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Modern Versailles Parquet & Marqueterie Trends
Discover how historic French marqueterie and Versailles parquet panels are being reinterpreted for modern commercial and residential interiors.
Calm Bedroom Design: How Wood Floors Create Restful Interiors
Learn how natural wood bedroom floors, acoustic balancing, and soft timber textures combine to transform your bedroom into a quiet, restorative sanctuary.
Summer Light & Organic Grids: Coastal Sanctuaries
Discover how the raw, organic grids of end-grain wood and pale timber tones ground bright, modern seaside properties into peaceful sensory retreats.
Restoring an Old Parquet Floor: Is It Worth Saving?
Discover how to assess, repair, and preserve historical parquet floors. Learn the difference between aggressive modern sanding and furniture-grade conservation.
The Texture Pairing Playbook: Wood with Linen, Stone and Brass
Discover the art of balancing wood, linen, stone, and brass. This design-led guide explores how to combine these raw materials for a timeless interior.
Minimalism and Wood: Doing More with Less Material in Design
Discover how warm minimalism replaces stark white spaces with tactile timber. Learn how a monomaterial approach creates serene, acoustically quiet luxury.
Colour Psychology of Wood: How Timber Tones Shape Interior Moods
Discover how light, warm, and dark wood tones impact human psychology, spatial perception, and emotional well-being in high-end architectural design.
Bespoke Grandeur: OscarOno Opus at Hôtel de Crillon
Discover how the OscarOno Opus end-grain collection at the Hôtel de Crillon's Butterfly Pâtisserie redefines luxury hospitality design with continuous timber surfaces.
Wood Floor Direction: Which Way Should Boards Run?
An expert guide on choosing the optimal wood floor direction. Learn how natural light, entry axes, and room proportions dictate board layout.
What Is the Best Wood Floor for a Family Home?
Discover how to choose a beautiful, hard-wearing wood floor that handles the daily chaos of family life, kids, and pets while aging with a graceful patina.
Why Does a Squeaky Wood Floor Happen, and How Do You Fix It?
A deep dive into why wood floors squeak, exploring the physics of timber friction, seasonal humidity, and the structural remedies that restore quiet luxury.
How Is Parquet Installed? Glue-Down vs Floating Floors
Demystify the choice between glue-down and floating parquet installations. Explore how these fitting methods impact acoustics, thermal efficiency, and longevity.
How Much Does a Wood Floor Cost? A Buyer's Breakdown
Before investing in a luxury timber floor, discover what truly drives the cost. Learn how wood species, engineered architecture, reactive chemistry, and precision craftsmanship dictate long-term value.
Pine and Fir: Are Softwood Floors a Good Idea?
Discover why architects and minimalist designers are choosing pine and fir over traditional hardwood, embracing a living canvas of light and historic patina.
Chestnut and Elm: Underrated Woods for Character Floors
Explore why chestnut flooring and elm wood floors are emerging as the ultimate character wood species, offering rich histories and striking organic patterns.
Cherry Wood Flooring: Warmth That Deepens with Age
Discover how cherry wood flooring is stepping out of the 1990s and into modern minimalist architecture, celebrated for its unique light-reactive patina.
OscarOno Floor Care: A Simple Wood Floor Maintenance Routine
Discover the simple, respectful maintenance routine designed to preserve the beauty, tactile warmth, and structural integrity of your OscarOno wood floors for decades.
Commissioning a Bespoke Floor: What to Expect
Discover the complete custom wood flooring process at OscarOno Paris, from physical hand-finished sample study to precision installation of engineered end-grain.
The Craft of the Finish: How OscarOno Surfaces Are Treated
An inside look at OscarOno’s bespoke wood finish philosophy—how we protect and reveal the raw, structural beauty of European oak through hand-applied treatments.
How to Choose the Right OscarOno Collections for Your Space
Architectural wood surfaces define the spatial soul of a project. Discover how to navigate OscarOno collections to match your technical and aesthetic briefs.
