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Strength through binding

1

Lashing over gluing

Visible joints that can be re–tensioned. The bond breathes with the timber rather than hardening against it.

2

Pattern as structure

The diamond lattice distributes tension across every pole — decoration and load–bearing are the same gesture.

3

Materials that deepen with age

Coir darkens from mangrove mud, timber settles into its grain. We design for the twenty–year arc, not the quarterly release.

4

Every turn tells the maker

No two lashings are identical. The hand that tensions the cord leaves its signature in the weave — craft is visible, not concealed.

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