Materials & Finishes
The Palette of Possibility
Every surface, every finish, every grain — curated for beauty, specified for health, and chosen to age with grace over decades.
Our Philosophy
We Believe the Most Luxurious Choice is Also the Most Responsible One
Every material in our range is selected against three criteria: beauty that deepens with age, health credentials that protect your family, and provenance you can trace. We do not compromise on any of the three.
Timber Veneers
Wood That Carries Memory
Every timber veneer we specify is FSC-certified and sourced from responsibly managed forests. We work with European oak, American walnut, and Scandinavian ash — each species selected for its grain character, warmth, and the way it ages. Our veneers are bonded to E0-rated substrate boards, ensuring the air in your home remains as clean as the surfaces that surround you.
Lacquer Finishes
Colour as a Living Surface
Our lacquer palette is formulated with water-based, VOC-free chemistry — finishes that are as safe for your family as they are beautiful to live with. From the chalky warmth of Limewash White to the earthy depth of Terracotta Clay, each colour is designed to interact with natural light across the day, shifting subtly from morning to evening. Applied in multiple coats and hand-sanded between each, our lacquers have a depth that paint simply cannot replicate.
Stone Surfaces
Surfaces Formed Over Millennia
We work with both natural stone and premium engineered quartz — each selected for its character, durability, and the way it anchors a kitchen. Our natural stones are honed or brushed rather than polished, giving them a tactile warmth that feels at home in a living space rather than a laboratory. All stone surfaces are professionally sealed on installation and come with a full maintenance guide.
Hardware
The Detail That Defines the Whole
We specify exclusively Blum and Hettich hardware — the two manufacturers whose engineering sets the global standard for soft-close precision, load-bearing reliability, and longevity. Our hardware finishes are applied using Physical Vapour Deposition (PVD), a process that bonds the finish at a molecular level, making it resistant to tarnishing, scratching, and the humidity of a Singapore kitchen for decades.
Full Swatch Library
Browse the Complete Palette
Warm Oak
Natural Grain
Smoked Walnut
Fumed & Oiled
Bleached Ash
Whitewash Oiled
Ebonised Oak
Reactive Stain
Limewash White
Matte Lacquer
Dune
Satin Lacquer
Terracotta Clay
Matte Lacquer
Slate
Matte Lacquer
Calacatta Honed
Honed Marble
Pietra Grey
Brushed Limestone
Silestone Quartz
Polished Engineered
Brushed Brass
Satin PVD
Gunmetal
Matte PVD
Brushed Nickel
Satin PVD
The Core — Structural Materials
Strength You'll Never See
The most important surface in your home is the one you'll never see. Behind every door and drawer front sits the carcass — the structural core that decides whether your cabinetry survives a decade of Singapore's heat, humidity and hidden termites. Most studios treat it as an afterthought. We don't.
Arimokko builds on Panel K, a mineral-core plywood engineered for the tropics: eucalyptus bonded with a magnesium-mineral matrix instead of conventional formaldehyde glue. The result is a board that holds firm against fire, shrugs off water, and gives termites nothing to thrive on — while releasing almost no formaldehyde into the air your family breathes.
Termites don't thrive on it.
In independent testing, termites failed to survive on Panel K — and it lost roughly ten times less material than untreated timber.
GB/T 18260 testedAlmost nothing to breathe in.
TÜV SÜD measured formaldehyde at just 0.01 mg/m³ — about a tenth of the Singapore Green Label limit.
TÜV SÜD PSB certifiedBuilt for the wet tropics.
Marine-grade bonding (BS 1088) holds after 24 hours underwater — made for wet kitchens and Singapore's humid air.
BS 1088:2018 certifiedFire-rated and Singapore-certified.
Class 2 surface spread of flame, with a Singapore product Certificate of Conformity for wall and ceiling use.
TÜV SÜD BS 476 Pt 6 & 7Third-party certified
Singapore Green Label
certified ecolabel (SGLS 032)
0.01 mg/m³ formaldehyde
tested by TÜV SÜD PSB
Termite-resistant
independent lab-tested
Marine-grade (BS 1088)
water-resistant core
Fire-rated Class 2
SCDF / PSB product listing
Sourced Responsibly. Specified Honestly.
100% of our timber veneers carry FSC certification. All lacquers are water-based and VOC-free. Every material we specify, we would be happy to have in our own homes.
Experience the Materials
Touch Before You Decide
Visit our Singapore showroom to experience our full material library in person — hold the veneers, feel the lacquer, run your hand across the stone. Some decisions are better made with your hands than your eyes.