EnglishDescription : Wood, metal, stone, glass and textiles: the noble and technical materials of high-end interiors, how they are made, how they age and how to choose them.
Info, expert advice and opinions on different types of foam Demand for custom sofas has been growing at the workshop lately, and the question of ecology systematically comes up in conversations with my clients. “What natural options do you have?”, “Is it possible without petroleum?”, “And latex, is that good?”. Legitimate questions that deserve honest…
In the world of high-end decoration, linen occupies a singular place. Often associated with a natural and timeless aesthetic, it is nevertheless far from being a simple or interchangeable material. A demanding fiber, sometimes capricious, linen can prove exceptional in hold and durability… or conversely unsuitable when poorly chosen or poorly employed. This guide page…
This page continues our expert reading of textile fibers and materials, developed in the Guide to Exceptional Upholstery Fabrics. It aims to clarify the relevant uses of raffia, its real qualities and limitations, to avoid any confusion with structural fibers. Raffia: expressive decorative plant fiber Raffia occupies a very specific place in high-end interior decoration….
Sisal takes its name from a small port in Yucatán, Mexico, from which its bales of fibre once set sail for the rest of the world. Drawn from the leaves of an agave, it spent centuries as ships’ rope before it made its way onto our floors. It seeks neither softness nor sophistication: it is…
The word “canvas” comes from hemp. For centuries this fibre stretched the sails of ships, twisted their ropes and gave Europe its toughest cloth. If it is returning to high-end furnishing fabrics today, fashion has little to do with it: few plants combine such an undemanding crop with such a resilient fibre. This guide offers…
Open up a nineteenth-century armchair and you will often find, beneath the layers of hessian and calico, horsehair still springy after a hundred years of service. Rarely seen and rarely mentioned, horsehair is one of the pillars of traditional upholstery: a structural fibre made to support, to breathe and to last. Woven, it also becomes…
In the world of high-end upholstery textiles, mohair holds a distinctive place. Rare, demanding, and durable, it embodies a vision of luxury based on material quality, longevity, and craftsmanship rather than immediate impact. Used for over a century in the most demanding interiors, mohair remains today one of the most high-performing and noble fibers in…
Wood is the only material in the interior that was once alive. It keeps something of that life: it breathes, it moves with humidity, it darkens or lightens in the light, it patinates under the hand. A walnut table top, an oak herringbone floor, quarter-sawn oak panelling or a Boulle marquetry do not only speak…
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