Monaco is a soft, balanced oak, developed with SOJO Design as part of our Icons Collection. It sits between warm and neutral — a floor that reads calm in a coastal home and composed in a city apartment. It comes as a wide plank, with a matching herringbone milled in the same factory.
The brief was restraint. SOJO Design — the Auckland studio of Julie Rees and Amelia Budd — build interiors that feel elevated but grounded, and they brought that same sensitivity to a floor: a neutral tone with no yellow cast, and a heavier brushed surface that lets the oak grain show without shouting about it.
A colour developed, not chosen from a chart
Named for the quiet luxury of its Mediterranean namesake, Monaco balances warmth and restraint. SOJO worked through subtle shifts in hue and finish until the tone sat right across a range of settings — from warm, timber-heavy rooms to cooler, contemporary palettes. The result is a considered design element, not a catalogue afterthought.
It is finished in a European super-matt lacquer — low-sheen and hard-wearing — over a light feature grade, where small, infrequent knots are filled to keep the surface refined.
About SOJO Design
SOJO Design is a boutique Auckland studio led by Julie Rees and Amelia Budd, known for interiors defined by texture, proportion and calm sophistication. On Monaco, they brought a rare sensitivity to colour and finish — refining the depth of brushing that draws out the oak’s character, and the neutral warmth that makes the tone so versatile.
A toolkit for the drawing set
Specifying from the Icons Collection means starting with a material already shaped by one of your peers — a shortcut to better outcomes and easier conversations with clients. And because all our products are tested, certified, and meet New Zealand moisture and durability standards, there’s no compromise between compliance and creativity.
See Monaco in your own light
View the range, order a free sample, or talk to us about a project. It’s an easy floor to specify and a calm one to live on.
A Vienna Woods Collection
As a natural timber product, some variation in colour, tone and grain between boards — and against samples and on-screen images — is normal and to be expected.