Design notes, material stories and ideas for living well with furniture that lasts.

Why one upholstery fabric costs $2 a meter and another more than a thousand. A guide to the textiles furniture is actually covered in: what fibers are made of, how yarn and cloth…
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What a hide actually is, how tanning works, and why one leather sofa lasts a decade while another lasts a lifetime. A guide to reading leather like a professional.
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An introduction to the woods used in furniture: how the species differ, which attributes actually determine the durability and quality of a piece, and why some timbers cost a…
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