Notes on materials, slow design, and the people behind each piece.
In a world of CNC routers and pocket-hole joinery, the ancient Chinese mortise-and-tenon joint is making a quiet comeback. Our head of atelier, Li Hua, explains why XAVIER will never replace the chisels with a robotic arm.
Read the Story →A photo essay tracing one sofa from raw oak log to living room floor — including the seven-week air-drying stage most customers never see.
Choosing between walnut and oak is one of the most common questions we get from trade clients. We break down the grain, hardness, and aging characteristics of each.
The Singapore-based husband-and-wife studio uses XAVIER pieces in every residential project. We sat down with them on a Friday afternoon.
A walk through our FSC paperwork, the foresters we work with in northern Guangdong, and what certification guarantees — and what it doesn't.
Photographer Anna Hoffmann spent a day on the joinery floor. Forty photographs and three short interviews with our craftsmen.
One of our earliest Singapore customers reflects on what changed — and what didn't — about her living room since the sofa arrived.
One letter a month. New arrivals, craft notes, behind-the-scenes photos. Never marketing.