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Reports from the workshops, quarries, mills, and fields where our objects are made.

The Slow Season

An argument for buying less, keeping more, and treating the objects in your life as collaborators rather than consumables. The case for the considered purchase.

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March 2026·5 min read

On the Origin of Cognac Leather

Why the finest leather in the world still comes from a town of 22,000 people in south-west France. The answer is in the water, the bark, and the patience of the tanners.

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Material

January 2026·8 min read

The Wool That Survived the Atlantic

How Shetland sheep, salt wind, and century-old jacquard looms produce the most weather-resistant cloth in the world. A winter visit to the Outer Hebrides.

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Stories

The Slow Season

On the Origin of Cognac Leather

The Wool That Survived the Atlantic

A Table Stays in the Family

Clay and the Wheel

The Last Weavers of Bruges