NUO wood species
Explore the variety of sustainable real wood species available in our soft veneer collection. Click on any species below to view detailed grain characteristics, color profiles, and available engraving styles.
Natural Ash veneer
Ash is one of our most valuable deciduous trees and is found in riparian forests and along streams and rivers. The very elastic and shock-resistant ash is well known because of its use for tool handles and gymnastics equipment. The ring- and coarse-pored wood shows a typical and expressive character.
Due to clearly separated annual rings, its texture is distinctively figured on the tangential surfaces and streaky on the radial surfaces. The sapwood and heartwood has a whitish to whitish-yellowish or white-red colouring.
Natural Oak veneer
The oak was considered a sacred tree by many civilized peoples and was particularly valued for its size, hardness and longevity. The oak has a medium coarse texture and often has an irregular or cross-grained grain.
In addition, the longitudinal surfaces show beautiful flattening or stripes, which give the light yellow to medium and dark brown coloured wood a decorative touch. The large and wide rays of wood emphasize this decorative character as vivid mirrors or spindles.
Natural Walnut veneer
Walnut, which belongs to the noble deciduous woods, is known for its historical use for high-quality furniture and objects in the Renaissance and Baroque periods. This beautiful noble wood has a rich grey-brown to chocolate-brown, also reddish-brown colour with a strong sapwood area which is usually adjusted by steaming.
The colour contrasting annual rings produce a striking floral or stripy texture. Numerous variations of the veneer appearance are created by differently pronounced almost black colour stripes.
Natural beech veneer
If Germany has a genuine World Heritage Site, then it is its extensive beech forests. This popular furniture wood has a simple, almost purist texture and, when left undamped, it appears almost white.
Narrow and darker late wood clearly marks the growth zones and draws a light, visually stimulating grain on the tangential surfaces.
Wood species Fineline, design walnut
This is a decorative multilaminated real wood veneer. The stripy veneer pattern is due to the manufacturing process. The logs are peeled and the resulting veneers are glued into a block after a staining process.
This block is then sliced to produce the finished fineline veneer with exceptional consistency across large surfaces.
Fineline Light
This is a decorative multilaminated real wood veneer. The stripy veneer pattern is due to the manufacturing process. The logs are peeled and the resulting veneers are glued into a block after a staining process.
This block is then sliced to produce the finished fineline veneer in a bright, clean, contemporary light wood tone.
NUO engravings
Patented laser micro-perforations transform rigid sheets of real wood into supple, highly flexible textiles. Each engraving pattern creates a unique surface geometry and bending flexibility tailored for different design requirements.
Engraving TX
Balanced micro-geometric pattern providing omnidirectional flexibility and smooth hand touch.
Engraving T1S
Fine-scale linear perforation pattern engineered for tight bending radiuses and precision contours.
*not available in Oak
Engraving T4
Classic grid pattern delivering maximum flexibility and exceptional draping characteristics.
Engraving T1L
Larger linear micro-structure offering high mechanical resilience along architectural axes.
NUO sizes
To accommodate diverse manufacturing equipment and application scales—from small fashion accessories to large architectural wall panels—NUO real wood textile is supplied in three standard sheet formats.
NUO versions
This is the standard version of the NUO material for normal use.
NUO backing
Different backing substrates are bonded to the reverse side of the real wood veneer depending on the intended mechanical strain, bonding process, and final flexibility requirement.
Fleece backing
This variant is recommended for bonding to rigid and plain substrates without curves.
Cotton backing
This is the standard version of the NUO material for normal use across interior, furniture, and fashion applications.
Microfiber backing
We recommend microfiber backing if the material is subject to high strain or for products with a higher tear resistance requirement.
NUO surface treatment
Depending on the performance specification of your project, our real wood textiles can be supplied raw or treated with specialized protective and fire-retardant finishes.
NUO pure
Natural, untreated real wood surface with the authentic feel, warm aroma, and raw texture of pure timber. Ideal for controlled indoor environments or custom finishing in the atelier.
NUO firestop
NUO firestop is available on request and is equipped with a fire-retardant process for the interior area, so that it can be used in areas with special fire protection requirements. NUO passes orientating preliminary tests according to EN 1021 part 1 and 2 as well as according to DIN EN 13823 (fire class B1 according to EN 13501).
NUO touch
Specialized protective surface finish offering high water repellency and reliable defense against stains, oils, and daily wear while maintaining the natural, soft wood touch.
NUO firestop touch
NUO firestop touch is available on request and is provided with both fire and surface protection and can be used as a flexible material in areas with special fire protection requirements.
NUO colours
In addition to natural wood tones, NUO can be dyed, stained, and custom color-matched to suit distinctive brand aesthetics or interior color palettes.
NUO vegan leather colour collection
Curated spectrum of vibrant and earthy color tones applied directly across our soft wood veneer range.
NUO flexible wood samples
Tactile sample swatches demonstrating the flexibility and color consistency across different species and engravings.