The Journal
Design Inspiration
Notes from our workshop, stories from our showroom, and ideas for composing a home that lasts.
Craft Notes
March 27, 2026
The Quiet Art of Eight-Way Hand Tying
A walkthrough of a technique older than most of our customers — and why it outlasts everything that replaced it.
Design Tips
April 14, 2026
Composing a Living Room That Invites
Five principles for anchoring a living room around quiet, enduring pieces.
Materiality
March 3, 2026
Why Kiln-Dried Hardwood Matters
What happens to a frame when the wood inside it was not dried properly. (Nothing good.)
Sleep
February 18, 2026
How to Shop for a Tempur-Pedic
A quick field guide to matching the line-up to the way you actually sleep.
Trade
February 2, 2026
What a Designer Actually Needs from a Furniture Partner
A conversation with three local designers about memo programs, lead times, and the things that make a project work.
Story
January 10, 2026
Twenty-Five Years in Austin
A photo essay from the workshop, then and now.