Custom-made teak garden furniture made from certified Grade A plantation teak, manufactured in our own facilities in Indonesia.
HOMEofTEAK GmbH
Alpnach Dorf (OW) · Seewen (SZ) · Jepara · SemarangNew on Amplifa
About HOMEofTEAK
HOMEofTEAK is a manufacturer and direct-sales company specializing in teak garden furniture, headquartered in Alpnach Dorf in the canton of Obwalden. The range includes garden tables (including extension and double-extension tables), chairs, armchairs, benches, stools, loungers, lounge furniture in teak and polyrattan, as well as parasols, cushions and accessories. Production takes place exclusively in two company-owned production facilities in Jepara and Semarang on Java (Indonesia) with around 1000 employees, using modern machinery as well as handcraft. Only certified Grade A plantation teak (Tectona grandis) from the state forestry administration PT. Perum Perhutani is used, supplemented by stainless steel frames, brass fittings and polyrattan. The production process includes wood drying, cutting, mortise-and-tenon milling, several sanding passes, assembly and multi-stage quality inspections, including inspection by an in-house team with a wood specialist on site. Products are sold directly without intermediaries via the web portal and the showroom in Alpnach, also with custom-made items to customer specifications. The company also operates a distribution warehouse in Jepara and a warehouse in Seewen (SZ).
- Site
- Alpnach Dorf (OW), Switzerland
- Processes
- Teak furniture production (handcraft with modern machinery), Drying (air drying + drying kilns), Cutting (rough and fine cutting), Milling (grooving and tenoning for mortise-and-tenon joints), Sanding (up to 5 sanding passes including fine sanding), Fit accuracy inspection / quality control, Assembly (mortise and tenon, wooden dowels, brass screws), Custom manufacturing (made-to-measure tables, made-to-measure benches, cushions to customer
- Materials
- Grade A teak (plantation teak, Tectona grandis, PT. Perum Perhutani, Java), Stainless steel (frame), Brass (fittings, screws), Polyrattan, Metal, Textiles/cushions (Alu Color frames), Grade A Teak (plantation teak, Tectona grandis), Stainless steel
- Certificates
- Indonesian Legal Wood label
- Employees
- almost 1000 (product
- Industries
- Garden furniture / outdoor furniture, Retail (end customers), B2B corporate customers, Retail (end customers) and B2B corporate customers
- 01
Wood drying (air drying and drying kilns)
- 02
Rough and fine cutting
- 03
Milling (mortises and tenons)
- 04
Fit accuracy inspection
- 05
Sanding (up to 5 passes)
- 06
Assembly (mortise and tenon, wooden dowels, brass screws)
- 07
Quality control
- 08
Packing and container loading
- 09
Dispatch from the Seewen warehouse / direct sales
Materials and Processes
Grade A Teak (plantation teak, Tectona grandis)
Certified wood from the state plantation PT. Perum Perhutani on Java; base material of all furniture with high strength and durability.
Stainless steel
Frames and fittings for additional stability, e.g. on the Moselle stacking chair.
Brass
Fittings and screws for durable, high-load connections.
Polyrattan
Weather-resistant material for lounge furniture.
Metal
Used in frames and components of selected product series.
Locations
Alpnach Dorf (OW)
CHShowroom and sales (Industriestrasse 20, by appointment only)
Seewen (SZ)
CHWarehouse (c/o Senn Transport, Seewernstrasse 203)
Jepara
IDProduction and distribution warehouse
- Materials
- Grade A teak, brass, stainless steel, polyrattan
- Drying kilns
- Milling machines (mortise-and-tenon production)
- Modern machinery (furniture production)
Semarang
IDProduction
- Materials
- Grade A teak, brass, stainless steel, polyrattan
- Drying kilns
- Milling machines (mortise-and-tenon production)
- Modern machinery (furniture production)
Components and Products
Inside the production
Industries
Processes & technical limits
| Processes | Tolerance | Max. part | Weight | Lot size | Materials |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Teak furniture production (handcraft with modern machinery)Assembly | – | – | – | – | Grade A teak, Polyrattan, Metal, Brass, Stainless steel |
| Drying (air drying + drying kilns)Heat treatment | – | – | – | – | Grade A teak |
| Cutting (rough and fine cutting)Machining | – | – | – | – | Grade A teak |
| Milling (grooving and tenoning for mortise-and-tenon joints)Machining | – | – | – | – | Grade A teak |
| Sanding (up to 5 sanding passes including fine sanding)Surface treatment | – | – | – | – | Grade A teak |
| Fit accuracy inspection / quality controlTesting | – | – | – | – | Grade A teak |
| Assembly (mortise and tenon, wooden dowels, brass screws)Joining | – | – | – | – | Grade A teak, Brass |
| Custom manufacturing (made-to-measure tables, made-to-measure benches, cushions to customerEngineering | – | – | – | – | Grade A teak |
| Packing and container loadingAssembly | – | – | – | – | – |
3 Anlagen & Maschinen
| Machine | Manufacturer / model | Quantity | Working area | Year built | Site |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Drying kilns (wood drying) | – | – | – | – | Production facilities Jepara and Semarang, Indonesia |
| Modern machinery (furniture production, not further specified) | – | – | – | – | Production facilities Jepara and Semarang, Indonesia |
| Milling machines (mortise-and-tenon production) | – | – | – | – | Indonesian production facilities |
Additional services
Quality
Production in Jepara and Semarang takes place entirely in company-owned facilities with multi-stage quality inspections: every individual part is checked for fit accuracy, followed by several interim inspections and a final inspection. At the Jepara distribution warehouse, a further thorough inspection takes place, including final fine sanding; on site, an in-house team with a wood specialist can carry out quality inspections.
| Evidence | Jepara | Semarang |
|---|---|---|
| Indonesian Legal Wood label |
History
- 2004
Launch of the web portal in October 2004; initially only bestsellers online, direct sales to corporate customers
- 2005
Significant expansion of the online collection in early 2005
- 2006
Since mid-2006, the entire range has been available online to end customers