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How materials actually feel, how they age, and how to keep them honest. Everything here can be said out loud in a shop without a brand name.
Why linen curtains, bedding and cushions look the way they do — what the creases actually are, what 'washed linen' means, and how to care for it without ironing the character out of it.
by June Park, Seoul
Three to four times the price of skimmed plasterboard, and in the right building it pays for itself. In the wrong one it is a very expensive surface with nothing to do.
by Tomás Reyes, Lisbon
Three woods that get sold as interchangeable, three very different jobs. The useful question is not which is best but which one your table, your chair and your shelf each need.
by June Park, Seoul