Commitment to manufacturing
03. High-quality materials
Selection of materials for long-term use
There are many different types of materials that form furniture, including wood, upholstery, iron, urethane, paper cord, and wire springs, depending on the model. There are three important factors that we consider carefully when selecting each material.
First of all, they have to be used for a long time while being taken care of. It is natural for a product to get dirt or damaged during use, so we want to make it as easy as possible for you to maintain it at home.
Second, we want our customers to be excited about both the time they spend selecting materials and the time they spend using it in their daily lives. We offer a wide variety of upholstery fabrics in particular so that you can freely choose the one that best suits your interior design preferences.
Lastly, it has to be the furniture that the more time goes by, the more attachment you have. We choose materials that you would like to keep using and cherish for a long time.
About Solid Wood
Many of enstol’s furniture pieces are made of solid wood, which is easy to take care of and can enjoy aging over time.
The lumber is sourced mainly from North American and Scandinavian hardwoods. When a furniture order is received, we select the lumber needed for the furniture one by one from the lumber stock in the factory. Even within the same species of wood, the appearance of the grain and the coloring of each piece of wood varies. We then choose the best wood from the selection to cut and ensure that the furniture will be the most beautiful when completed and that it will be strong enough. Here we introduce five species of wood species that are mainly used in enstol’s furniture.
Oak
A hardwood widely distributed throughout the North American continent. The wood is light yellowish-white in color, heavy and tough, with beautiful tiger stripes on the straight grain surface. It has long been used as timber for furniture and ship. It’s known as the “king of wood” in Rome and used for whiskey and wine barrels.
Walnut
Along with teak and mahogany, it is one of the three most famous hardwoods in the world. Also known as a walnut tree, it features a deep dark brown color. In the history of European furniture, from 1660 to 1720, it was so popular that it was called the “age of walnut”.
Cherry
Cherry, along with walnut, is a hardwood that has long been used as a material for fine furniture. The wood is dense and smooth. At first it has a light amber color, but because it reacts strongly to ultraviolet rays, it gradually turns a dark amber color. It is also characterized by black spots and streak patterns called gum pockets, which are formed by resin accumulated in the gaps between cells during the growth process.
Beech
One of the most widely used hardwoods in Europe. The grain is fine and it has small flecks throughout which is the most distinctive characteristic of beach wood. The color is a pale pinkish-milky white. This wood is strong and resilient. Often used in masterpiece furniture with bending.
maple
A hardwood that is famous for producing maple syrup. The texture is dense, the annual rings are not clear, the color is cream to white, and the surface has a silky gloss. As material is hard and durable, it is used for parts that are subject to strong impact, such as bowling lane floors.
About upholstery
There are about 300 types of upholstery fabrics available for chairs, sofas, benches, and other furniture from enstol.
We offer a wide variety of upholstery fabrics with different materials, functions, and color patterns, such as simple fabrics with a wide variety of colors and patterns, functional fabrics that are easy to take care of, Danish fabrics that are often used in Scandinavian masterpiece furniture, and interior fabrics from mina perhonen. You can choose depending on your budget and usage.
About urethane
The cushioning material used for the seat of chairs, sofas, and benches is mainly selected from high-quality urethane with a high tenacity combined with several types of different hardness and thickness to provide a comfortable sitting experience.
About steel
Iron parts used for some chairs and table legs are manufactured by a Kyoto-based contractor.
About Danish cord
At enstol, we selected Danish paper cords made of three twisted strands of paper. Craftsmen realize that it is difficult to untangle during the production process of weaving by hand. We do this with the Danish “planflet”, a weaving pattern that increases strength and allows it to last longer.
About wire springs
This wire spring used to be manufactured only in Denmark, but Okano (the designer and craftsman of enstol) has worked so hard to make it possible to be manufactured in Japan for easier availability for enstol’s furniture. This is an excellent solution for partial repairs, as even if one spring breaks, you only need to replace the one. This wire spring is used in the “journey sofa” from enstol or for other repairs of sofas.
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