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Material Studies: Why We Start with Stone

Material Studies: Why We Start with Stone

Every project we take on begins the same way: with samples on a table. Stone, timber, metal and textile, studied together under the light they'll actually live in.

Starting with material keeps design honest. A palette that looks resolved on a screen can fall apart in the hand; one that's built from real samples carries through to the finished room.

It's slower at the start, and faster everywhere after — because the decisions that matter most are made when they're cheapest to change.

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