Origin, Material & Craft
25 articles
What Is Travertine? The Stone That Makes Rooms Warm
Travertine is a limestone that forms at freshwater and thermal springs. Lime-rich water comes to the surface, loses carbon dioxide and deposits…
The Story Behind Lorenz Laurent
I trained as a cabinetmaker. Not as a detour, but because I was interested in how furniture holds together. I did my apprenticeship at F/List, a…
Handmade, Manufactory, Series: What the Terms Mean
“Handmade” appears on a great many products. There is no fixed threshold for how much handwork a piece needs before it may be called that – and so…
Materials You Can See and Feel
A room looks expensive or cheap long before anyone knows a price. The difference rarely lies in the form. It comes from how surfaces treat light:…
Country of Origin on Furniture: What It Means
The label on a piece of furniture names a country. Sometimes it names only a region or a city. What it actually means is almost never clear from the…
