Journal

Notes from the workshop

Material comparisons, care guidance and the thinking behind the collections.

Care guideLiving with materials

Living with teak: what to expect, and what to ignore

Teak silvers. That is not damage, and almost everything sold to prevent it is unnecessary.

Jhanvi Thakkar · 2 min read

Journal

Why we stopped numbering our collections

For years the catalogue was a list of numbers. Changing that was a small decision with a surprisingly large effect.

Ritzlane Workshop · 1 min read

Care guide

Outdoor furniture and the monsoon: what actually matters

Four months of rain is less damaging than most people fear, and the things that genuinely help are not the things people usually do.

Ritzlane Workshop · 1 min read

Journal

Teak or aluminium? How to choose an outdoor furniture frame

Both materials last decades outdoors. They fail differently, weigh differently and age differently — and the right answer depends far more on your site than on your taste.

Ritzlane Workshop · 2 min read