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A cloth that travels
The peştamal began as a bath textile and never stopped being useful. Folded thin, it slips into a bag; opened wide, it becomes a...
The Journal
Notes from our world
Field notes on the makers, materials, and rituals behind the objects — and how they live in a modern home.
Rituals
The slow coffee hour
There is a version of coffee that is about speed, and a version that is about the opposite. We are interested in the second...
Materials
How we choose a material
Before a single object is made, there is a longer, quieter decision: what it should be made of. We start with the material, not...
Craft
The good things still exist
Some objects don't need explaining. You pour the tea, the glass warms your hand, and something in you settles. narin. begins with a simple...