Móveis Lustrowood furniture factory · Gramado, Brazil
A log sawn straight across: the dark centre is the heartwood, the outer rim is the bark.

Móveis Lustroa factory introduced from the middle outwards, the way you would read a sawn trunk

Indústria de Móveis Lustro LTDA builds furniture in which wood does most of the work. This is not a shop window and carries no price list. It introduces the company in four rings, starting at the heart of what we make and ending at the simplest way to write to us.

ring 1

Heartwood: the centre of the trade

At the middle of a trunk sits its densest wood, the part that holds everything else up. At the middle of this company sits a single registered activity: making furniture whose frame comes mainly from timber. Other materials may play a supporting role, such as handles, hinges, drawer runners or a pane of glass, yet the body of every piece is wooden.

Tables, chairs, wardrobes, chests of drawers, bookcases, beds and benches all belong to the family of objects this describes. Treat the list as a sketch of the kind of work involved. It is not a catalogue and makes no promise about any model, size or stock level.

The workshop stands on Rua Antônio Sobrinho, in the Mato Queimado neighbourhood of Gramado, and every reply we send comes from that address.

ring 2

Sapwood: a piece before it is a piece

Sapwood is the younger timber through which a living tree still carries water. Here it names the stage when a piece of furniture is nothing more than a set of questions. Which room will it live in? How much weight must it bear? Who is going to pull that drawer open ten times a day? Those answers settle the thickness of a top, the height of a seat and the depth of a shelf.

  1. How the piece will be used comes first and steers the drawing.
  2. The drawing points to a sensible timber, thickness and set of fittings.
  3. The chosen boards are prepared before cutting, so they move as little as possible once the piece is finished.
  4. Only then is the piece cut, assembled and sent on for finishing.

Any careful furniture maker reasons this way. We describe it so you can see how we think, not to promise a delivery date or an outcome.

ring 3

Cambium: sanding, sealing, polishing

Between the wood and the bark lies a very thin layer, the cambium, where a tree actually grows wider. In a piece of furniture, the layer that decides how it finally looks is the finish, and the company name recalls exactly that last step, when a surface receives its sheen and its protection: the polish, or lustro in Portuguese.

  • coarse grit
  • medium grit
  • fine grit
  • dust removal
  • sealer
  • varnish, lacquer or oil

That sequence is the ordinary path of an unhurried finish: each grit erases the scratches left by the one before, the dust comes off before any product goes on, and the final coat guards the grain while leaving its pattern on show.

We name no varnish brand, house formula or exclusive technique. What you read here is the general route that plenty of conscientious workshops follow.

ring 4

Bark: the side that meets you

Bark is the outside, the first thing a passer-by touches. If you want to talk about a piece, a replacement part or simply ask something, email the address below and tell us what you need, where it would be delivered and, if you have one, a photo or a rough sketch with approximate measurements.

If you would rather speak, use the telephone number listed in the company record. We answer through whichever channel you pick.

A short vocabulary of the cut

The words that shape this page come from the anatomy of timber. They are spelled out here for anyone curious to follow the comparison all the way through.

Heartwood
The darker central zone of the trunk, made of cells that no longer move sap. It is usually the steadiest part of the log.
Sapwood
The pale band surrounding the heartwood, still alive in a standing tree. It holds more moisture and asks for extra care while drying.
Cambium
A thin sheet just under the bark where fresh cells form each season and the trunk gains girth.
Bark
The outer shield of the tree. At the sawmill it is the first thing to go, before a single board appears.
Ray
Fine lines running from the centre outwards across the rings, showing up as small bright flecks on some boards.
Grain
The pattern the rings leave on a surface once it is cut. A good finish tries to reveal it rather than bury it.

Things people tend to ask us

Do you sell online?

This page presents the factory and opens a line of conversation. Any quote is handled by email or phone, one request at a time, based on what you send us.

Can I order something made to measure?

Send the idea with as much detail as you can: what it is for, the space available and the delivery city. We check whether it fits what the workshop makes and reply plainly.

How long until a piece is ready?

That hinges on the piece, the timber and how busy the bench is at the moment. For that reason no lead time appears here; it is agreed only after the request is understood.

Are prices listed anywhere?

No. Figures change with material, size and finish, and only make sense inside a specific quote.

The workshop nameplate

Legal name
Indústria de Móveis Lustro LTDA
Name shown
Móveis Lustro
CNPJ (Brazilian tax ID)
88.887.195/0001-84 (head office)
Legal form
206-2 · Sociedade Empresária Limitada
Declared size
EPP (small business)
Main activity
CNAE 31.01-2-00 · making furniture chiefly out of wood
Address
Rua Antônio Sobrinho, 35, Mato Queimado, Gramado, RS, CEP 95670-000, Brazil
Telephone
+55 (54) 286-1205
Email
contato@thelistenedweek.com