Dark timber retreat among misty forest-green conifers

An independent journal / spaces & objects

The value of less.

Notes on thoughtful spaces, enduring materials and a closer relationship with the natural world.

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A study in quiet livingForest, timber & filtered light

Selected observations.

Architecture and objects considered through their context, their craft and the way they are used.

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Among the trees

A retreat takes its proportions from the forest around it. Dark cladding lets the changing landscape lead.

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A study of timber

Grain, weather and the marks of making give a simple surface a depth that cannot be manufactured.

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Objects with purpose

Fewer pieces, chosen carefully. A useful object earns its place through the daily experience of living with it.

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Enough, thoughtfully considered.

We are interested in the meeting point between craft and everyday life. The work is quiet, the choices deliberate, and the focus always on what a space makes possible.

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