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Workshop diary

One photo a day from the floor.

Process, materials, hands at work. Posted by whoever is in the workshop that day.

  1. 31 May 2026

    Last batch of SEAM lounge frames laid out for hand-finishing. The tubular steel runs catch the morning light through the workshop window and the geometry reads almost architectural.

    Last batch of SEAM lounge frames laid out for hand-finishing. The tubular steel runs catch the morning light through the workshop window and the geometry reads almost architectural.

  2. 29 May 2026

    Sample slab arrived from the Brazilian supplier this week. Reclaimed mahogany, fifty-year air-dry, the grain pattern is unrepeatable. Cataloguing it before it goes into the materials library.

    Sample slab arrived from the Brazilian supplier this week. Reclaimed mahogany, fifty-year air-dry, the grain pattern is unrepeatable. Cataloguing it before it goes into the materials library.

  3. 27 May 2026

    AROA stool prototypes lined up for tension testing. Each one will sit under 130 kg of static load for forty-eight hours before we sign off the production run.

    AROA stool prototypes lined up for tension testing. Each one will sit under 130 kg of static load for forty-eight hours before we sign off the production run.

  4. 25 May 2026

    Yannis cutting joinery on the new lounge chair commission. Hand-fitted mortise and tenon, no mechanical fasteners anywhere in the frame.

    Yannis cutting joinery on the new lounge chair commission. Hand-fitted mortise and tenon, no mechanical fasteners anywhere in the frame.

  5. 23 May 2026

    Upholstery shop in the morning before the team arrives. Sample books open on the cutting table from a client meeting yesterday that ran late.

    Upholstery shop in the morning before the team arrives. Sample books open on the cutting table from a client meeting yesterday that ran late.

  6. 21 May 2026

    Brass footrests for the Domes Miramare bar installation, finished and crated. Five hundred kilometres south tomorrow morning.

    Brass footrests for the Domes Miramare bar installation, finished and crated. Five hundred kilometres south tomorrow morning.

  7. 19 May 2026

    Workshop quiet for an hour at lunch. Light through the south-facing skylight is the best of the day, the wood dust hangs in it like a lens flare.

    Workshop quiet for an hour at lunch. Light through the south-facing skylight is the best of the day, the wood dust hangs in it like a lens flare.

  8. 17 May 2026

    Mock-up for the ROXIE table family. Three height variants on the floor at once, the proportions only resolve when you can walk around them.

    Mock-up for the ROXIE table family. Three height variants on the floor at once, the proportions only resolve when you can walk around them.

  9. 14 May 2026

    Welding bay this morning. Argon, steady hand, no music. Our new apprentice on her third week, the bead quality is already cleaner than ours was at this point.

    Welding bay this morning. Argon, steady hand, no music. Our new apprentice on her third week, the bead quality is already cleaner than ours was at this point.

  10. 11 May 2026

    Fabric samples sorted by hand for the spring collection. The weight differences between bouclé batches from the same mill never stop surprising us.

    Fabric samples sorted by hand for the spring collection. The weight differences between bouclé batches from the same mill never stop surprising us.

  11. 7 May 2026

    First Aroa stool out of the new oak. The grain alignment between leg and seat is exactly what we hoped for, the colour will deepen another two shades over the next year.

    First Aroa stool out of the new oak. The grain alignment between leg and seat is exactly what we hoped for, the colour will deepen another two shades over the next year.

  12. 3 May 2026

    Workshop reopened today after the summer break. The smell of fresh sawdust at six in the morning makes the year feel like it can be anything.

    Workshop reopened today after the summer break. The smell of fresh sawdust at six in the morning makes the year feel like it can be anything.