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Sumparwood

The signature palette

Find your tone.

Vintage. Black Walnut. Maple. Natural.
Compare the grain here. Confirm the colour in your own light.

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Material / Context

Read the colour in grain, light and form.

Application images show atmosphere. The material view and physical Sample Box remain the colour reference.

Colour, collected

Every tone has a story.

Four mixed-media works by Michael Lao. A different way to explore colour, texture and contrast.

Complete Vintage mixed-media artwork with a painted fan, embroidered phoenix, fabric and material samples

Vintage

The poetry of time.

A painted fan, embroidered fabric and copper tones bring layers of memory into one frame. Muted grain gives the brighter details room to stand out.

Pairing ideas

Try textured fabric, copper tones and warm stone.

Complete Black Walnut mixed-media artwork with a green fan, moss, patterned tiles and dark brown profiles

Black Walnut

A quieter kind of depth.

Deep brown meets green, a folded fan and stone-like textures. Light and shadow make a calm composition, with small touches of gold catching the eye.

Pairing ideas

Try green upholstery, dark stone and brushed brass.

Complete Maple mixed-media artwork with a golden frame, black and gold fabric, purple accents and branching forms

Maple

Light meets drama.

A warm golden ground sets off black fabric, purple accents and branching forms. The contrast gives each texture a clear place in the composition.

Pairing ideas

Try charcoal fabric, violet accents and dark metal.

Complete Natural mixed-media artwork combining honey-toned profiles, blue and violet textures and botanical details

Natural

Warmth, with a cool counterpoint.

Honey tones sit beside blue, violet and rough textures. The contrast brings fresh energy to a familiar warm palette.

Pairing ideas

Try blue textiles, pale stone and woven textures.

Artworks and pairing ideas are for inspiration. Confirm finish colours with physical samples. Select companion materials for the intended use.

Natural and Vintage framed colour artworks displayed with furniture at the Sumparwood exhibition
From the exhibition wall. Original works by Michael Lao, 2026.

One documented example / Natural

A natural spectrum, engineered.

Not one flat colour. Subtle tone changes give the surface depth. This Natural sample shows the idea up close.

Conceptual Natural finish spectrum moving from lighter to deeper tones around one core timber tone

Final colour is confirmed by physical sample.

Adjacent Natural Sumparwood profiles showing subtle controlled tonal variation
NaturalControlled tonal movement

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Confirm every finish under your own studio light.

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