wood lives
We can't really see it because it lives very slowly. That's impressive!
Even more impressive is the fact that wood lives on after it has been felled - the floorboards creak, the walls groan almost as if they had just grown a new ring.

wood and surface
Zeitraum furniture is unique because it is pure through and through. We use only healthy seasoned hardwoods, worked by experts in accordance with their special characteristics.
The craftsmanship begins with the selection and combination of timber which gives each piece of furniture its characteristic appearance, and makes it unique.
This high standard of workmanship is carried through the whole of the manufacturing process and ends with the application of high quality oils and waxes to the finely sanded surfaces.
This open-pore treatment offers the wood optimal protection whilst allowing the surfaces to breathe.
Zeitraum furniture doesn't age, it ripens.

room climate and solid wood
Our solid wood furniture is made of a living material which responds directly to the surrounding climate. Wood absorbs and releases moisture from and to the surrounding air - we would say it breathes, a scientist would speak of its 'hygroscopic qualities'. The higher the humidity, the more moisture is absorbed by the wood. When the humidity falls, the wood releases moisture back into the surrounding air.
Just like a sponge which swells when it sucks up water and shrinks again when it dries out so your furniture also swells and shrinks to a certain extent as it reacts to changes in humidity.

technical subject to change