Wood, Timber and Furniture: A History of Humankind

In the history of humankind, wood and timber is one of the main and important materials ever. Use as the charcoal until building construction, wood will not separate from the history of humankind. There many kinds and species of woods used, ranging from hardwood, softwood until non-wood products such as rattan and bamboo which widely spread in Asia. Wood is a flexible and high-performance material, low in weight, yet high in density, with excellent load-bearing properties. The durability of wood makes it low in maintenance and resistant to heat, frost, corrosion and pollution.

The wide range of timber varieties make it possible to meet all people`s needs, expressing a contemporary beauty, timeless elegance and simplicity, rooted in nature and respect for the environment. Timber building is part of future energy-efficient building suitable for housing, nurseries and schools, religious, administrative and cultural buildings, factories, as well as for infrastructure-related construction like bridges, sound barriers, hydraulic engineering and avalanche control.

In the present day, wood offers an infinitive variety of possibilities for beauty, innovation, ecology, efficiency and adaptability.  Wood offers us the foundation for a new way of living where wood unites nature with technology, reason with desire and beauty with efficiency. Thus many wood or furniture manufacturers try to combine it in their products.

Wood gives our surroundings a feeling of welcome, comfort and harmony that provided through the existence of wood furniture.  It is also aesthetically pleasing, functional, secure, easy to use and maintain.  Furthermore the use of wood is flexible enough to adapt effectively to current trends, with differences in structures and textures, surfaces and forms, ornaments and colors.  All types of design of furniture can be created and applied.