GENDAI

Gendai –
Carbonised wood with a surface that is silky smooth

Our once-brushed Yakisugi (Shou Sugi Ban)

Our Gendai products fly off the warehouse shelves fastest – it’s the most popular kind of Yakisugi we sell for house facades and a range of other exterior and interior applications. The silky smooth surface we mention above is created by lightly brushing off the charred soot layer after the firing, while leaving subtle remnants of the charring process visible. And once the coatings and pigmentation you’ve picked have been applied, the end product will help beautify almost any design and setting.

Available Gendai coatings and colours

Gendai sample board surface image #101 — Gendai #101 transparente 1 couche (Int/Ext)

Gendai sample board surface image #111 — Gendai #111 with (water-based) protection stain silver grey 1 coat (Int/Ext)

Gendai sample board surface image #112 — Gendai #112 with (water-based) protection stain silver grey 2 coats (Int/Ext)

Gendai sample board surface image #121 — Gendai #121 with (water-based) protection stain Light oak 1 coat (Int/Ext)

Gendai sample board surface image #132 — Gendai #132 with protective stain ebony 2 coats (Ext/Int)

Gendai sample board surface image #331 — Gendai #331 with natural oil ebony 1 coat (Int/Ext)

Gendai sample board surface image #442 — Gendai #442 with waterborne protection coating matt black 2 coats (Int/Ext)

Gendai sample board surface image #871 - Bois brûlé du Japon — Gendai #871 with patina oil platinum grey 1 coat (Int/Ext)

Gendai combines effortlessly and harmoniously with other building materials and architectural styles. Depending on what you have in mind and how the product is deployed, you can turn your Yakisugi into a head-turning highlight or blend it in discreetly to the surroundings.

Our range of coatings and pigmentations

Depending on the end look and colour shade you have in mind, you can install Gendai without any coating at all, or choose one of our traditional oil coatings and water-based, solvent-free glazes. As a general rule, though, we would recommend applying a coating to keep your Yakisugi boards at their best for longer. The latter contains natural wood oils that penetrate deep into the interior of the board and nourish and protect it from within. And if you’d rather have a glaze? It goes on the surface of the carbonised wood like a protective film. Whichever you choose, you’ll end up with an installation better protected against UV rays, weather conditions and the weathering process in general. And remember, there’s no better way to get your colour accent of choice than our coating systems.

Whatever your taste and whatever your project, we will find the right solution. From transparent glazes that bring out the original colour of the carbonised wood in a glorious silky sheen and grey and silver shades, right up to jet black (ebony).