SHOU SUGI BAN / KAEN
KAEN - The flame held.
The KAEN family keeps the carbon layer created in the chamber. The crust is left unbrushed and sealed, giving a deep, sculptural surface that reads as pure texture across a façade.
The family
Preserved carbon, across every species we char.
Every product below is available as a sample and can be quoted for your project.
KAEN Carbon Larch
The preserved carbon surface at its fullest. The charred crust of the larch is kept intact and sealed with protective oil, producing a sculptural, cro
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KAEN Carbon Japanese Cedar
The traditional charred surface in its fullest form. Kiln-charred and left unbrushed, the thick carbon crust cracks into broad plates and is sealed wi
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KAEN Carbon Accoya®
The preserved carbon surface on our most stable timber. Kiln-charred, left unbrushed and sealed with protective oil, it gives a dense black façade wit
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Start with the timber
Timber species
Larch
Dense, resinous and strongly figured, larch is the classic European timber for charred façades. It carries a heavy carbo
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Japanese Cedar
Cryptomeria japonica is the timber the technique was developed for. Light, low in density and rich in natural oils, it c
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Accoya®
Accoya® is acetylated softwood: dimensionally stable, exceptionally durable and almost indifferent to moisture. Charred,
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