Journal
Rooms we love, how our pieces are made and how to live with them.
How to Choose a Sofa That Lasts Twenty Years
Depth, frame, filling and fabric: the four things that decide whether a sofa still feels right in twenty years, and how to test each one in the showroom.
Oak, Walnut or Acacia? A Guide to Solid Wood
How each wood ages, how it takes oil and which rooms it suits best, from a pale oak table to a dark walnut sideboard.
Layering Light: Three Lamps for Every Room
A pendant over the table, a lamp at eye level and a glow low in the corner: how hotels light a room, and how to do it at home.
Inside the Workshop: A Week with Our Upholsterers
From a beech frame to a finished sofa in five days: we followed one Curva through the workshop near Porto.
The Hotel Bedroom at Home
A low bed, linen in three shades of sand and one good lamp each side: the simple rules behind a bedroom that feels like a suite.
Styling a Sideboard with Stoneware
Odd numbers, three heights and one thing that is alive: how to dress a sideboard so it looks collected, not bought.