Before a single object is made, there is a longer, quieter decision: what it should be made of. We start with the material, not the silhouette.
Brass that will warm with handling. Glass blown thin enough to read the light through. Walnut that earns its grain. A material has to be honest about how it will age — because the things we make are meant to be lived with, not protected from living.
Patina is the point
We don't chase a finish that stays frozen on the day it left the workshop. We choose surfaces that record use: the soft sheen a copper rim takes on, the deepening of oiled wood. The object you own in five years should be visibly yours.