Inside the Atelier: How Bespoke Wood Flooring Is Crafted in Paris
Step inside the OSCARONO Paris atelier to discover the craftsmanship, engineering, and passion behind our bespoke wood flooring and legendary end-grain collections.
What Makes OscarOno Parquet Different? The Art of Parisian Wood Craft
Discover how OSCARONO Paris transforms wood surfaces through the revival of historic end-grain techniques, bespoke hand-finishes, and organic design collaborations.
Bringing the Inside Out: Continuous Wood from Room to Terrace
Discover how to bridge the boundary between interior rooms and outdoor terraces using matching wood species, flush thresholds, and expert architectural detailing.
Why Outdoor Wood Turns Silver-Grey and How to Keep or Stop It
Discover why wood turns grey outside. Explore the precise molecular science of UV weathering and how to either protect your timber's original warm tones or embrace an elegant silver-grey patina.
Mastering Outdoor Wood Care: A Year-Round Deck Maintenance Guide
Discover the material science of timber weathering. Learn how to clean, protect, and oil decking to achieve a luminous silver patina without structural decay.
Teak, Ipe and Accoya: Comparing Premium Decking Woods
An expert material science comparison of teak vs ipe and accoya decking to help architects choose the best decking hardwood or modified wood.
What Is Thermally Modified Wood, and Why Use It Outside?
Discover how thermally modified wood uses heat and steam to alter timber at a cellular level, creating a highly stable, rot-resistant material for exterior decking and cladding.
Choosing Wood for Outdoor Decking: A Complete Material Science Guide
An architectural guide to selecting the best wood for outdoor decking, comparing high-performance hardwoods and advanced modified timber for luxury landscapes.
From Runway to Room: How Fashion Influences Interiors
Discover how the worlds of fashion and interiors collide, moving beyond temporary seasonal styles to ground permanent architectural spaces with couture-level craft.
What Is the Role of Wood in Modern Exhibition Design?
Discover how progressive exhibition design uses structural wood, modular timber panels, and reversible joinery to build sustainable, zero-waste temporary installations.
Why Craft Biennales Shape the Future of Architectural Materials
Explore how global craft biennales—from Venice to Paris—serve as speculative arenas where designers push materials like wood to their structural and sensory limits.
Which Design Museums Should Every Wood and Craft Lover Visit?
Discover the most prestigious design museums and wood craft sanctuaries, from the V&A in London to the historic George Nakashima compound in Pennsylvania.
Material Innovation on Show: Wood at the Big Fairs
An editorial exploration of the major timber innovation and material trends emerging from Salone del Mobile and 3daysofdesign, where natural irregularities and historic joinery take centre stage.
How to Read a Design Exhibition Like a Professional Curator
Learn how to read a design exhibition like a curator. Move past the Instagram-friendly styling to decode the dialogue between raw materials, history, and spatial systems.
What to Expect from Milan Design Week: Material & Colour Trends
An editorial deep dive into the material philosophies, colour-drenched palettes, and circular systems emerging from Milan Design Week.
Which Are the World’s Most Important Design Fairs to Know?
An expert analysis of the world’s leading design fairs, detailing how Milan, Paris, and Copenhagen shape global interior and material trends.
Wood in Film: Set Design and Material Storytelling
Explore how master production designers use wood in film to establish history, emotional temperature, and tactile authenticity on screen.
Why Handwork Endures: The Slow Craft Movement in Design
Explore how the slow craft movement prioritizes human touch, tactile imperfection, and cultural heritage to create soulful, enduring luxury spaces.
Why Is Wood Different Colours? The Natural Pigments Hidden in Timber
Discover the organic chemistry behind timber’s natural spectrum. From pale sapwood to ink-black heartwood, explore the pigments, tannins, and oxidation that colour wood.
Photographing Wood: Capturing Grain, Light and Depth
Discover the delicate art of photographing wood. Explore how analog techniques, soft shadow play, and architectural masters capture the tactile depth of timber.
The Language of Wood: Words We Borrow from Trees
Discover how human language and our most profound concepts—from books to truth—are etymologically and physically carved from the forest.
