Journal

Ideas, research
& inspiration.

Notes on sustainable interior design, material health, and the practice of working slowly.

A working journal on materials, health, and the slow practice of designing interiors. New writing arrives roughly monthly.
Honest material surface in natural daylight
Sustainability

On greenwashing

15 May 2026 · 4 min read
Workplace reception with natural materials
Sustainability

What LEED actually means

4 May 2026 · 4 min read
Earthen surface in warm afternoon light
Sustainability

On swimming pools

23 April 2026 · 4 min read
A well-insulated wall in soft daylight
Sustainability

On the passive house

12 April 2026 · 4 min read
A modern interior with daylight
Sustainability

The smart home that isn’t

1 April 2026 · 4 min read
Earth-sheltered interior opening to countryside
Sustainability

What ‘net zero’ actually means

21 March 2026 · 4 min read
Soft natural plaster surface
Materials

Wall finishes compared

10 March 2026 · 6 min read
Detail of natural oak grain
Materials

The carbon inside a square meter of floor

27 February 2026 · 5 min read
Handmade terracotta tile in warm afternoon light
Materials

On stone & terracotta

16 February 2026 · 5 min read
Detail of rammed-earth wall with horizontal compaction lines
Materials

On rammed earth

5 February 2026 · 5 min read
Sunlit limewashed Mediterranean wall with olive-tree shadow
Materials

On lime plaster & limewash

25 January 2026 · 5 min read
Soft natural textile in raking light
Materials

On wool

14 January 2026 · 5 min read
Detail of natural linen weave
Materials

On linen & hemp

3 January 2026 · 5 min read
Warm Marmoleum floor in a quiet sun-lit interior
Materials

On natural linoleum

23 December 2025 · 5 min read
Natural oak grain with knot detail
Materials

On reclaimed & FSC wood

12 December 2025 · 5 min read
Bamboo stalks and finished bamboo board
Materials

On bamboo

1 December 2025 · 6 min read
Cork surface in warm daylight
Materials

On cork

20 November 2025 · 5 min read
Calm nursery interior
Health

The nursery checklist nobody gives you

9 November 2025 · 6 min read
Soft, calm interior in daylight
Health

A renovation during pregnancy

29 October 2025 · 6 min read
Interior with plants, daylight, and natural materials
Health

The biology of a biophilic room

18 October 2025 · 5 min read
Kitchen scene with ventilation
Health

PM2.5, indoors

7 October 2025 · 5 min read
Quiet living room with sheer curtains, wool rug, soft seating
Health

The acoustics of a calm room

26 September 2025 · 5 min read
Bathroom corner detail
Health

Mould is a humidity problem, not a paint problem

15 September 2025 · 5 min read
Calm bedroom in soft light
Health

A bedroom that lets you sleep

4 September 2025 · 5 min read
Warm evening interior lighting
Health

The blue light at 10pm

24 August 2025 · 5 min read
Cutaway view of a natural mattress
Health

What’s in your mattress

13 August 2025 · 6 min read
Detail of natural clay plaster wall surface in warm afternoon light
Materials

On clay plaster

2 August 2025 · 5 min read
Natural low-VOC interior materials laid out together
Materials

What ‘low-VOC’ actually means

22 July 2025 · 5 min read
Practice

After eleven years running rooms: how hospitality shapes the way I plan space

Coming soon
Sustainability

Built once. The case for designing interiors that last thirty years.

Coming soon