Natural Beauty

Loving pocks and knots

A blemish can be a beautiful thing. Just ask adherents of wabi-sabi—the Japanese art of finding beauty in imperfection and truth in nature.

For many designers, the natural appeal of veneer is in its irregularity—pin knots, pitch marks, gum marks, and mineral streaks—the character marks that tell the tree’s unique history over decades. Try as they might, manmade building materials can never replicate the dappled beauty and authenticity of natural materials.

If you’re an aficionado of natural character marks, consider species known for them—cherry, maple and walnut, in particular. Other species are noted for the wide variations in their color and grain. And just about any specie may exhibit natural markings as a result of insects, or even bird pecks.

If you’re looking for a veneer with enduring natural character—talk to us. We’ll help you explore a wide range of long and fascinating stories from nature, recorded on the surface of veneers in our current inventory.