Why we only work in white oak

One wood, on purpose

Most furniture brands offer a dozen species. We offer one. White oak is hard enough for a table that will see thirty years of dinners, open-grained enough to take oil instead of lacquer, and calm enough in colour to sit in any room without asking for attention.

Working with a single wood also makes us better at it. We know how each board moves through the seasons, which way it wants to be cut and how long it needs to rest before it becomes a chair.

Where it comes from

Our oak is FSC-certified and grown in managed European forests within a day’s drive of the workshop. It arrives rough-sawn and air-dries in our yard for a full year before the first cut, so it stays straight in a heated home.

How it ages

Oiled oak slowly darkens to a warm honey tone. Scratches sand out, dents lift with a damp cloth and a warm iron, and the whole surface can be refreshed in an afternoon. A material you can keep repairing is a material you can keep.