Finishes

Laminate

It is a plastic material that is obtained by pressing several layers of paper which are impregnated with phenolic or melamine resins; it is used in the furniture industry as covering of wooden panels, such as chipboard, MDF, honeycomb, etc..

Laminate HPL

The high pressure laminate (HPL) is a plastic material consisting of layers of material which are impregnated with thermosetting resins. It is obtained by a process of pressure at high temperature in order to obtain a sturdy, impermeable and resistant to steam material.

Faced wood

It is a board, usually chipboard, coated on one or both sides with melamine paper, which makes it considerably hard and resistant to scratches and solvents.

MDF

The MDF (medium density fibreboard) is a material made up of layers of wood fibers pressed to get a very resistant material, homogeneous and therefore it is particularly suitable for lacquering.

Veneered panel

Veneer is an operation which consists in covering low-value timber, or a panel,  with a very thin “slice” of wood, called veneer, in order to give the product the aspect of an essence of great quality.

Solid wood

It is the natural wood par excellence and it is achieved by cutting the trunk of a tree and using the inner part of the same, the heartwood, which is also the most valuable.

Honeycomb  panel

It is a panel consisting of a perimeter frame of wood, chipboard or MDF, and an inner core, which has a cells structure, in order to make the material very resistant and at the same time lightweight.

Matt lacquered

It is a type of finish for which an opaque water-based varnish is applied to panels. It can be used on MDF, wood and plywood panels.

Matt lacquered open pore

It is a type of finish for which an opaque water-based varnish is applied on veneered panels in order to obtain the effect of the opaque lacquer with the wood grains at sight.

Glossy lacquered

It is a type of finishing for which water-based varnish is applied to panels. It can be used on wood, MDF and plywood panels. The process entails the application of three layers of paint and later the drying. This process involves a higher cost than the opaque lacquering.

Glossy polished

It is the same process used for the glossy lacquer with the difference that at the end of drying we go on to the smoothing of the painted surface and finally to polishing in order to remove every possible trace of dust.

Tempered glass

It is a type of glass produced by a process called "quenching", where the glass sheet is heated in an oven up to a temperature of 640 ° C and subsequently cooled with jets of air. Thanks to this process the surface layer of the slab cools rapidly, while the internal part more slowly, making it about 6 times more resistant than normal glass. A sheet of tempered glass can’t  be changed in size in any way, because every possible cutting would cause the breakage of the slab into many small pieces.

Frosted glass

It is a type of glass that is obtained by pouring evenly specific acids on the slab. This operation allows to opacify permanently the surface.

Gloss or matt lacquered glass

It is a type of tempered glass on which is applied a layer of natural pigments, which include a wide range of colors. The function of these pigments is not only decorative, it also controls the light radiation.

PVC

The polyvinyl chloride, which is known especially with the corresponding abbreviation PVC, is one of the plastic materials of higher consumption in the world, it is very used also in the furniture industry especially for kitchens.

Quartz’s agglomerates

Quartz’s agglomerate is a material that combines silicon and quartz sands to a percentage of the polyester resin. The combination of these elements provides significant results, which make it a valuable and good-quality material. As it is less porous than marble, the material is practically impervious to the most common liquids, it is also more resistant to spots. There is a wide range of colors, wider than the natural stones, thanks to the use of dyes in the mixture.

Corian

Corian is a composite material of aluminum hydroxide by 2/3 and 1/3 of acrylic resin. It has revolutionized the industry of the production of  kitchen and bath tops because it is a product that has the advantages of the stone tops, without the lack of the chipboard or plastic tops. One of the biggest advantages is that it can be produced in any shape and size. By adding colored pigments to the compound, we can obtain a multitude of chromatic effects.

Porcelainized stoneware

Porcelainized stoneware is a resistant and compact material which is characterized by a nearly unimportant porosity. Tiles are obtained through the grinding of ceramic clays, feldspars, kaolin and sand.

The firing takes place at a temperature of 1150-1250 ° C  and the raw material is gradually brought to the maximum temperature. The firing process determines the vitrification of the mixture, which gives the material the properties of resistance to abrasions, impermeability and longevity.

Textile labeling

• Wool WO
• Virgin Wool WV
• Hair or horsehair HA
• Capoc KP
• Hemp CA
• Jute JU
• Rubber EL
• Coconut CC
• Acetate AC
• Silk SE
• Cotton CO
• Linen LI
• Viscose VI
• Acrylic PC
• Polyester PL
• Leather

It is a material obtained from the skin of the animals which are killed for food purposes. It is obtained through a process called tanning and it is very durable. As leather is very hygienic, it is used to produce many everyday objects.

Artificial Leather

It is a kind of leather with environmentally-friendly; it is tanned using methods that respect the environment by following precise rules UNI.

Imitation Leather

It is a textile which is impregnated with polyurethane resins or fully synthetic; it may look very similar to real leather. Thanks to the ease of the process, leather can present a wide range of aesthetic effects, from the typical veining of natural leathers to shades.

Lighting

Lumen

Lumen is the unit of luminous flux, it measures the energy efficiency.

Watt

Watt is the unit of measurement of electric power and it states the actual consumption of a bulb.

Color Temperature

The term color temperature is used to determine the tone of light and it is expressed in Kelvin. This parameter is used to measure the spectrum of light emission. It is called warm light when the color temperature is lower than 5500 ° K, on the contrary it is called cold light when the temperature is higher than 5500 ° K.

IP

The abbreviation IP stands for "International Protection", it is an index that defines the resistance to atmospheric agents by the lighting apparatus. It is a value to be taken into account especially when one designs outdoor lighting systems.