09.07.2018
The current offer for fans of individual surfaces with a fine texture ranges from knotty oak to dark walnut and the varying colour of Balkan oak through to knotty spruce, Swiss pine or larch with and without knots. There are no limits to the personal wishes and preferences of the user, installer or moderniser. The attractive surfaces are suitable for all imaginable areas of use in furniture making, for floorings and in interior finishes. “At the moment, so-called end-grain or cross-grain veneer is all the rage. It has an extraordinary appearance, because the annual rings of the tree are readily identifiable,” explained Geismann. Classic, smooth veneers are also used for furniture surfaces and interior finishes, but also for refining cars and for particularly extravagant products such as veneer skis, bags, spectacles, kiteboards, percussion instruments or mouse pads. “Whatever you like is allowed. The bandwidth of possible veneer looks makes the decision difficult. Anyone who has opted for their unique object made of the best the tree has to offer will enthuse about it for many years and decades to come”, closes Geismann. IFN/UG
Initiative Furnier + Natur (IFN) Initiative Furnier + Natur (IFN) e.V. was founded in 1996 by the German veneer industry and its partners. The purpose of the association based in Bad Honnef is to promote veneer as a material. It is funded and supported by European companies in the veneer industry, trade and the veneer processing industry as well as professional associations of the timber industry.
Photo 1: Retroed and rustic is the current trend for veneer. Photo: IFN/Röhr GmbH
Photo 2: End-grain veneer, in which the annual rings of the tree can be see, is all the rage in 2018. Photo: IFN/Schorn + Groh
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Retroed: Veneer trends 2018
Bad Honnef. Surfaces can tell a story. If nothing else, this applies to fine wood surfaces of furniture or of floorings. But as old wood often requires time-consuming work and is also rarely available, nowadays the best of the tree is increasingly given a “retroed” or “upcycled” look. “Veneers made from real wood with a brushed, rough-sawn, rough-fibre, unevenly planed or hacked look are very much the trend - including individually printed to the customer's specifications”, explained the secretary of Initiative Furnier + Natur (IFN), Ursula Geismann.The current offer for fans of individual surfaces with a fine texture ranges from knotty oak to dark walnut and the varying colour of Balkan oak through to knotty spruce, Swiss pine or larch with and without knots. There are no limits to the personal wishes and preferences of the user, installer or moderniser. The attractive surfaces are suitable for all imaginable areas of use in furniture making, for floorings and in interior finishes. “At the moment, so-called end-grain or cross-grain veneer is all the rage. It has an extraordinary appearance, because the annual rings of the tree are readily identifiable,” explained Geismann. Classic, smooth veneers are also used for furniture surfaces and interior finishes, but also for refining cars and for particularly extravagant products such as veneer skis, bags, spectacles, kiteboards, percussion instruments or mouse pads. “Whatever you like is allowed. The bandwidth of possible veneer looks makes the decision difficult. Anyone who has opted for their unique object made of the best the tree has to offer will enthuse about it for many years and decades to come”, closes Geismann. IFN/UG
Initiative Furnier + Natur (IFN) Initiative Furnier + Natur (IFN) e.V. was founded in 1996 by the German veneer industry and its partners. The purpose of the association based in Bad Honnef is to promote veneer as a material. It is funded and supported by European companies in the veneer industry, trade and the veneer processing industry as well as professional associations of the timber industry.
Photo 1: Retroed and rustic is the current trend for veneer. Photo: IFN/Röhr GmbH
Photo 2: End-grain veneer, in which the annual rings of the tree can be see, is all the rage in 2018. Photo: IFN/Schorn + Groh
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2018-07-09_PM-2018-IFN-Furniertrend-2018-1.jpg (0.35 MB)
2018-07-09_PM-2018-IFN-Furniertrend-2018-2.jpg (0.66 MB)
Retroed and rustic is the current trend for veneer. Photo: IFN/Röhr GmbH
End-grain veneer, in which the annual rings of the tree can be see, is all the rage in 2018. Photo: IFN/Schorn + Groh