Journal

Notes from the loom.

Field notes, engineering write-ups, and studio thinking. Updated when there's something worth saying.

NotebookMay 2026

Why every printer's repeat manifest looks like a Schoenberg score.

On the strange overlap between serial composition and seamless tiling.

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Field notesApr 2026

Three days inside a jacquard mill outside Lyon.

What 19th-century looms taught us about quantising motifs for AI.

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EngineeringApr 2026

Ship-grade SVGs: how we cut export sizes by 78%.

Path simplification, geometric deduplication, and a small win for printers.

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StudioMar 2026

We hired a textile historian. Here's why.

Pattern memory is institutional knowledge. We needed someone who reads cloth.

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ManifestoFeb 2026

Against the prompt.

On building tools for designers, not for keyboards.

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ReleaseJan 2026

Engine v3.2 — half-drop, brick, and rotational symmetry.

Native tile algebra is here. Notes on why it matters.

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