24.08.2018
Zünd discovered his passion for wood and its thinly cut veneer variant as a young boy. Full of enthusiasm, as a child he created all kinds of different objects made of the natural material. He then made his hobby his profession and became a master cabinet maker. He then finally had the idea to design unique jewellery creations from veneer. Today he works hand-in-hand with his wife to produce natural wooden jewellery.
They only use fine European wood species such as maple, acacia (also named robinia), apple, pear, walnut or smoked oak for their accessories. The possibilities for working wood are very diverse and depend on the properties of the individual wood species. For the wood jewellery production is it therefore very important to be familiar with the character of the individual veneers”, said Zünd. the thin veneer is always glued together with three layers for the jewellery production. Various patterns are then lasered into the pieces of jewellery, which makes the glued veneer pliable once again. The services are then treated with solvent-free oil, which protects them from dirt. “Veneer is a unique natural material, which shows off the beauty of wood in an inimitable way and is therefore ideally suitable for the production of jewellery”, says the secretary of Initiative Furnier + Natur (IFN), Ursula Geismann. IFN/RK
Initiative Furnier + Natur (IFN)
Initiative Furnier + Natur (IFN) e.V. was founded in 1996 by the German veneer industry and its partners. The objective of the association based in Bad Honnef is to promote the material veneer. The association is funded by companies from the veneer industry, the trade and veneer working industry and trade associations of the timber industry.
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Ring, bracelet, chain and Co. in natural look: Unique jewellery made of veneer is en vogue
Bad Honnef. Since the autumn of 2017, Marcel Zünd, managing director of ZZdesign, has been producing fascinating jewellery creations made of the natural material veneer in the idyllically located town of Altstätten in the canton of St. Gallen in Switzerland. The offer of real wood accessories made by the trained cabinet maker includes bracelets, earrings and necklaces and its popularity is growing stability. “As no two pieces of veneer are the same, each piece of jewellery is a real one-off and a very personal accessory” says Zünd.Zünd discovered his passion for wood and its thinly cut veneer variant as a young boy. Full of enthusiasm, as a child he created all kinds of different objects made of the natural material. He then made his hobby his profession and became a master cabinet maker. He then finally had the idea to design unique jewellery creations from veneer. Today he works hand-in-hand with his wife to produce natural wooden jewellery.
They only use fine European wood species such as maple, acacia (also named robinia), apple, pear, walnut or smoked oak for their accessories. The possibilities for working wood are very diverse and depend on the properties of the individual wood species. For the wood jewellery production is it therefore very important to be familiar with the character of the individual veneers”, said Zünd. the thin veneer is always glued together with three layers for the jewellery production. Various patterns are then lasered into the pieces of jewellery, which makes the glued veneer pliable once again. The services are then treated with solvent-free oil, which protects them from dirt. “Veneer is a unique natural material, which shows off the beauty of wood in an inimitable way and is therefore ideally suitable for the production of jewellery”, says the secretary of Initiative Furnier + Natur (IFN), Ursula Geismann. IFN/RK
Initiative Furnier + Natur (IFN)
Initiative Furnier + Natur (IFN) e.V. was founded in 1996 by the German veneer industry and its partners. The objective of the association based in Bad Honnef is to promote the material veneer. The association is funded by companies from the veneer industry, the trade and veneer working industry and trade associations of the timber industry.
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Chic bracelet made of smoked oak with stainless steel magnetic clasp. Photo: ZZdesign
Ring with zebra pattern made of spruce and smoked oak. Photo: ZZdesig
During production of the jewellery pieces, various patterns are lasered into the veneer sheets. Foto: ZZdesign