Innovations: Blending Metal with Wood

FDT Bureau

These days, high-end furniture is not all about wood but a mélange of several materials. For instance, various metals such as bronze, brass, copper, stainless steel, aluminium, cast iron and others are customarily fused with wood to manufacture innovative luxe furniture. These are good for making furniture and creating essential components such as knobs, handles, hinges, keyhole frames and decorative elements.

So, designers are inclined toward mixing various materials in wood to give it more stylish and elegant look. “Wood is a natural product hence it has options for innovations. For luxury furniture, we prefer using wood for its timeless factor infused with metal inserts, he further informs. Widely practiced are open pore finishes on veneer or a 3D effect with CNC router on wood. For metal options are PVT coatings or liquid metal finish, “expresses Ajay Arya - Founder & Interior Designer, A Square Designs

In agreement to his statement, Sachin & Neha divulge, “Metals, especially brass, are being used extensively in luxury furniture in both contemporary and classical styles. It is used for side tables, coffee tables, bed posters, or as accent material. Similarly, cane and rattan are being used for headboards, chairs, cabinet fronts, etc. Natural stones and textiles, gold and rose gold finished metal, are also very much in trend. Apart from this, lot of technique innovations like inlays, marketery, joineries, etc. are being explored. It’s not just how the products looks overall but also focus on how the components of the product come together, expresses Srikanth Verma, Founder and the Design Principal of ESVEE ATELIER

This article is a part of our exclusive article ‘Hottest Materials for Luxury Furniture Designs’ which is originally published in Furniture Design & Technology (FDT Magazine) January 2023 print issue. If you want to read the full article, please subscribe Furniture Design & Technology Magazine here:  

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