What role does texture play in creating warmth and atmosphere within a space?
When you're working with a restrained palette, texture does the work that colour might otherwise do. In the garden room, we made a conscious decision to keep the colour coming from the garden rather than from within the room itself, which meant texture had to carry the space. The stone floor, the concrete ceiling, the rug, the upholstery — every material was chosen for what it contributes to the tactile quality of the room. It's what gives a tonal space its depth and stops it from feeling flat.
What drew you to the Nodi jute rug for this project?
It was really the weave and the texture that drew us to it. In a room where we were working hard to layer softness into a space defined by concrete and stone, the rug brought both texture and warmth in a way that felt natural. It's also incredibly soft underfoot, which adds a comfort and ease to the room that keeps it feeling relaxed.
How do you hope people feel when spending time here?
Effortless. Whether it's a summer evening with the doors open and the garden alive around you, or a winter night by the fire with the bar open and nowhere to be, we wanted the room to feel completely natural to be in. The kind of space that just works, whatever the season or the occasion.
