The Journey of a Piece | Notes from our Atelier

Every piece begins with a spark. Sometimes it’s a line in a sketchbook, sometimes it’s a texture we can’t stop touching, sometimes it’s a conversation that lingers.

Take the Prologue Console. Its story began in fragments — the curve of a Peranakan tile, the rhythm of architectural legs, the idea of a piece that felt both a statement and a welcome. We wanted it bold yet versatile, able to anchor a hallway or become a gathering point in a home.

It also had to be right for Singapore living — compact enough for our floor plans, practical for storage, but still undeniably sculptural and beautiful.

The process was anything but linear. We played with proportions, swapped materials, argued (in the best way) about details. The legs became pie-shaped — a quiet nod to the heritage icon in our logo, and a chance to play with geometry. The surface needed strength to carry weight, yet lightness to feel sculptural.

And then came the making. Having access to our workshop meant we could live inside the process — sanding, testing, refining, perfecting. Every adjustment was another layer, another chance to get closer to what we imagined. We obsessed over the angles of the legs, making sure they were perfectly imperfect — full of character, but balanced with precision.

There were trials and errors (many of them). But that’s what makes it ours. A design is never just the finished object — it’s every sketch, every adjustment, every “what if” along the way.

We finished it in a deep chocolate tone that, at first, felt too dark. But once styled with our burgundy marble ball, it was perfect — rich, delicious, and utterly divine.

The Prologue Console is not just a piece of furniture. It’s a story in form, a conversation in material, a reminder that beginnings are rarely simple but always meaningful.

That’s why we called it Prologue. Every story needs one.