Design
The chair that took eleven years
How a small Danish workshop spent a decade on one curve, and why it sold out in a week.
Design
Objects, rooms and the people who make things slowly.
Most of what we cover here took years to make and will last decades. I would rather show you one good chair than ten new ones.
Tom HaleDesign editor2 stories in Design
Elsewhere in Oriel
Every storyCulture
The return of the listening bar
Small rooms, big speakers and one rule: you are here to listen.
Food
Figs, and the art of eating things at their peak
Ripe for three days, perfect for one. A short guide to catching it.
Technology
The case for an alarm clock in the bedroom
The simplest way to stop checking your phone first thing is a twelve-pound clock.
Five good stories, every Sunday
The Oriel Sunday is one email a week: five stories worth your time, one recipe and one thing worth buying. Free, and easy to leave.