Furniture Materials IDdesign Academy Furniture materials MORE EDUCATION

Furniture Materials IDdesign Academy Furniture materials MORE EDUCATION – MORE KNOWLEDGE – MORE SALES 1

Veneer • Rotary-peeled veneer • Knife-cut veneer • Sawn veneer IDdesign Academy Furniture materials MORE EDUCATION – MORE KNOWLEDGE – MORE SALES 2

Plywood • Plywood as smooth sheet • FRCW as fire retardant sheets for furniture • Plywood moulded IDdesign Academy Furniture materials MORE EDUCATION – MORE KNOWLEDGE – MORE SALES 3

Laminated veneer • 30 -40 layers glued • • together Visible layers class A Pre-drilling for assembly Good bendability Very strong IDdesign Academy Furniture materials MORE EDUCATION – MORE KNOWLEDGE – MORE SALES 4

Chipboard • Chipboard varying in • • hardness and density Chipboard – different qualities Chipboard for edging, painting, veneering IDdesign Academy Furniture materials MORE EDUCATION – MORE KNOWLEDGE – MORE SALES 5

MDF sheets • Edges ready for • • finishing Ready for surface treatment Can be routered on the edges and surfaces without pre-treatment IDdesign Academy Furniture materials MORE EDUCATION – MORE KNOWLEDGE – MORE SALES 6

Honeycomb • • • Inexpensive Easy to transport Dimensionally stable Good load bearing Can be coated with a surface or painted Environmentally-friendly IDdesign Academy Furniture materials MORE EDUCATION – MORE KNOWLEDGE – MORE SALES 7

• Foils Plastic surfaces • Melamine 80 -90 gm² • 125 g m² • Laminate IDdesign Academy Furniture materials MORE EDUCATION – MORE KNOWLEDGE – MORE SALES 8

Glass Furniture glass requirements: • • The European standards organisation CEN is in the process of drafting a standard for test methods for furniture glass in furniture. In the explanatory notes to the standard, there is lengthy advice regarding the use of glass in furniture. Where glass tables are concerned, it is particularly important to consider the type of glass, the size of the tabletop, the thickness of the glass in relation to the way in which it is held up/supported. Glass: • • Glass is one of the materials, which we all come into contact with on a daily basis. It is manufactured by melting quartz sand, potash and calcium carbonate. The blending ratio depends on the type of glass being produced e. g. standard window glass, coloured glass, different types of toughened safety glass etc. Glass is particularly suitable for recycling and normally between approx. 30% and 50% recycled glass is incorporated when new glass is manufactured. IDdesign Academy Furniture materials MORE EDUCATION – MORE KNOWLEDGE – MORE SALES 9

Upholstery materials IDdesign Academy Furniture materials MORE EDUCATION – MORE KNOWLEDGE – MORE SALES 10

The upholstery • Lining material • Fibre padding • Standard foam • Cold foam • Non-woven • Spring inlay • Webbing IDdesign Academy Furniture materials MORE EDUCATION – MORE KNOWLEDGE – MORE SALES 11

Webbing Flexible webbing: • Woven rubber webbing • Non-flexible webbing: • Rubber webbing with • Flax, jute webbing textile inlay • Cotton webbing • Polyester webbing • Supporting weave: • Polyamide webbing (nylon) • Natural materials • Plastic strapping • Fibreglass reinforced • Nylon weave PVC IDdesign Academy Furniture materials MORE EDUCATION – MORE KNOWLEDGE – MORE SALES 12

Springs in the base upholstery Wave springs, nozac springs. • These springs are attached in measured lengths called the interior measurement (distance between front rail and back rail). Nozac springs come in hardened wire in wire sizes nos. 8, 9, 10, 11, 12 and 13. • No. 8 is the strongest. Wire no. 9 is used for seats and wire no. 12 is used for the backs. Flat springs: • Flat springs are ”toppled” spiral springs which are made of hardened steel in the sizes 1 – 2. 5 mm. IDdesign Academy Furniture materials MORE EDUCATION – MORE KNOWLEDGE – MORE SALES 13

Upholstery materials Cold foam is both used as part of the permanently fitted upholstery and as pads in loose seat cushions. It is a supporting foam. Standard foam is used to soften the comfort layers. • Cold foam in the seat 30 -34 • • kg³ Standard foam in the back 2731 kg³ Fibre padding IDdesign Academy Furniture materials MORE EDUCATION – MORE KNOWLEDGE – MORE SALES 14

Special foam • • • Super soft standard foam Soft standard foam Bonded foam CHMR foam (fire retardant foam) Celsius foam (thermoplastic foam) IDdesign Academy Furniture materials MORE EDUCATION – MORE KNOWLEDGE – MORE SALES 15

Upholstery textiles The following textiles are used as inlay in upholstered furniture • • • Hessian Shirting Stout Triconette Fleece fabrics Non-woven IDdesign Academy Furniture materials MORE EDUCATION – MORE KNOWLEDGE – MORE SALES 16

Cushions for upholstered furniture • • Latex cushions Loose granulate cushions Cut cold foam cushions Moulded granulate cushions Down cushions Poly-down cushions Down-top cushions IDdesign Academy Furniture materials MORE EDUCATION – MORE KNOWLEDGE – MORE SALES 17