July 2026 · 6 min read
Choosing Walnut
Why one board is worth three: reading grain, colour and movement before a single cut is made — and why we buy timber years before we use it.
Journal
Notes from the workshop.
Slow reading on timber, proportion and living with furniture that is meant to last longer than its owners' preferences.
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Reading, unhurried.
June 2026 · 5 min read
Designing for Generations
Furniture that will be inherited has to survive two changes of taste. A short argument for restraint in proportion, detail and finish.
May 2026 · 7 min read
The Beauty of Solid Wood
Solid timber moves with the season. Rather than fight it, traditional joinery lets a piece breathe — which is precisely why it lasts.
April 2026 · 4 min read
Why Handmade Matters
A machine can cut a straight line. It cannot decide that an edge feels wrong under a palm in low light. Notes from the finishing bench.
March 2026 · 6 min read
Furniture That Outlives Trends
Every decade produces a shape that dates instantly. A look at what survives — and the quiet decisions that keep a piece relevant.
February 2026 · 5 min read
The Room Before the Piece
We measure light before we measure walls. How the path of the sun through a room decides tone, sheen and placement.
More writing is added each season. Inside our workshop.
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