Gendai is the most commonly specified shou sugi ban "yakisugi" surface for exterior applications. A light brushing process knocks down the heavy soot layer and leaves a smooth, silky appearance. The burnt fiber crevasse shadows are subtle, and Gendai can either be installed with or without an oil prefinish.
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).
