Made slowly, by hand
Three materials, three sets of hands, and no machine that can do it faster without it showing.
Rattan
Rattan is a climbing palm. It is cut, stripped, dried in the sun, then soaked again until it bends without breaking. Only then can it be woven around a steel frame, strand over strand, until a shade appears. A wide piece like Duna takes a maker most of a day; the tension has to stay even the whole way round or the dome sits crooked.
Because it is a plant and not a product, colour varies from batch to batch — some shades come out closer to straw, others to honey. We do not sort them into grades. They all light the same.
Jute rope
Jute is spun into rope before it ever reaches a lamp. Winding it onto a frame is repetitive, patient work: turn, tuck, tighten, repeat. Look closely at Corda and you can see where the maker paused and picked it up again. We think that is worth keeping.
Travertine
Travertine forms where mineral springs deposit calcium carbonate, layer on layer, over thousands of years. The pits and channels running through it are where water and gas escaped while it set. Turned thin and lit from behind, those channels are what glow.
Every block is cut from a different part of the quarry, so the veining on your Pietra or Alba is genuinely yours alone. Stone also chips — a softened edge is a characteristic, not a defect.
What we are still working on
We are a young brand. We are honest about it: we are still improving our photography, still refining packaging, and still shortening the time between your order and your doorstep. If something falls short, tell us directly and we will make it right.