How we build a material palette
Every project starts with a tray of samples on the studio table. Here is how we narrow forty options down to six.
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Journal
Notes on light, material and making.
Short essays from the studio about the decisions behind calm rooms, written by the people who make them.
Materials
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Recent notes.
Process
Designing for northern light
In Denmark the winter sun sits low and leaves early. A few rules we follow so rooms still feel bright in January.
Colour
Warm white is not one colour
We keep eleven whites on rotation at the studio. Why the difference between them matters more than you would think.
Process
What happens at the first site visit
Measuring tape, a sketchbook and a lot of questions. What we look at in the first two hours, and what you can prepare.
Studio Notes
The case for fewer, better chairs
A chair is the piece of furniture you touch most. Why we would rather you own four good ones than ten average ones.
Materials
Choosing textiles that age well
Linen, wool and paper cord: the fabrics we come back to, and how to tell if a sample will still look good in five years.
