Wood, which is well known as the most natural material, has been playing a very important role in the development of human society. The design concepts of promoting greens environmental protection have influenced the current society profoundly. As a culture carrier, the designing manner of using wood as the central element is very popular.

Specifically in terms of the characteristics of interior design with aesthetic as the core, the connotation of the spirit dimensions, performance characteristics as well as cultural significance of wood in the modern interior design, mainly includes the following aspects:

1) As a natural material, wood can build the ecological and natural beauty of the interior atmosphere.

2) As a sustainable material, wood can embody the social beauty of the cultural connotation in interior design.

3) Thanks to its structure and properties, wood can show the unique artistic beauty and humanity beauty by its design, pattern, color, texture elements etc.

4) Wood, with wooden building and wood products as the carriers, emphasizes the modeling beauty in the interior space through statuary art, three-dimensional construction art shaped by its rich modeling features.

5) Rosewood and other valuable timbers can enhance the sense of value of interior space.

As for the practical needs of consumers and in terms of simplicity design concept, the public prefer the design closely related to the nature and life. Because of its practicability and convenience, it will become more valued and be emphasized. Wood has formed a certain aesthetic impression in people's minds for a long time. So, using the wood element in interior design becomes a necessary and inevitable trend.

In Interior Design the Wood is Applied as:

Rustic inspired perspective flooring used is wood. Specific wood is Brazilian cherry 3/4"×5" varnished.

Tropical House Design Interior with Glass Wall and Wooden Floor (Safa, 2016)

Modern Interior Design for a living room. A dark brown Eco-friendly wood flooring along with a rectangular dark walnut coffee table.

Pagoda of Fogong Temple is the oldest existing fully-wooden pagoda in China. Built in 1056, it has survived several large earthquakes over the centuries.

Australia’s first Passive House certified building will also be part of a new breed of zero carbon multi-story buildings that use wood as a central building component. Designed by Melbourne based Studio 505 and built by the progressive developer Grocon, the Delta building is aiming to be the greenest multi-story building in Australia. 

Tamedia Office Building, Zurich Tucked into downtown Zurich, Switzerland, the seven-story headquarters for media company Tamedia puts wood on the forefront of architecture. Opened in 2013, the exterior stands out for its timber use, an aesthetic carried over fully to the interior with a celebration of wood. The design also focused on creating thermal barriers within the structure, heating and cooling spaces by the extraction of air and thereby creating a truly sustainable envelope of wood.

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Rustic Interior Design [online image]. Retrieved July 21, 2013 from http://wilderland.co/contemporary-wood-floors/contemporary-wood-flooring-from-preverco-model-original-series/


Modern Interior Design [online image]. Retrieved August 13, 2011 from http://photowizdesign.com/fabulous-white-and-brown-decoration-in-cliff-road/alluring-white-and-brown-decoration-ideas-with-modern-interior-design-for-living-room-and-dark-brown-eco-friendly-wood-flooring-along-with-rectangular-dark-walnut-coffee-table/