What is Boatbuilding Wood? Marine Timber and Boat Deck Traditions
Explore the history, science, and sensory allure of marine timber, from traditional teak boat decks to the architectural legacy of ancient boatbuilding wood.
The Sound of Wood: Why Instruments Are Made from Timber
Discover the science of tonewoods. From Stradivari's spruce to modern architectural spaces, explore how the cellular structure of timber shapes sound.
Seasons of Wood: How Autumn Inspires Interior Palettes
Discover how to craft a sophisticated autumn interior palette. Explore how low golden light, tactile wood tones, and natural materials bring warmth to modern spaces.
What Is Marquetry? The Craft of Picturing in Wood
Explore the intricate craft of wood marquetry. From Renaissance perspective illusions to modern geometric panels, discover how master artisans paint in wood.
The Rise of Mass Timber: How Timber Skyscrapers Redefine Cities
Explore the structural revolution of mass timber. Learn how CLT buildings, glulam engineering, and timber skyscrapers are shaping sustainable urban design.
Famous Wooden Buildings Around the World: High Design in Wood
Explore the world's most famous wooden buildings, tracing a continuous architectural line from ancient master carpentry to soaring mass timber skyscrapers.
The Forest Bathing Idea: How Shinrin-Yoku Inspires Wellbeing in Design
Discover how the Japanese practice of shinrin-yoku (forest bathing) is transforming interior architecture through tactile timber and organic design.
Wood in Art: How Timber Shapes Sculpture and Installation
Discover how visionary wood artists transform timber from a passive raw material into a powerful medium of architectural memory, physical gravity, and time.
Why Old Trees Matter: Ancient Woodland and Biodiversity
A deep look into the ecological value of ancient woodlands and veteran trees. Discover why these irreplaceable ecosystems are critical for global biodiversity.
Where Does the Finest Oak Grow? Inside Europe’s Great Forests
An editorial guide to Europe’s historic oak forests: the alluvial plains of Slavonia, the royal reserves of France, and the sandstone highlands of Germany.
What Tree Rings Tell Us About Time and Climate
Explore the science of dendrochronology. Learn what tree rings mean, how they record historic climates, and why end-grain wood preserves these living archives.
How Wood Flooring Is Made: From Forest to Parisian Atelier
Discover the meticulous timber process behind OscarOno's exceptional floors. From selective winter harvesting to hand-finishing in our Parisian atelier.
The Oldest Trees on Earth: What Deep Time Teaches Us
Discover how the oldest trees on earth—from ancient bristlecone pines to veteran oaks—inspire modern design through resilience, slow growth, and deep time.
Colour of the Year Interiors: Matching Wood Tones to Trend Palettes
Discover how to ground the latest interior colour trends using natural wood tone trends. Learn to pair warm whites, deep charcoals, and earthy greens with timber.
Light on Wood Floor: How Daylight Transforms a Wood Floor
Explore how daylight interior design transforms a natural wood floor through the hours and seasons, turning architectural timber into a dynamic canvas of light and shadow.
Period Property Flooring: A Guide to Heritage Parquet
Discover how to balance historic preservation and modern life with sympathetic period property flooring, from classic Haussmann parquet to Georgian planks.
How to Choose the Perfect Period Property Flooring
Discover how to select sympathetic traditional parquet and wide-plank flooring that respects historical proportions while meeting modern living requirements.
Choosing a Floor for a Period Property: A Design Guide
A definitive guide to selecting sympathetic wood flooring for Haussmann, Georgian, and heritage properties, balancing historic patterns with modern engineering.
Open-Plan Living: Running One Floor Through a Home
Running a continuous wood floor throughout an open-plan home creates unbroken sightlines and expands visual scale, utilizing direction and pattern for subtle zoning.
How Flooring Acoustics Shape the Quiet Luxury of Modern Rooms
Discover how flooring acoustics influence spatial serenity. Learn how end-grain wood and advanced underlays absorb footfall and control interior reverberation.
How Flooring Shapes Room Acoustics: A Guide to Quiet Wood Design
Learn how wood grain direction, decoupling underlays, and material science work together to absorb impact noise and create quiet, restorative architectural spaces.
