Plywood

The material at the heart of everything we make.

Plywood is sometimes misunderstood.

It’s often lumped in with lower-grade sheet materials and seen as a budget substitute for solid timber. In reality, high-quality birch plywood is one of the most stable, durable and technically capable materials available for cabinet-making.

We use furniture-grade birch plywood throughout our cabinetry — not as a compromise, but as a conscious choice.

What It Is

Birch plywood is made by layering thin veneers of birch, each one laid with its grain running perpendicular to the layer below. This cross-lamination gives the board:

• Exceptional dimensional stability
• Strength in all directions
• Resistance to twisting and warping
• Structural integrity far beyond MDF or particleboard

The distinctive stacked edge — visible in many of our designs — is simply a natural expression of how the material is constructed.

Why We Use It

Strength matters.

When screws bite into birch plywood, they hold across every layer.

When we glue joints, we achieve full, consistent coverage.

When panels meet, the structure supports itself.

This is cabinetry built to endure daily life — not just to look good in photographs.

Unlike particleboard or MDF, our plywood is free of internal voids. That consistency allows for precision joinery and the exposed detailing that has become part of our signature.

The Aesthetic

We don’t hide the material.

The exposed edges are sanded, finished and celebrated. The layered structure gives warmth and rhythm to even the simplest forms. It’s honest, architectural and quietly distinctive.

Plywood doesn’t pretend to be something else. It is what it is — and that clarity is part of its appeal.

Responsible Sourcing

Our birch plywood is sourced from Northern Europe, primarily Latvia.

Modern plywood production makes use of almost every part of the harvested timber, with by-products reused within the manufacturing process and sustainable replanting programmes in place.

If you’re interested in the journey from forest to workshop, we’ve included a short film below that shows the process in full.