Notes from the Atelier
Interior trends, design ideas, and material guides — written by our designers and craftsmen.
On Walnut: a quiet material
Why we keep returning to American black walnut for our most personal pieces — and what to look for when specifying it.
The art of the low-lit room
Layered, warm, and intentional. A short manifesto on designing rooms that hold you in the evening rather than glare at you.
Anatomy of a custom commission
Inside an 11-week build, from first sketch through CAD, material selection, joinery, and the final hand-rub of natural oil.
Brass, and why we still hand-cast it
Why we resist factory-finished hardware and what that quiet patina actually does to a room over time.
Against the open-plan dogma
An argument for walls, doors, and rooms that feel like rooms — and what that means for furniture planning.
Designing for inheritance
Furniture you’ll give to your grandchildren needs a different brief than furniture you’ll replace in five years.