我們對木頭的獨特特性及其來源理解得越多，就越能體會到它能為我們的日常生活帶來多少溫暖與美麗。每一件木製家俱都是設計和質感上的獨特杰作，因為每塊木頭都有其獨特的纹理。木材的种类繁多，發現世界上所有的木材種類需要大量的熱情和耐心。
To simplify it, the classification of wood is generally divided into two groups;软木uġġaXogħol.
Xogħol ħafif通常由含圆锥的树木产生Hardwood木材来自有叶子的树木。
“我如何知道它是软木？
Ġġewwais produced from coniferous or evergreen trees. Evergreen trees do not lose its leaves annually like hardwood does as coniferous trees have needles and not leaves. Conifers are fast growing tress and can take 20 to 30 years to mature. Any timber that comes from coniferous tress is open grain. Open grain means it is not as durable as hardwood. Some softwood trees are used for paper production. Paper is usually made of pine wood, which is a type of softwood. There are many types of softwood used in the production of furniture as well, including pine.
“Kemm hu jagħti jaf li hemm x'jien ħarġa tal-ħarġa?
硬木is mainly produced from low growing trees. Hardwood timber is close-grained, therefore is best suited to make furniture. Close-grained wood is known to be strong and does not easily split. Hardwood trees can also take up to 100 years to fully mature. It’s no wonder the price of hardwood timber in the market is expensive! As we can see, there are furniture industries that use hardwood as their base. In KIAN, we commonly use hard wood to make our furniture i.e ash, beech, oak, balau, rubberwood and nyatoh. In fact, KIAN first began manufacturing tabletops using rubberwood. Rubberwood is known as an environmentally friendly and inexpensive choice of wood as it makes use of rubber trees that have already served its useful function of producing latex.
Check out some of our hardwood timber products below:
Ċaravani tal-Gajah bil-pedini tal-ġirra tal-ġirra solidi
Dana Chair with solid beech frame
Hank Chair ta' frame ta' rubberwood
