In 2022, Submaterial introduced the Wood Series, a graphic, modular, tile-based wood wall covering collection. The first two designs within this new offering were Gradient and New Angle. The idea with this new collection was to utilize wood and cork, a material that up until this point we had largely only used as a substrate. Gradient and New Angle featured bold linework created by insetting cork into a channel on the surface.
The following year, we expanded the collection with two new designs that also added additional features to the products. Route was a tile-based design, while Transit was a panel-based design. While the tiles had a direct glue installation method, the panel-based product was installed via Z-clips. This allowed for easier, faster installation and wall coverage. Another feature of these 2023 designs was the ability to add solid wood bars or wood-and-cork bars to the inset linework.
The end of 2025 and the start of 2026 were busy with product development, iteration, prototyping, and initial manufacturing. A spate of new designs was planned for exhibition at ICFF in May 2026 and one of these products is RIPPLE!
Ripple Wood Wall Covering transforms any wall into a dynamic architectural feature. Its flowing, sculptural form is crafted from precision-bent laminations of wood veneer and natural cork. The deeply dimensional surface allows for dramatic pools of light and shadow.
LET'S TALK ABOUT RIPPLE!
"We experimented with how we can bend a single material over the face of a wall”
Iteration and Inspiration of Wood Ripple
The early design of Wood Ripple was based on this idea of a single material bending (in some way) over the surface of a wall. The initial tests and prototypes were fabricated with numerous layers of wood veneer, in an attempt to create the product from that single material.
When placed in the molds for bending, the layers of wood veneer did not result in the clean curves planned for this product. Additionally, using a material most often used as a finished surface for all layers resulted in a very costly product and a very extended production time.
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"I have always been inspired by Charles and Ray Eames and how they were the pioneers of molded furniture and molded material."
Perhaps, unsurprisingly, our design team takes inspiration from the masters of mid-century furniture, Charles and Ray Eames. Accorting to the
Manufacturing Ripple
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