The wood, after the soft manual processing, is exposed to antiquating by natural agents – water, sun, wind, rain, salt, reproduced in the form of treatments inside our laboratory.
The result is a wide spectrum of reactions of the tannins that provoke oxidation of the wood ranging from the light tones of the wood oxidized with sea water through the gray obtained with rain water, to the deep dark brown of the old wood.
Since the pigmentation is obtained from the body of the wood, all our woods can be washed with water, which will not only not alter them but will keep up the effect of aging and improve their aesthetic characteristics.
Our choice of oxidations is linked to the search for ancient techniques of “alchemy”, in order to give life to the transformation of matter, bringing out the “light” that wood already has within itself, and to transmit its emotions unaltered. The natural tannin reactions of The Wood Alchemist – Simone Castelli are innumerable and range from various shades ranging from antique yellow to the medium shades of chestnut to musket brown to dark anthracite and even the grays worn by exposure to rain and sea salt.
This allows us to offer a wide choice, which can also be customized, for the final determination of the product.
