Work in Progress

An inside look at the materials, the process, and the travel destinations that shape and inspire our work.
X-ray lightbox image of a flat white coffee cup and saucer, showing amber-orange ceramic outer form and cobalt blue coffee interior
Melbourne - The Ground Floor
Melbourne's best work happens in laneways and on high floors. But the city's character is defined at ground level: the cup, the plate, the bar that takes no reservations. Read more...
Japanese matcha tea bowl (chawan) in x-ray style on an illuminated lightbox, amber-orange ceramic form with cobalt blue internal clay structure and foot ring visible
Kyoto - The Slow Register
A guide to Kyoto for the traveller who wants to read a city rather than tick it off. Hotels, restaurants, craft, and bars that have been refining their purpose for... Read more...
X-ray lightbox image of a Singapore durian fruit showing spiky outer shell and internal fruit segment structure
Singapore - The Proof
Singapore has 42 Michelin-starred restaurants across a landmass smaller than greater London. For a traveller who packs with purpose, it is the city that makes the case for deliberate quality... Read more...
X-ray of a tall Negroni Sbagliato cocktail glass on illuminated lightbox, amber-orange glass exterior with cobalt blue liquid and ice visible inside
Milan - The Long Aperitivo
The aperitivo is Milan's design specification for the evening, a precise pause the city has been refining for over a century. A curated guide to where to stay, eat, drink,... Read more...
Portuguese pastel de nata egg custard tart, x-ray view showing amber-orange caramelised pastry shell and cobalt blue custard layers, on illuminated lightbox
Lisbon - Weight of Light
Seven hills, a river opening to the Atlantic, and afternoon light that changes the quality of a day. Lisbon rewards unhurried movement and specific choices. Read more...
Traditional Viennese Einspanner coffee in a tall glass with whipped cream, x-ray view showing amber-orange glass exterior and cobalt blue internal coffee structure on an illuminated lightbox
Vienna - The Long Afternoon
Vienna resists the itinerary. The coffee house has been the city's primary architecture for a reason, and the pace it implies is the most useful way to understand what's worth... Read more...
Basque burnt cheesecake, San Sebastián, x-ray lightbox
San Sebastián - One Star Per Kilometre
San Sebastián holds more Michelin stars per square kilometre than anywhere else on earth. Where to stay, where to eat, and how to move through the Parte Vieja. Read more...
X-ray lightbox image of a French Art Deco perfume atomizer bottle in amber-orange and cobalt blue on illuminated lightbox
Paris - The Legible City
A curated guide to Paris for the considered traveller. Where to stay, eat, drink, and shop, based on verified rankings and editorial sources. Read more...
Ballistic nylon briefcase document bag x-ray lightbox
The Ballistic Standard
Ballistic nylon was made for military fragmentation protection. It ended up in daily carry bags because the properties that worked in that context turned out to be exactly right for... Read more...
Arne Jacobsen Egg Chair in x-ray style on illuminated lightbox, amber-orange translucent outer shell with cobalt blue internal armature and base mechanism visible
Copenhagen - The Long Light
Copenhagen operates at a standard disproportionate to its size. A curated guide to where to stay, eat, drink, and shop in one of Europe's most considered cities. Read more...
X-ray of a Japanese lacquered bento box on an illuminated lightbox, amber-orange outer body with cobalt blue internal compartment structure
Tokyo - East of Here
Tokyo rewards the prepared visitor and offers no concessions to improvisation. A Canard edit of where to stay, eat, drink, and spend time in one of the world's most considered... Read more...
The Strap Problem
The Strap Problem
The interchangeable strap has become its own design category, with climbing rope, quick-release hardware, and over a hundred configurations now available. A look at what's happening and what the material... Read more...