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Materials

Good materials do not stay new. They change in ways worth understanding.

A worn leather folio, repaired wool, patinated copper and aged oak showing the character of careful use

Primary feature · Guide

Why Good Materials Age Differently

Good materials do not stay new. They change in ways worth understanding.

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Further in Materials

  1. Essay · On Form

    The Materials That Surround Us

    A room is not only something we see. We live against its materials every day.

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  2. Stewardship · On Form

    Patina or Neglect?

    Age can add character. Neglect only removes what was there.

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  3. Essay · On Form

    The Case for One Good Coat

    A good coat earns its place one winter at a time.

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A Manner & Form Path

Caring for What You Own

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