Notes from the floor

What we learnmaking it

Written by the people at the benches, not by a marketing department. Mostly practical, occasionally opinionated.

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The workshop

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Making, materials, care

Journal

Notes from the bench.

If there is something you want explained — a material, a joint, a decision we made — tell us and we will write it up.

WorkshopMarch 2026

Why we never send a frame out of the building

Splitting a piece across suppliers is how a six-week order becomes a six-month one. The arithmetic, honestly.

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GuideFebruary 2026

Choosing a fabric that survives a majlis

Rub counts, pile direction and why the fabric you love in a 30 cm swatch may not be the one you want on four metres of seating.

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MaterialsJanuary 2026

What Riyadh does to a walnut tabletop

Ten per cent humidity in July, a cold mall in August, and a slab of timber caught between them. How we build for it.

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Come and sit in it first.

The showroom on Al Kharj Road holds every piece in this catalogue. Book a slot and we will have the fabrics and finishes waiting on the table.