Journal
Notes from the bench
Short pieces written between commissions, on the decisions that make a kitchen read as calm. No trends, no product news. Follow along if you like knowing why a line sits where it does.
Detail ยท 28 July 2026
Why a three millimetre reveal changes a whole room
The gap between two doors is not a tolerance. It is a decision, and it sets the rhythm of everything you look at afterwards.
5 min readChoosing a slab: veining, book-matching and the cut you cannot undo
Stone is bought by the piece, not the square metre. Standing in the yard with a marker is the most important hour of the project.
The part of a kitchen you touch a hundred times a day
Doors and drawers are the interface. Specifying the motion once, and never substituting it, is the least glamorous luxury in the room.
Pastel against black: restraint with one soft note
A dark kitchen does not need colour to be interesting, but a single muted tone can lift the whole composition if it is mixed properly.
Lighting a kitchen for the hands, not the camera
Linear light under a shelf, a warm colour temperature and no bright spot in the eye line. Most kitchens are lit for photographs instead of for cooking.