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INICISince 2019

Journal

Notes on thingsworth keeping.

Essays, material studies and reports from the road. Written slowly, published occasionally.

A low modular sofa in a bright Italian interior

Essay · 18 August 2026

Why Italian seating changed in the 1970s

The decade when the sofa stopped being furniture and started being a landscape.

6 min

EssayThe architecture of a lounge chairA chair is a small building. Some of the best ones were drawn by people who knew it.22 July 20265 min
MaterialTravertine before InstagramA stone that was chosen for its faults, long before it became a backdrop.30 June 20264 min
From the showroomFive pieces we almost kept ourselvesThe honest list. Objects that made it to the showroom by a narrow margin.27 May 20265 min
SourcingInside our latest sourcing tripFour days, three countries, one van. What we look for and what we leave behind.29 April 20267 min