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Material Glossary


Get to know the material we use in our furniture. We source and curate our materials from across the globe to provide you with world class furniture that befits your space.

1. Wood

  • Solid wood
Truest form of pure wood with higher sustainability and a much wider appeal than any other type of processed or engineered wood. Cut straight from the log, furniture made is long lasting,sturdy and charming. Take your pick from the best of our Solid Wood collection.
To give rich and finished look this wood is treated with PR Laminated Polish, UV Polish , PU Polish
  • Plywood
A very strong and bendable type of wood made from alternating wooden blocks and compressed together to make a plywood sheet.
To give rich and finished look this wood is treated with Veneer or Laminate
  • Veneer
A thin slice of wood that’s used as a decorative finish or facia on core panels to make our doors, cabinet panels, parqueted floors and miscellaneous furniture.
Engineered wood
Has smooth and even surface. Combined using wood fiber or saw dust. Mdf and particle board come under this variant.Generally economical than any other material.
To give rich and finished look this wood is treated with Veneer, Laminate or pre polished paper
  • HDF
Hardboard, also called high-density fiberboard (HDF), is a type of fiberboard, which is an engineered wood product. Hardboard has long been used in furniture, similar to particle board and medium-density fiberboard, but is denser and much stronger and harder because it is made out of exploded wood fibers that have been highly compressed.
To give rich and finished look this wood is treated with Veneer, Laminate or pre polished paper
  • MDF
Medium-density fibreboard (MDF) is an engineered wood product made by breaking down hardwood or softwood residuals into wood fibres, often in a defibrator, combining it with wax and a resin binder, and forming panels by applying high temperature and pressure. MDF is generally denser than plywood. It is made up of separated fibres, but can be used as a building material similar in application to plywood. It is stronger and much denser than particle board.
To give rich and finished look this wood is treated with Veneer, Laminate or pre polished paper
  • Blockboard
Blockboard is an engineered wood, which is used in making furniture as substitute of plywood. It is wood based board which consists of a core made of softwood wood strips between the two layers of wood veneer (generally one layer of ply). They are generally used to make bookshelves, benches, doors, shelves, tables, wall panelling and partition walls.
To give rich and finished look this wood is treated with Veneer, Laminate or pre polished paper

2. Upholstery

  • Leather
Real Leather is sophisticated, stylish and carries an air of prestige. All our Leather furniture comes in luxurious finishes with unique grains and textures. Responsibly sourced, our leather upholstery is treated meticulously to meet our highest standards. Leather breathes with you and over time adapts to you and your style of seating. Over the years it develops its own identity that’s closely linked to you. Crafted with perfection, this style of upholstery will up the style quotient of your living spaces.
Made from 100% natural hide, this upholstery grows with you, adapts to you.
  • Fabric
If colours, textures and patterns is your thing then fabric upholstery will suit you the best. Be it pastels, monochromes, stripes or patterns, you will find it all here. If that's still not enough then you can experiment with different types of fabrics and textures. So what are you waiting for? Go ahead and add a burst of colour to your couch.
Made from soft fabric. This upholstery is simple, easy to maintain and breathable.

3. Metal

  •  Chrome 
The word chrome comes from the element chromium, which is rooted in the Greek khroma, "color." Chrome is a very shiny layer of metallic coating that's applied to a metal surface. Rather than being one type of solid metal, things made of chrome are generally coated with chromium plate as a protective or decorative layer.
  • Stainless Steel 
Steel is an alloy that's made of iron and carbon. Stainless steel is an alloy of Iron with a minimum of 10.5% Chromium. Chromium produces a thin layer of oxide on the surface of the steel known as the 'passive layer'. This prevents any further corrosion of the surface. Increasing the amount of Chromium gives an increased resistance to corrosion.
  • Aluminium
Aluminium is a relatively light weight type of silver-colored metal. There is more aluminium in the earth's crust than any other kind of metal, and because it is so sturdy, pliable, and light, it's used to make all kinds of things. The name is based on alumina, or aluminum oxide, with a Latin root of alumen, "bitter salt."

4. Glass

  • Tempered glass / Regular glass
Toughened or regular glass is a type of safety glass processed by controlled thermal or chemical treatments to increase its strength compared with normal glass. Tempering puts the outer surfaces into compression and the interior into tension. Such stresses cause the glass, when broken, to crumble into small granular chunks instead of splintering into jagged shards as normal glass does. The granular chunks are less likely to cause injury.
As a result of its safety and strength, regular glass is used in a variety of demanding applications.

5. Marble

Marble is a type of mineral rich shiny rock that is used in furniture to make heavy contemporary tables and cladding in interior and exterior spaces. Marble carries an ability to shine and take a top coat of polish making it a highly valued surface in interiors thanks to rich lustrous appeal.