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Explore Sumparwood for outdoor furniture, from colour and shape to project review and physical samples.
What is Sumparwood?
What is Sumparwood?
Sumparwood is a proprietary, wood-like outdoor material developed through the Boscher Workshop. It brings grain, colour, surface, edge and solid section into one material language for designers, architects and outdoor-furniture brands.
Explore the materialIs Sumparwood timber?
No. Sumparwood is a proprietary, wood-like outdoor material, not timber. Review its grain, colour, surface and full section as a distinct material, rather than assuming it behaves like wood.
See the current material factsIs Sumparwood a furniture collection?
No. Sumparwood is a material and development platform. Furniture and Working Studies show how questions of proportion, profile, joinery, colour and curve can be explored; they are not a catalogue of products for sale or claims about a client project.
Explore Working StudiesWho is Sumparwood for?
Sumparwood is intended for professional teams developing design-led outdoor furniture and related open-air applications. The most useful conversations begin with an intended form, environment, market and development stage.
Begin with the Sample Box
Choose colour. Expect variation.
Which finishes are available?
The current palette contains four finishes: Vintage, Black Walnut, Maple and Natural. Each has its own tonal direction, while surface, edge and solid section remain part of the same material language.
View all four finishesWill every piece look exactly the same?
Subtle differences in colour and grain are part of Sumparwood's visual design. Variation is intentional and tolerance is controlled, so the surface can carry natural movement without losing the overall finish direction. Final colour should be confirmed with a physical sample.
Read the colour storyWhy should I review a physical sample?
A screen can introduce the palette, but it cannot reproduce every viewing condition. A physical sample lets the team compare tone, grain, edge and solid section under its own light and beside the project's other materials.
Request the complete Sample BoxHow should a finish be approved?
Review the physical finish under the intended light and beside the relevant stone, metal, textile or planting palette. Record the selected reference and any acceptable variation. Photography should support that decision, not replace it.
Review the palette
From profile to furniture.
Can Sumparwood be cut and shaped?
Sumparwood profiles can be cut, routed, heat-formed and assembled into purposeful furniture components. Tooling, section, radius, joint and finished geometry should be reviewed together for the intended application.
Enter the workshopCan Sumparwood form curves?
Yes, selected profiles can be curved using controlled heat and tooling. The profile, curve radius and tooling must be reviewed together and checked in a prototype.
See a full-scale Working StudyCan a timber detail be copied directly?
Not automatically. A familiar timber proportion may be a useful starting point, but the component, span, section, joint, hardware and use conditions still need review. Sumparwood should be designed as its own material system rather than treated as a board-for-board substitution.
Review the interface checklistDo we have to begin with a custom profile?
No. An established profile library provides round, edge and radiused starting points before custom tooling is considered. A team can begin with an existing profile, adapt the direction or develop a profile around the design brief.
Review profile development
Check the setting. Ask for evidence.
Is every outdoor setting suitable?
No. Sunlight, wetting, temperature cycles, salt or pool contact, cleaning, shelter, drainage and duty level can create different demands. The intended site and finished construction must be reviewed before a project conclusion is made.
See the site-exposure methodWhat should be reviewed for coastal or poolside use?
Record the salt or chemical source, direct exposure, wind and shelter, water and debris paths, cleaning routine, hardware, adjacent materials and inspection access. These observations define the evidence request; the words “coastal” or “poolside” do not prove suitability on their own.
Review hardware and drainageWhat does a test report actually prove?
A test report describes a specific sample, test method, conditions and result. It does not automatically certify the finished furniture or promise years of service. Check what was tested and whether it matches your component and use.
Read the evidence matrixWhat technical evidence can a project team request?
Qualified teams can request the relevant evidence index for their application. The review should identify the method and version, specimen, conditioning, measured result, report date and interpretation limits, then match those details to the selected profile, component and environment.
Request the relevant evidence index
Sample first. Prototype next.
What is included in the Sample Box?
The complete material study presents Vintage, Black Walnut, Maple and Natural together, alongside the 2026 Sumparwood Lookbook. It is prepared so tone, grain, surface and edge can be compared under the same light.
See the complete material studyWho can request a Sample Box?
The Sample Box is prepared for professional design and development contexts. Share your company or studio, project role, intended application and current stage so the team can understand how the material may enter the conversation.
Start a requestWhat happens after I submit a request?
Submit your request directly on the Sample Box page. Our team reviews your professional context and confirms any delivery personally by email. Submission does not mean samples have been dispatched.
Read the privacy and analytics noteWhat happens between sample review and production?
Review the physical sample, agree on the application, resolve the component details and build a representative prototype. Record the checks and approval before production. The exact steps depend on your product and project team.
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