— Journal · Dispatches

From the atelier.

Long-form notes on making — material sources, workshop conversations, essays on the slow disclosure of surface. Published when there is something to say.

In the Studio

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— Nº 01 · 04.26 · 8 min

On the weight of patina, and why we refuse polish.

There is a moment, late in the making of every Solum piece, when the question arises: should we polish it? The answer, for fourteen years, has been no.

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Material

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— Nº 02 · 03.26 · 12 min

Notes from Tivoli — four generations of travertine.

We have sourced our travertine from a single quarry in Tivoli for fourteen years. Last spring, the founder visited for the seventh time. These are notes from the trip.

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Conversation

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— Nº 03 · 02.26 · 18 min

A dialogue with Taro Kuwata on fired surfaces.

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