The timber used in the Bordeaux range is reclaimed elm. This timber was grown at North of China. When the timber is reclaimed it is then bleached, repaired ,polished and waxed to give the finish that you see. All the timber used is aged over 100 years. The timber used will have faults, cracks and splits. Timber will then be used to fill these imperfections. This is a natural occurrence of this kind of product.
It is by no way a fault and is sourced with this appearance in mind.
The artisan products made in India are all handcrafted using a mix recycled, reclaimed and new timber depending on availability and quality. Timbers are generally sheesham, acacia and mango wood. The hand made products will all be unique. Each piece will have subtle variations and no 2 pieces will be identical. The recycled and reclaimed timber will have various faults including splits, cracks, indentations, grain variability and weight variance.
The hand finish will also be imprecise, much of the goods are hand wiped and hand finished as opposed to sprayed. This will showcase a unique but variant look. We buy these knowing this beforehand.
We expect that all our retail partners also know this. This is an essential part of the character, uniqueness and appeal of this furniture in a world that’s unfortunately and more commonly plain vanilla
The range of Chinese antiques comes from factories in northern China. The main type of timber used in these antiques is a coniferous pine. The timber used is deliberately not finished in an exacting manner. This provides an aged appearance once the stain on gloss finish is applied. The finish will also be sanded through in parts that allows the black edging to come through. There will be a degree of colour variation in all of the antiques. Some small size variation may also occur from time to time
Cane and rattan furniture is principally out of Indonesia. This is a naturally grown and harvested product done under licence. Cane and or rattan will definitely have imperfections in its appearance. It will have hairline splits and fractures across the face of the rattan. The way the product is grown and harvested often by hand creates these imperfections. This is particularly noticeable after finishing the product with a gloss stain or paint. This is part of the natural variation from piece to piece and is not a fault in the product.