Journal
Fifty texts on material, origin and spaces. No guides, no trend lists – notes from working with the objects we carry.
Journal
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What is on our minds as we select pieces – conviction, doubt, decisions.
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Origin, Material & Craft
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Where the pieces come from, what they are made of and how they are created.
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Warm Colours in the Living Room Without It Feeling Heavy
Warm colours in the living room rarely fail because of the choice of colour. They fail because everything is roughly equally light. A room in beige,…
Origin, Material & Craft
Natural stone: why limestone does not tolerate acid
Natural stone is usually bought for its looks and regretted for its looks. Yet almost everything that happens in everyday use is decided by a single…
Rooms
Furnishing the living room: a calm foundation
A living room rarely becomes restless because the individual pieces do not go together. It becomes restless because decisions were made in the wrong…
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Pendant Light over the Dining Table: The Right Height
With a pendant light above the dining table, three dimensions determine whether it works: the height above the tabletop, the diameter of the shade…
Origin, Material & Craft
Wood moves: why joints shift and boards crack
Wood is the only material in the living space that keeps moving after it has been worked. It takes up moisture from the air and releases it again,…
Rooms
Making small rooms feel larger
Small rooms feel cramped not because there are too few square metres but because too many edges interrupt the view. Almost everything that helps…