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Short pieces on material, light and the everyday mechanics of running a design practice. Roughly one a month.

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Practice

Why we keep coming back to lime plaster

Designing a room for the last hour of daylight

The case against the mood board

18 Dec 2025 — Material

Unlacquered brass, and learning to love a fingerprint

02 Nov 2025 — Practice

What a measured survey actually costs you to skip

21 Sep 2025 — Light

Three lighting circuits are almost always enough

07 Aug 2025 — Material

Stone floors: honed, brushed, or left alone

14 Jun 2025 — Practice

How we set a budget before we draw anything

29 Apr 2025 — Light

North-facing rooms are not a problem to be solved

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