Summarize this content to 2000 words in 6 paragraphs in Arabic Unlock the Editor\u2019s Digest for freeRoula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter.\u201cPeople do the darndest things,\u201d says Jonah Meyer, co-founder of furniture company Sawkille Co, based in the town of Rhinebeck in the Hudson Valley. He\u2019s talking about his Lambda tables, carved from locally sourced walnut, maple, oak or sycamore, then embellished with personalised inlays. \u201cThey want their children\u2019s profiles, their favourite rock band, even their sun signs,\u201d he says. \u201cIt\u2019s very fun.\u201d\u00a0Meyer \u2014 whose father was a woodworker and jeweller, his mother a potter \u2014 founded the furniture company in 2003 with his wife Tara DeLisio, and came up with the idea for the patches as a way to cover \u201cimperfections\u201d in the wood. After years of trying to persuade clients of their beauty, he finally settled on the realisation that \u201cpeople hate knots\u201d. Shell hummingbirds, silver-plate thunderbolts and brass hands \u2014 symbols that seem to have a talismanic or mythical aura \u2014 have featured in the ebonised, bleached, dyed or oiled woods across the furniture range, from benches to beds. It has become the company\u2019s signature, along with its starkly elegant Shaker-influenced clean lines.Meyer may have been saddened by this rejection of the wood\u2019s natural formations and markings. Yet in his response, he discovered a way to produce furniture that appeals to the current call for the bespoke. \u201cWhen we first started I thought they wouldn\u2019t sell,\u201d he says. \u201cNow, nearly all the tables we sell have half a dozen [inlays] on them. It\u2019s very much taken off.\u201d\u00a0Two hours\u2019 drive upstate from New York City, the Hudson Valley is known for its farm-to-table restaurants and creatives seeking a more balanced life. The distance from the city suits Meyer as, initially, 90 per cent of Sawkille Co.\u2019s business came through interior designers.\u00a0Now, some 20 years later, clients also come through word of mouth. Sawkille Co. employs 15 people at its workshop and showroom, and he sees every commission as a collaboration.\u00a0The collection extends to lighting, mirrors and chests \u2014 and the company ships all over the world. The most shippable Sawkille Co. design remains its three-legged stool \u2014 a piece that \u201cdefines our whole ethos\u201d, Meyer says. That ethos is about three things: meaningful work, good craftsmanship and simplicity.\u00a0He cites Japanese-American woodworking innovator George Nakashima as a hero; his own work, he believes, is about \u201cholding that torch\u201d. He hopes those who invest in one of his crafted pieces will be able to pass on to future generations a modern heirloom with a stamp of distinction.Stools from $1,250, lead time 8-10 weeks; Lambda table commissions from $21,400, lead time 12-14 weeks; brass patches $800; sawkille.comFind out about our latest stories first \u2014 follow @ft_houseandhome on Instagram<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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