Japandi Style: Where Japanese and Scandinavian Wood Meet
Discover how the centuries-old dialogue between Japanese wabi-sabi and Nordic hygge manifests through pale, honest wood surfaces and minimalist architecture.
Wabi-Sabi Interiors: Embracing Imperfect Wood Beauty
Explore the Japanese philosophy of wabi-sabi applied to architectural timber, where knots, fissures, and natural grain deviations become the ultimate luxury.
How Quiet Luxury Interiors Rely on Texture in Design
Discover how tactile materials, grazing light, and low-contrast palettes define quiet luxury interiors through sensory depth rather than visual noise.
Biophilic Design: Why Natural Materials Make Us Feel Better
Discover the physiological and psychological science behind biophilic design, exploring how natural materials like end-grain wood foster restorative, stress-reducing spaces.
Wood Flooring for Hospitality: Durability Meets Atmosphere
Explore how modern luxury hospitality design balances intense commercial footfall with residential warmth using engineered end-grain wood flooring and spot-treatable finishes.
Designing with Dark Wood Floors: A Practical Guide
An expert guide to designing with dark wood floors. Learn how to master light play, tactile contrasts, and high-contrast styling for a modern sanctuary.
How to Pair Wood Floors with Stone and Marble
Discover how to blend the cool elegance of natural stone with the warmth of architectural wood surfaces, featuring technical tips for flush transitions.
Warm vs Cool Wood Tones: Matching Floors to a Palette
Discover how to read wood floor undertones and successfully coordinate warm, cool, and neutral timber surfaces with your walls, cabinetry, and furniture.
Wood Flooring Trends to Watch This Year
Explore the prominent wood flooring trends shaping contemporary interiors, from the shift toward warm amber oak to the design renaissance of tactile end-grain blocks.
Wood Flooring Trends: The Definitive Design Guide
An expert editorial on the leading wood flooring trends shaping high-end interiors, from warm honey tones to dramatic large-format parquetry.
Wood Flooring Trends: The Shift to Warmth, Texture, and Scale
An expert analysis of the latest wood flooring trends, exploring the rise of warm minimalism, tactile end-grain textures, and oversized architectural formats.
How to Prevent Wood Floor Sun Fading: A Scientific Guide
Discover the material science behind wood floor sun fading, including how different species react to UV light and the advanced finishes that protect them.
How to Protect Wood Floors from Sunlight and Fading
Discover the material science of wood floor sun fading. Learn how species-specific photosensitivity, UV-filtering glazing, and modern finishes protect your flooring.
Wood Flooring in Kitchens and Bathrooms: What to Know
Discover how engineered stability, yacht-deck detailing, and breathable finishes allow natural wood flooring to thrive in modern kitchens and master bathrooms.
Wood Floor in Kitchen and Bathroom Spaces: The Technical Guide
Discover the material science, detailing, and finish specifications required to successfully install a wood floor in kitchen and bathroom environments.
Are Wood Floors Compatible with Underfloor Heating?
Discover how to safely combine wood flooring with underfloor heating. We explore technical limits, ideal timber thicknesses, and installation rules.
Point de Hongrie: The Elegant French Chevron Wood Flooring
Explore the geometric precision, rich Parisian history, and modern design applications of Point de Hongrie (French Chevron) flooring in luxury interiors.
Summer 2025
At OscarOno Paris, we’re drawn to materials that tell a story. Stories that reveal their beauty not despite their transformation, but because of it. Enter Shou Sugi Ban: the centuries-old Japanese...
Matte vs Gloss Wood Floor: Choosing the Perfect Floor Sheen
An expert guide to navigating floor sheen levels. Discover how matte, satin, and gloss finishes manipulate light, conceal wear, and transform spatial volume.
Bleached, Limed, and Whitewashed Wood Finishes Explained
Explore the chemistry of lye, liming, and chemical bleaching to achieve a pale, Scandinavian aesthetic while preserving the tactile soul of European oak.
