The Journal

Notes from the atelier.

What we learn at the bench, written down. Stone, carving, and the small decisions that make the difference between a thing that lasts a generation and a thing that lasts a thousand years.


On material

Why we never cast

Cast stone and solid stone are not the same material, whatever the showroom says. The difference rarely shows on the day you buy. It shows in a hundred years, which is the only timescale that interests us.

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On making

What the robot does, and what only a hand can

A robotic arm holds a tolerance no person can hold, for as long as you like, without tiring. It also cannot decide anything. Here is exactly where one stops and the other begins.

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On commissioning

Commissioning a memorial: what to think about first

Most people come to us knowing only that they want something permanent. That is enough to begin. These are the questions we would settle before anyone touches a block.

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