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's 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
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 — no upsell tier to unlock the good hardware. Full specs live on the hardware page.
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.