Materials

The stuff you can’t easily remove

In simple terms, it’s the finishes that are applied to the built environment of an interior. The stuff you can’t easily remove. It is challenging to know how to achieve a coherent selection and choosing the right materials requires knowing what’s out there, and what works. We are always researching products to bring new and exciting designs to the table.

Nothing imitation

We do not specify engineered stone that pretends to be marble, or porcelain that borrows its veins. From across the room the illusion might hold. Up close it never does, and the moment you see through it, the whole room falls a little. Real materials carry their own history. They age well because they have something to age into.

Metals do not have to match

Brass everywhere, or chrome everywhere, makes a kitchen or bathroom feel like it arrived in a single delivery. Warm metals beside cool ones feel gathered over time. They feel lived in, which is the only thing a home should ever feel.

Where they come from

We source from artisans and suppliers around the world, and from the trade fairs where new materials appear first. If a material is already everywhere, we leave it alone.

What you receive

Schedules and specifications, issued with the documentation your builder quotes on.

Materials selected for both durability and aesthetics.

Materials in the work

See how materials are decided in the concept stage.