What it's made of
Our Materials
Every Suofeiya piece starts as a decision about materials: the board inside the box, the finish on the door, the hardware that makes it feel right for twenty years. Here is exactly what goes into it.
Materials
From the box you never see to the countertop you touch every day
Carcass Boards
The structural box behind every door and drawer — what you never see, but what everything else is built on.
Particle Board
The core board used in the cabinet box, shelves, and drawer bodies. Wood particles are bonded under heat and pressure into a dense, stable panel that resists warping better than solid wood does in humid kitchens and bathrooms.
- Structure
- Compressed wood particles, resin-bonded
- Formaldehyde class
- E1/E0 low-emission bonding
- Best for
- Cabinet boxes, shelving, drawer bodies
MDF
A finer, denser board used wherever an edge is shaped, routed, or painted — cabinet doors, decorative mouldings, curved fronts. Its uniform fibre structure machines cleanly without the chipping a coarser board can show at a cut edge.
- Structure
- Uniform wood-fibre core, no visible grain
- Formaldehyde class
- E1/E0 low-emission bonding
- Best for
- Door fronts, profiled edges, painted finishes
Plywood
An upgrade for the cabinet box itself. Thin wood veneers are cross-laminated so each layer runs against the one below it, which is what gives plywood its screw-holding strength and its resistance to sagging on a long shelf run. The usual choice for kitchens and baths in South Florida, where the box has to live with humidity for years.
- Structure
- Cross-laminated wood veneers, odd-ply core
- Formaldehyde class
- E1/E0 low-emission bonding
- Best for
- Cabinet boxes, long shelf spans, humid rooms
Surface Finishes
The layer you touch every day. Same core boards, different face — chosen for look, feel, and how much upkeep you want.
Melamine-Faced Panel
A decorative paper layer, printed to mimic wood grain or solid colour, fused to the board under heat with a hard resin coat. It's the everyday workhorse finish — scratch- and stain-resistant, and colour-matched panel to panel from the same production run.
- Surface
- Melamine resin over printed décor paper
- Maintenance
- Wipe-clean, no resealing
- Sheen options
- Matte, satin, textured woodgrain
Lacquer Finish
Multiple coats of pigmented lacquer, sprayed and cured, then polished. Lacquer gives the deepest, most uniform colour and the highest gloss available — the finish most often chosen for statement islands and feature walls.
- Build
- Multi-coat spray, cure, and polish
- Sheen options
- High-gloss or matte lacquer
- Best for
- Feature cabinetry, statement colour
PP Matte Film
A polypropylene film wrapped and heat-formed over the board edge to edge, including the profile — no visible seam at the edge the way a flat laminate can show. Matte PP resists fingerprints and everyday scuffing in high-traffic kitchens.
- Wrap
- Seamless edge-to-edge PP film
- Finish
- Soft-touch matte
- Resistance
- Fingerprint- and scuff-resistant
PP Glossy Film
The same wrapped-film construction as matte PP, in a high-shine finish that reflects light without the fingerprint-sensitivity of gloss lacquer — a lower-maintenance way to get a mirror-bright kitchen.
- Wrap
- Seamless edge-to-edge PP film
- Finish
- High-gloss
- Maintenance
- Lower touch-up need than gloss lacquer
Countertops
The hardest-working surface in the room, engineered to outlast the cabinetry around it.
Quartz
Ground natural quartz bound with resin under pressure into a dense, non-porous slab. Unlike natural stone, it needs no sealing and resists the etching lemon juice and wine leave on marble.
- Composition
- Natural quartz + resin binder
- Porosity
- Non-porous — no sealing required
- Resistance
- Stain- and scratch-resistant everyday surface
Surface finish comparison
| Finish | Durability | Sheen | Maintenance | Best for |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Melamine-Faced | Matte / satin / woodgrain | Wipe-clean | Everyday cabinetry, high-traffic kitchens | |
| Lacquer | High-gloss or matte | Occasional buffing, avoid abrasives | Feature islands, statement colour | |
| PP Matte | Soft-touch matte | Wipe-clean, fingerprint-resistant | Minimalist, handleless kitchens | |
| PP Glossy | High-gloss | Wipe-clean, lower upkeep than gloss lacquer | Bright, reflective kitchens without lacquer maintenance |
Hardware
The moving parts, engineered to disappear
Hinges, slides, handles, and glass-door frames come standard on every order, with no upsell tier to unlock the good hardware. Full specs live on the hardware page.
- Full specs
Soft-Close Hinges
Every hinge closes on a hydraulic damper, not a spring stop — doors settle silently instead of slamming.
- Full specs
Full-Extension Drawer Slides
Ball-bearing slides pull every drawer fully out, so the back corner is as usable as the front.
- Full specs
Handle Systems
Flat and circular pulls, U-shaped edge pulls, and fully integrated recessed profiles — choose the look, we build the rest to match.
- Full specs
Aluminum-Framed Glass Doors
Slim aluminum frames hold tempered glass panels for display cabinetry, finished to match the rest of your hardware.
Catalogue
Color Card
2026 · NO.01 · Product Color Selection Book
The book our design team uses with you to pick door and finish colors. Every option Suofeiya offers, organized into six series so you can go straight to the look you want.
- 01Embossing Series
- 02Solid Color
- 03Stone Grain
- 04Cloth Grain
- 05Wood Grain
- 06Metal Series
106 pages online · PDF 22 MB
Galleries
Surfaces and fittings, photographed
Two picture libraries rather than spec sheets: the Opaly countertop finishes, and the cloakroom fittings that go inside a wardrobe.
Our Standards
Certifications behind every panel
CARB / EPA Compliant
Panel bonding meets CARB Phase 2 and EPA TSCA Title VI formaldehyde-emission limits.
SCS Certified
Independently certified by SCS Global Services for environmental and quality standards.
CNAS-Accredited Lab
In-house testing lab holds CNAS accreditation, China's national standard for laboratory competence.
99% Processing Precision
Automated cutting and edge-banding lines hold processing precision at 99%, panel to panel.
France, Since 1981
Suofeiya's design heritage traces to a French cabinetry partnership founded in 1981.
Talk through your material choices
A designer can walk you through finish samples and countertop options before you commit to anything.