Timber iQ February - March 2019 // Issue: 42 | Page 38

ADVERTORIAL
Authentic to the touch
Looking good has never felt this good: With Feelwood,
EGGER presents surfaces with an exceptionally authentic feel.
By EGGER
The Feelwood surfaces reproduce the optic, haptic and aesthetic qualities of wood in an exceptional manner.
All shown and mentioned decors are reproductions.
A
ustrian wood-based panel producer EGGER
introduces Feelwood, a new highlight for surfaces
that looks and feels very close to the original but is
more cost-efficient than real wood. Textures reproduce the
look, feel and aesthetic qualities of wood in an exceptional
way, affording architects and fabricators even more quality
applications for their customers.
The textures represent a revolutionary development in
the area of wood-based materials. It is synchronised with
the decor image and provides wood reproductions with
even more naturalness and authenticity. Used on either
side of the EGGER coreboard, the surfaces can barely be
told apart from veneer and solid wood. However, as
compared to real wood, the reproductions have the
advantage of being more durable, easier to care for and
more lightfast (it does not discolour when exposed to light).
Feelwood is available on chipboard and MDF boards, on
Eurolight lightweight boards, worktops, compact laminate
and laminate. Matching edging, specially developed
end-grain edging and the new three-layer edging complete
the authentic solid wood appearance. Furthermore, objects
placed on the surface do not damage it at all.
REAL WOOD CHARACTER WITH HAPTIC EFFECTS
The EGGER Decorative Collection 2017-2019 includes a
total of six Feelwood surfaces – three of them were
developed especially for the collection. The latest variant
of synchronised pore surfaces is ST38 Feelwood Pinegrain.
It has the texture of a deep-brushed conifer and works well
on the decor family of the Mountain Larch.
The ST37 Feelwood Rift has been developed for the
three decors of the Halifax Oak. It shows a lively oak texture
marked by cracks and knots. The surface of the ST36
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Feelwood Brushed is deeply brushed. With its high-quality
and deep texture, it gives a large variety of wood types a
very authentic feel.
ST33 Feelwood Crafted displays an interplay of matt and
slightly glossy areas. The matt and softly brushed pore
gives it a beautiful depth effect. The ST29 Feelwood
Ambiance underlines with its texture, synchronised with
the decor image of the Cape Elm, the large florets. The
haptic effect is strengthened by the soft recesses. ST28
Feelwood Nature underlines the sandblasted character of
the Gladstone Oak. This texture marks the start of the
Feelwood success story and has already been used in
numerous projects.
STRIKING WOOD DECORS IN XL FORMAT
To emphasise the authenticity of the wood reproductions with
Feelwood surfaces, the decor family of Halifax Oak has been
expanded to include ST37 Feelwood Rift, Tossini Elm with ST33
Feelwood Crafted, Cape Elm with ST29 Feelwood Ambiance
and Attic Wood with ST36 Feelwood Brushed in XL format.
In the case of traditional decor images, the details are
repeated six to eight times on a half-format. For particularly
natural looking wood with striking knots and cracks, EGGER
expands the decor format across the whole width. In this
way, details only repeat twice on a half-format. Applications
achieve even more naturalness and authenticity and are
even closer to the real material.
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