Sanding and Refinishing: When Does a Wood Floor Need It?
A master-level guide to diagnosing wood floor wear, calculating sanding limits based on wear layers, and restoring architectural timber surfaces safely.
Can You Repair Scratches in a Wood Floor?
Discover the science behind wood floor repairs. Learn why oiled surfaces excel at local touch-ups compared to lacquered finishes, and when to opt for a full refinish.
Fumed Oak: The Material Science of Darkening Wood Naturally
Explore the chemistry of fumed oak flooring. Learn how ammonia gas reacts with natural tannins to create deep, permanent, and variegated wood tones.
Fumed and Smoked Oak: How Ammonia Darkens Wood Naturally
Discover the scientific reaction between ammonia gas and natural wood tannins that darkens oak naturally to produce deep, organic, and highly variegated tones.
What Is Wood Patina, and Why Is It Desirable?
Discover the science and beauty of wood patina, how different timber species age, and why top architects choose oiled finishes to embrace wabi-sabi.
How to Clean Wood Floors Without Damaging Them: A Science-Backed Guide
Discover how to clean wood floors safely without damaging their natural patina. Learn the material science of timber care, products to avoid, and safe routines.
How to Clean and Care for an Oiled Oak Floor: The Preservation Guide
Learn how to clean, maintain, and re-oil an oiled oak floor. This material science-backed guide explains how to preserve natural wood floors without damage.
What Is Hardwax Oil, and How Does It Protect Wood?
Discover how hardwax oil penetrates and cures within wood's cellular structure to provide water-repellent, velvety protection without plasticized coatings.
Oiled vs Lacquered Wood Floors: Which Finish Is Best?
Discover the core differences between oiled and lacquered wood floors. We compare tactile feel, light reflection, long-term durability, and repairability.
Borders, Friezes and Inlays: The Art of Parquet Detailing
An in-depth guide to parquet borders, friezes, and inlays. Learn how master wood craftsmen utilize transition zones to define contemporary luxury interiors.
The Art of Parquet Borders and Inlays in Modern Design
Discover how master craftsmen use parquet borders, friezes, and hybrid inlays to define spatial thresholds and elevate contemporary architectural interiors.
How Plank Width and Board Size Transform Room Scale
Discover how wood flooring plank width and board size alter the volume, light, and architectural flow of residential and hospitality interiors.
Plank Width and Length: How Board Size Changes a Room
Discover how manipulating plank width and length changes the scale, light, and energy of an interior. A guide to wide planks versus narrow strips.
Wide Plank Flooring: How Board Size Changes a Room
Discover how wood floor board size manipulates room proportions. Learn how wide planks and narrow strips dictate visual rhythm, light, and spatial volume.
Spring 2025
Perched amidst breathtaking mountain scenery, the Colorado Suite embodies the perfect synergy between architecture and nature. Designed by Simon Hamui, this refined retreat seamlessly blends natural...
Why Herringbone Flooring Never Goes Out of Style
Discover why herringbone flooring remains the ultimate timeless flooring choice. Explore its rich history, its unique play of light, and how modern scale is redefining this classic parquet pattern.
Parquet for Small Rooms: Patterns to Make Spaces Feel Larger
Discover how to choose the ideal parquet for small rooms. Learn how chevron angles, wide planks, and diagonal layouts create a sense of expansive luxury.
Parquet for Small Rooms: Patterns and Sizes to Expand Space
Discover how to select the ideal parquet for small rooms. Learn how chevron, herringbone, and wider plank widths can visually expand your compact spaces.
Choosing a Parquet Pattern for a Small Room: Spatial Guide
Discover how chevron, herringbone, and intentional plank widths can visually enlarge a compact room. A masterclass in layout geometry and light reflection.
Parquet for Small Rooms: Pattern and Plank Rules for Visual Depth
Discover how selecting the right parquet for small rooms can visually expand your space. Learn the rules of directional laying, wide planks, and low-sheen finishes.
