A pale wood component receiving careful hand finishing beside measuring tools

Materials & making

Made with care. Explained clearly.

From the material beneath the surface to the final hand check, every part should have a reason for being there.

Material library

Different parts ask for different materials.

A softly rounded rubberwood component showing its pale natural grain

Our products are not described as all wood when they are not. Structural frames, scratch surfaces, play details, textiles and hardware are named separately so customers can understand what they are bringing into their homes.

A smoothly rounded pale rubberwood component with visible natural grain

Rubberwood

Used on approved products where a warm, durable solid-wood touch matters.

A finished MDF cutaway with a pale decorative surface and a precise edge

Finished MDF

Precision-shaped on the products that specify it, with a smooth finished surface.

A zinc-toned fastener seated neatly in pale wood joinery

Metal hardware

Simple fasteners are identified where they join or mount the supporting structure.

One solid-wood ball beside one slotted sound-making play ball

Play details

Solid-wood and sound-making pieces are named separately according to their role.

Working surfaces

Touch, wear and replacement are part of the description.

  • SisalUsed as the working scratch surface or wrapped route on the products that name it.
  • Corrugated boardUsed for scratch inserts designed to take daily wear; replaceability depends on the product.
  • TextilesUsed on selected rest surfaces and removable parts where the product description identifies them.
Illustrative concept view of a woodworking process with components arranged across a production floor

Illustrative process view

A concept view of a considered making sequence.

Concept image—this illustrative view does not document a Lulu’s World factory or inspection site.

Verified making notes

Edges, fit and care stay in view.

For products whose approved descriptions specify these steps, machining establishes the form, rounded profiles are refined by hand, and alignment, hardware fit and surface condition are reviewed before packing.

  1. 01

    Machining sets the form

    Components are cut and shaped for the role described by the product.

  2. 02

    Edges made calm to touch

    Rounded profiles are refined and checked by hand after machining.

  3. 03

    Inspection before packing

    Alignment, hardware fit and surface condition receive a final review.

Everyday care

Care follows the object.

Use the guidance supplied with the product. Wipe wood with a dry, soft cloth; remove loose fibers or cardboard debris as needed; replace a scratch surface or remove a textile only where that product is designed for it.

See how the details take shape