YacyretaField notes from the studio.
Short essays on the materials, makers and small ideas that shape our work. Written by Jeffrey, published roughly once a month.
Why we keep coming back to oat linen
Nine years in, the one fabric we specify more than any other — and the three Ohio mills we buy it from.
The case for unlacquered brass
It will patina. That is the point. A short defense of a finish that is finally coming back into favor.
A dining table you will pass down
How we work with R. Weber & Sons in Salem to build the walnut tables that anchor most of our dining rooms.
On terracotta floors, in Ohio
They are warmer underfoot than you think, and they age beautifully. A short guide to sealing and living with them.
Small baths, quiet materials
The Falls Bath, from empty room to finished, in six weeks — with the full budget and every source.
How to build a real reading nook
Three things every reading corner needs — and two things every one of them has too much of.
Get one letter a season.
Four times a year we send a short letter with one project, one material and one book we are thinking about. No selling, no third parties.