The Journal

Reflections on architecture, the evolution of materiality, and the quiet luxury of the handmade.

— Izceltais Žurnāla Ieraksts

Warmer palettes, continuous surfaces in commercial spaces, and matte finishes that hide daily wear better. What's actually changing this year.

Why hand-troweled surfaces look different from machine-finished ones, and whether it matters.

The same mineral surface looks warmer at dusk than at noon. Here's why.

How to redo a bathroom without removing a single tile using Luxury Concrete® technology.

Applying microcement over existing tiles takes more prep than most people expect. This is what we do.

More furniture is being specified in mineral materials this year. Some reasons why that's happening.