Four materials
Everything is made from these. Nothing is veneered, foamed or printed.
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Walnut
American black walnut, air-dried then kiln-finished, bought by the board from one mill.
Oiled by hand with five coats of hardwax oil. It darkens a shade in its first year and keeps going.
Care: wipe with a damp cloth. Re-oil once a year, or when water stops beading. Scratches oil out.
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Wool
Woven wool in four colors, 40,000 rubs on the Martindale test, which is more than a sofa sees in a lifetime.
Covers come off. Dry clean, or sponge with cold water and wool soap.
Charcoal, Ash, Heather, Aubergine. Swatches by mail, free.
- Charcoal
- Ash
- Heather
- Aubergine
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Marble
Honed Carrara, sealed. Honed means matte: it shows fewer fingerprints and feels like stone.
Every slab is its own. Expect veins, not a pattern.
Care: wipe spills up when you see them. Re-seal every two years; we send the sealer.
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Oak
White oak, brushed to raise the grain, and smoked oak, which is darkened through with ammonia fumes rather than stained.
Both are oiled, not lacquered, so they can be repaired.
Care: as walnut. Smoked oak hides knocks; white oak shows them and wears them well.
Swatches by mail
Pick the wools you want to see and we mail them, free, in a day or two. Hold them in the room's light at the time of day you'll use it.