Founded in 1927 in Cantù, in the furniture-making heart of Lombardy, TABU is Italy’s master of dyed wood — a family house often described as a sartoria del legno, a tailor of wood. For close to a century they have perfected the dyeing of natural and multilaminar veneers, building the 555 collection: the largest range of dyed wood surfaces in the world, now used by makers and architects in more than sixty countries.

We build with TABU when a piece needs a colour wood doesn’t grow in, or a grain that must repeat flawlessly across a whole run. Their veneers are dyed right through the thickness, with a homogeneity and repeatability no natural board can offer — the same tone, the same character, panel after panel — finished with a silky, almost iridescent surface.

It is wood treated as something noble, drawn from certified forests and produced with real care for the environment it comes from. We choose partners the way we choose timber — for quality that lasts — and in the world of decorative veneer, few names carry the weight of TABU.