With our traditional deep-charring process, internationally recognized certificates and regular research, development and innovation, we make our deep-charred wood a high-quality, durable and future-oriented natural product – for a more beautiful tomorrow.
This and at the same time modern and stylish?
We think so: Both are possible! Facades or interiors made of carbonized wood are not only a unique eye-catcher, but also a particularly environmentally friendly, durable natural product with high quality.
It combines sustainability and quality with exceptional beauty, exclusivity and elegance.
The black charred woods inspire with their unique, three-dimensional surface structure, can be used in a variety of indoor and outdoor areas and can be brilliantly finished with a special treatment in different color looks.
Woods that have been traditionally carbonized using the Japanese Yakisugi method are therefore becoming increasingly popular with designers, architects, private and commercial customers.
Using our traditional, vertical deep-charring process, our woods are carbonised with pure flame according to the Japanese Yakisugi method, resulting in extremely resistant, durable wood products with a unique, black charred surface structure which, thanks to its exclusive character, is also compared to alligator skin, silk wood or leather.
If you opt for the refined style, the already carbonised wood is then carefully brushed by hand and refined using a special process so that the grain and structure are revealed under the layer of carbon. Depending on the processing and type of wood, our wood finishing creates an exclusive colour look: from elegant silver-grey to an ingenious reclaimed wood look in rustic brown tones.
Our deep-charring process is a sustainable and climate-friendly alternative to chemical surface coatings or industrially carbonized wood: the traditional burning method enables us to carbonize our wood by hand in a much deeper, more thorough and energy-saving way using pure flame!
In this environmentally friendly preservation process, we completely dispense with the use of fossil fuels, chemical additives and wood preservatives. Instead, we flame the surface of the wood by hand. The heat treatment compacts the wood cells and gives the wood natural protection against fungi, insects, moisture and the effects of the weather. In addition, our Deep Charring creates a visually unique effect with a deep black color, exclusive structure and texture.
The carbonised wood can then be refined in various colours by brushing and oiling.
In Europe, we are not only the only manufacturer of Deep Charred Wood to date, but also the only company that carbonises its wood using a manual, traditional firing process according to the Japanese Yakisugi method.
Most producers of carbonised wood use the industrial burning method with gas. The deeper you burn, the more gas is consumed in this mechanical process. In addition, it is often not possible to burn as deeply and thoroughly with automated machines as it is with precise manual labour.
Due to the increased energy consumption, the industrial firing method is considered less environmentally and climate-friendly overall!
Bernhard Moser
Company founder and owner of Ennobled GmbH
The high durability of our Deep Charred Wood ensures that the carbon dioxide is bound in the wood for a long time.
To understand: Trees store and bind carbon dioxide (CO2) from the air and convert it into oxygen (O2) by means of photosynthesis. When the tree rots or is felled and its wood is burnt, this CO2 is released back into the atmosphere. The longer the wood lasts, the longer it binds CO2, which in turn is good for the environment.
With untreated wood, weathering processes caused by water, fungi, pests, UV radiation, wind and weather start much earlier in outdoor areas. Depending on the location of the wooden facade and the type of wood, the wood greys over time, cracks appear, allowing water to penetrate and fungi to accumulate. These fungi decompose the wood and accelerate the weathering process. This reduces the durability of the wood and the CO2 bound in it is released back into the atmosphere more quickly.
Carbonised wooden facades made of Deep Charred Wood, on the other hand, have a natural protection against wood-decaying fungi and external weathering due to their deeply carbonised surface. This greatly slows down the natural weathering of the wood.
In order to generate the high durability, resistance and durability of carbonised wood, a small proportion of the carbon dioxide is released into the atmosphere in advance through the controlled burning of the wood surface.
The remaining CO2, however, is bound in the wood for a very long time until it is finally returned to the natural cycle. The long CO2 binding makes Deep Charred Wood an environmentally friendly, sustainable quality product.
This guarantees that our wood comes from forests that are managed according to high social and ecologically sustainable standards.
Due to our proximity to the forests in Austria, we also favour local wood from the region.
The independent, non-profit, non-governmental organisation FSC (Forest Stewardship Council) has been in existence for over 25 years and is represented in more than 80 countries worldwide. It awards the internationally recognised FSC seal to companies that comply with high environmental and social standards in forestry.
These standards include the increase of natural mixed forests, the conservation of the forest floor and the protection of rare species and ecosystems.
Clear-cutting and large-scale deforestation or the use of harmful pesticides are prohibited. In addition, fair pay for forest workers is also a concern of the FSC.
Whether all sustainability criteria are met is checked annually by independent experts. There is a strict catalogue of measures for the assessment, which guarantees transparency and reliability.
The spruce, black pearl, Accoya® and Kebony® woods in our range are FSC-certified and are proven to originate from socially, economically and ecologically sustainable forestry.
PEFC (Programme for the Endorsement of Forest Certification Schemes) is the world’s leading institution for active, sustainable and climate-friendly forest management.
In Austria, the subsidiary organisation PEFC Austria is responsible for auditing and issuing PEFC certificates.
PEFC stands for sustainable forest management and the preservation of the forest ecosystem for future generations.
In order to achieve this goal, PEFC has developed a comprehensive catalogue of measures for the protection, vitality and improvement of biological diversity in forests and is particularly committed to the responsible use of wood as a raw material in forestry.
