece is unique in its structure and colour. Small knots, irregular growth and grooves are proof of the genuineness of the material. | Solid wood has a pleasant feel – it is nice to
touch, to smell and it radiates a healthy living room climate. The solid wood employed comes exclusively from areas where reforestry is practised. |
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We employ the following types of wood in our furniture
production: Oak is purely and simply the classical furniture wood. The tree grows in almost every temperate zone in the world. The wood of the oak has a yellowish colouring, has ringed pores and clear markings. It is therefore easy to distinguish from other woods. The tree is ready for felling after about 80 years. |
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 The beech is a very common deciduous tree in central, western and southern Europe. It grows slowly and can reach an age of up to 300 years. The wood of the beech is slightly reddish, whereby the red colouring is underlined by steaming procedures. The wood is hard, pressure-resistant, heavy and of a fine texture with hardly visible pores. |
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 The wood of our alder furniture comes from the western coast of North America and bears the trade name Red Alder. This special type of alder only grows in this region. |
Dry air - bad for humans and furniture
| Very dry air in the room means stress for you and your
solid wood furniture. Doctors and scientists recommend a relative humidity
of between 45% and 55% for centrally heated rooms. The corresponding
humidity of wood for this living room environment lies between 7% - 9% moisture in the wood. As long as the humidity is at this level, the wood will hardly shrink or swell. Due to its special processing in construction, the unit can accept certain deviations in humidity and consequent shrinking or swelling. Only extreme deviations over longer periods of time can cause tearing and warping. Especially in winter there is the danger that the relative humidity can drop considerably due to the effects of heating. This should be avoided by good ventilation or by placing plants or water receptacles in the room. |
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| Be careful in new buildings |
The walls of new houses are often still quite damp directly after building. It is better to place furniture at least 10 mm away from walls at first in order to avoid any moisture build-up behind the units and to ventilate the room well. This will prevent the units from warping. |
 The colour of the wood changes due to the effects of light and age. Sunlight in particular will cause changes in the course of time. The woods react differently here. Try to avoid subjecting your furniture to strong, direct sunlight. This way the original colours will be retained longer. But ageing wood, mature in its colouring, also has its own charm. |
Oak darkens Light oak darkens somewhat with the years and becomes more yellowish. As this change comes very gradually, you hardly notice it. Beech Beech is a hard wood with a tendency to change its shape slightly even after correct processing. The surface remains relatively stable in colour but can yellow slightly depending on how strong the effects of light are. Alder The alder wood is not as hard as that of the oak or beech as it grows relatively quickly. The colour shade of the surface will tend to fade a little depending on the influence of light. |