Process and product innovations of furniture and wood products

The main mission of the team is a comprehensive scientific research solution: technological processes of furniture and wood products production; quality of adhesives and processes of gluing wood and composite materials; determination of volatile substances, especially free formaldehyde from various materials used in interiors; quality and processes of surface treatments of wood and wood materials; design concepts of furniture made of wood, wood materials and upholstered furniture with a focus on designing innovative joints, their testing, as well as testing of furniture structures with a focus on mechanical resistance, safety and reliability. The aim of research activities is to contribute to the transfer of the latest knowledge and the introduction of innovations into production practice, to improve the economically and environmentally sustainable production of furniture and wood products.  

The team members have a total of 245 publications in the Web of Science Core Collection database with over 1,800 citations and an H-index of 20 (2025). The team members work in the field of furniture design and construction, improvement of technological processes in furniture production, surface treatments of wood and wood-based materials, gluing of wood, wood and other composite materials, and in the field of adhesive innovations. The research and publication activities of the team members are focused on innovations applied in the production of sustainable furniture with a focus on safety and reliability. New furniture design concepts using self-locking joints are being developed, and these solutions are protected by utility models and designs. It contributes to the expansion of knowledge in the field of development of new structural wood materials with lower environmental impact and expands the possibilities of their use in furniture production with CNC technologies.