The spruce, larch and Kebony® woods in our range are PEFC-certified and guarantee sustainable, responsible forest management.
Our company headquarters in Austria, close to the city of Salzburg, gives us a decisive home advantage: Austria is a country of forests – almost half of our national territory is covered in woodland! So it makes sense for us to favour wood from the region and thus promote the local forestry industry.
Austria has almost 9 million inhabitants. For this population, there are around 3.5 billion trees. That means there are around 400 trees for every inhabitant!
Due to the high proportion of forest in Austria, we naturally favour local wood from the region for the production of our Deep Charred Wood. This has the advantage that we can trace the origin of the wood transparently and comply with various sustainability standards in the best possible way.
We work together with certified sawmills from Austria for the procurement of our timber:
Where we source our wood also depends on the type of wood and the climatic growing conditions. This is because the natural properties and quality of a type of wood improve in an ideal environment.
The conditions for the sustainable growth of larch, for example, are ideal in mountainous regions such as the Austrian Alps. Some types of wood find better conditions in other regions.
Our range is therefore supplemented with woods from the DACH region and Central Europe.
Our range also includes the modified woods Accoya® and Kebony®.
Modification means that certain properties of the wood are changed in a special process – with the aim of minimising the storage of water in the cell walls of the wood, preventing the penetration of fungi and thus making the wood harder, more durable and more weather-resistant.
Accoya® and Kebony® are also particularly resistant, water-repellent, dimensionally stable and durable. These properties make them a sustainable, versatile building material for indoor and outdoor use! But why are these modified woods actually so sustainable?
Tropical woods are particularly robust, stable, hard, durable and resistant to insects, moisture and the effects of the weather. Thanks to these properties, they are popular for outdoor use.
They also have a beautiful grain and colour, which is why they are also very popular for decorative indoor applications.
However, the use of tropical woods has a decisive disadvantage: due to deforestation and illegal clearing of rainforest areas, it is becoming increasingly controversial! Inhabitants of the rainforest lose their homes as a result of deforestation, animals lose their natural habitat and the working conditions for forestry workers are usually poor.
Thanks to their high resistance and durability, the modified woods Kebony® and Accoya® are a sustainable alternative to the controversial tropical woods!
Accoya® is produced using a special, low-carbon acetylation process from sustainably grown, FSC-certified pine trees. It is an extremely weather-resistant, dimensionally stable, durable and high-performance wood.
These properties bring numerous advantages, particularly in outdoor areas, where Accoya® is often used for facades or decking. However, Accoya also scores highly indoors as a decorative design element with a versatile, versatile look.
Accoya® is also ideal for various surface treatments – including our Deep Charring!
Carbonising the wood surface further increases the resistance of Accoya® and creates an extraordinary, exclusive look with a deep black, attractive colour and structure! In a refined version, Accoya® can be used to achieve exciting reclaimed wood looks.
Kebony® is a European company based in Norway and has become the world market leader in modified wood thanks to the environmental friendliness and good price-performance ratio of Kebony® wood.
The refined Kebony® wood product is created after the wood has been treated with a special biological liquid in a patented Kebony® process. This makes the wood very durable, resistant, water-repellent and dimensionally stable.
In our range, you will find the high-quality Kebony® Clear in a dark brown, natural form as well as in a carbonised version with a deep black, charred, plastic surface structure.
As a versatile premium wood, Kebony® is ideal for outdoor terraces and facades or for decorative interior design.
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Forests around the world are severely affected by climate change: Large temperature fluctuations and changes in weather conditions such as the more frequent occurrence of storms, heavy downpours and prolonged periods of drought make growth a challenge for many tree species in their usual habitat.
The change in our climate is also making itself felt in Austria’s forests.
Climate change is already leaving its mark on our domestic forests in the form of heat, drought, storms, snow breakage and pests such as the bark beetle.
Forests are also changing with the climate: in order to withstand extreme weather conditions, the composition of tree species will be more colourful and diverse in the future.
The Austrian Federal Forests, which manage 15% of the forest area in Austria, have already begun this forest reorganisation and are planting more resistant, native tree species such as oak, silver fir and larch in the regions affected by climate change.
As a co-operation partner of the Austrian Federal Forests, we support this sustainable reforestation! Together we plant trees and transform our native forest into a climate-friendly forest of the future – so that the unique ecosystem of our forests is preserved for future generations.
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Thanks to our sustainable, traditional deep-charring process, the cradle-to-cradle principle applies to our wood: the wood is sourced from nature, processed in a natural way and can be returned to the natural cycle at the end of its useful life.
Even if you would like the wood to have a surface finish, for example, we make sure to use biodegradable natural oils.
Did you know? Wood as a building material generally has a very favourable ecological balance!
This is because less energy is required to produce, use, maintain and dispose of wood than is generated at the end of its service life through its processing or combustion.
During its use, felled wood also stores CO2. Overall, it can also be disposed of in a much more environmentally friendly way than other building materials such as steel or concrete.
In close cooperation with research institutes, technical colleges and universities, we are constantly researching the further development of our carbonised woods.
This enables us to optimise the properties of our deep-charred wood and make our processes more efficient.
At the same time, we are also improving the sustainability of our products: Because the better the quality, durability and longevity of the carbonised wood, the longer the carbon dioxide (CO2) is bound in the wood!