What Is Parquet de Versailles? The Famous Panel Pattern
Discover the history, structural anatomy, and contemporary evolution of Parquet de Versailles. Learn how this 1684 French pattern grounds modern architecture.
A Short History of Parquet: From Versailles to Today
Discover the fascinating history of parquet flooring. Explore the origins of Parquet de Versailles and Point de Hongrie, and how these historic patterns continue to define luxury design.
The History of Parquet Flooring: From Versailles to Modern Design
Explore the history of parquet flooring, from the royal halls of Versailles and Haussmann's Paris to the tactile, minimalist wood surfaces of modern interiors.
Herringbone vs Chevron: How to Tell Them Apart
Demystify the geometric divide between herringbone and chevron parquet. Explore their historical origins, optical light play, and architectural differences.
Herringbone vs Chevron: How to Tell These Classic Parquet Patterns Apart
Discover the exact geometric differences, rich histories, and distinct spatial impacts of herringbone and chevron parquet wood flooring patterns.
Is Wood Flooring Good for Allergies and Indoor Air?
Discover why wood flooring is the healthiest surface for allergies and indoor air. Learn about low-VOC finishes, biophilic design, and dust prevention.
How Long Does Wood Flooring Last? A Guide to Lifespan by Type
Discover the realistic lifespan of different wood flooring types, from thin-veneer engineered planks to solid end-grain blocks, and how to maximize their longevity.
The Carbon Story of Wood: How Timber Stores CO2
An in-depth scientific exploration of wood carbon storage, comparing timber's biogenic carbon sequestration and embodied footprint with alternative flooring materials.
What Makes Wood Sustainable? A Guide to Sustainable Wood Flooring
An editorial guide to understanding FSC, PEFC, and responsible sourcing for high-end wood flooring, featuring the critical questions to ask your supplier.
Ash, Maple and Beech: Choosing the Best Light Wood Flooring
Discover how ash, maple, and beech compare in tone, grain, and structural performance, and how these pale wood floors elevate modern, light-filled interiors.
Ash, Maple and Beech: Pale Wood Floors for Bright Interiors
Discover how ash, maple, and beech flooring compare in tone, grain, and durability to craft luminous, minimalist, and light-filled architectural spaces.
What is Bog Oak? The Science and Allure of Morta Wood
Buried in peat bogs for thousands of years, bog oak undergoes a slow mineral transformation, resulting in a rare, subfossilized black wood of unmatched density.
Bog Oak: The Ancient Blackened Wood Buried for Millennia
Unearth the history of bog oak. Learn how thousands of years buried in anaerobic peat bogs turns ancient timber into a sustainable, stone-hard masterpiece of design.
The Beauty of Figured Wood: Burl, Fiddleback and Bird's-Eye
Discover the mysterious, organic origins of figured wood. From swirling burl to shimmering fiddleback, explore the science and artistry of these rare timber grains.
What Is Reclaimed Wood Flooring, and Is It Right for Your Space?
Explore the history, unique light-diffusing patina, and detailed technical considerations of reclaimed wood flooring to decide if antique timber is right for your project.
What Is Reclaimed Wood, and Is It Right for Your Floor?
Discover the structural properties, historical sourcing, and modern stability considerations of genuine reclaimed wood flooring before specifying it for your project.
Why Does Wood Move? Humidity, Seasons and Stable Floors
Understand the material science of wood movement. Learn how humidity, temperature, and professional acclimatisation affect timber surfaces and prevent seasonal gapping.
Plain Sawn vs Quarter Sawn Oak: What's the Difference?
Understand how plain-sawn, quarter-sawn, and rift-sawn oak cuts influence dimensional stability, grain patterns, and cost in high-end architectural design.
What Are Wood Flooring Grades? Oak Grades Explained
Discover how wood flooring grades define the visual character of your space. Learn the structural and aesthetic differences between Prime, Select, and Rustic oak.
Oak Grades Explained: Choosing Between Prime, Select, and Rustic Wood
Learn how wood flooring grades—from clean Prime to expressive Rustic—influence the texture, light, and atmosphere of architectural spaces.
What Are Wood Grades? Understanding Knots, