Materials & Finishes

Oak Natural

Oak Whitewash

Oak Ebonized

Walnut

Elm

White Ash

Cherry

Beach

Maple

I work with European hardwoods such as Oak, Elm, Ash or Walnut, with American Walnut being the one exception. I buy most of the wood from my local timber shop, which has been trading in Amsterdam for more than a century. 

Where possible, I use wood from the Amsterdam initiative 'StadsHout', which saves and resaws the timber of local trees in a circular economy. In these cases, I can trace the origin of the timber to the exact street or park in Amsterdam and the year of felling.

I work with natural oil-wax finishes in satin or matte, and in pigmented versions, including white-wash or limed. To ebonize oak, I treat the wood with natural oak tannins and an iron-vinegar mixture, which stains the wood to a deep black in a natural chemical reaction.

My finishes are based on natural oils and waxes and can easily be re-applied by you for maintenance. Wherever possible I work with reversible hide glue, which allows non-destructive repairs of connections even after decades of usage.