The raw oak used for our flooring comes from forests throughout Europe, primarily France and Belgium. The particular climate in this region yields remarkably large, straight logs with a characteristically tight wood grain.

The forest areas are carefully maintained and managed, and trees are selected in adherence with strict standards according to their quality, suitability and age—only harvested once they reach their full maturity of 150 years. The areas are then repopulated with new plantings to ensure the future health of the forest.

Once the trees have been harvested, they are transported for fabrication. Logs are inspected and sorted before entering the sawmill, where they are cut into individual planks and planed. During production, every effort is made to uphold consistent quality controls while maximizing the amount of usable product.

After growing in solitude for hundreds of years, these precious resources are now in the charge of master craftsmen who, with generations of experience and expertise, handle them with the utmost care.

The newly fabricated oak planks are then hand-finished to order using a variety of traditional methods and techniques. This final step is where the most dramatic transformations take place. Individual boards are molded, sanded and cut to size. Boards may then be distressed, cut for use in patterned installations, and naturally dyed using a multi-step reactive coloration process that highlights the natural grain and character of the wood.

After finishing, they undergo a final quality inspection before being packed and shipped for use.