We like Nice Things. You like Nice Things. Once a month we gather the objects, places, and references that have been quietly shaping the studio mood board.

February, it turns out, is about tactility. A little nostalgia. A little nerd energy. A quiet craving for things that feel real.

1. Fungi powered Herbar skincare
   There’s something reassuring about skincare powered by mushrooms. It sounds slightly medieval, slightly futuristic, and very grounded. Maybe it’s because Rebecca and Steven recently spent time in China (Herbar have a whole Chinese medicinal twist), maybe it’s the consistently delicious packaging. Note to self: do not actually eat the packaging.
    
2. Enzo Mari wooden animals
   The GOAT, Enzo Mari, proving since 1957 that simplicity wins. His interlocking wooden animals designed almost 70 years ago are technically toys, but also quietly radical design objects. Especially in todays world… No batteries. No updates. Just form, logic, and the pleasure of fitting pieces together. Who said adulthood had to exclude play?
    
3. Heavy duty shoes from SCRT
   We just love the art direction for London-based SCRT clothing brand. And no wonder, the brand started with artist collaborations and small print runs. Having developed into a much wider range of products, the footwear carries the same creative but workwear energy: solid, durable, with attitude. Shoes that look like they could survive both a protest and a studio install.
    
4. Analog clocks
   Yea, the digital fatigue is real.
    
5. Niko June cafe
   Niko June Cafe is what happens when Copenhagen design gets hungry. The studio’s sculptural tableware finally has a natural habitat: toast, wine, and extremely good lighting. It’s the kind of place where you go for a coffee and leave considering a new home interior.
    
6. Matter of - New Typography book
   One hundred years after the proclamation of “New Typography,” the team at Matter Of revisits the question: are those “new” rules still new? Or have they quietly aged into orthodoxy?
   
   The original movement offered clarity, order, final answers. The 2026 version offers questions, and many of them. It feels appropriate– modernism was confident, today we are… reflective. (And still arguing about alignment.)
    
7. There’s something about Louisiana Museum of Art in winter. Grey skies, bare trees, the sea performing its own minimalist piece just beyond the glass.
   
   Even with a once-in-a-lifetime Jean-Michel Basquiat exhibition inside, our intern Fien found herself equally, if not more, absorbed by the view: “The nature feels like part of the museum,” she said. “Especially with the snow, it’s almost magical.” Sorry, Jean-Michel.
    
8. This iPhone case crossover with the Macintosh 1.0 vibe.
   If we must remain online, we may as well cosplay being offline. An iPhone case disguised as an old Apple computer is peak nostalgia.

So the February summary is:

Wood instead of pixels. Mushrooms instead of marketing claims. Hands on ceramic cups. Time that moves in circles instead of notifications.

If we are going to be online and slightly over-informed, we might as well surround ourselves with objects that push back a little.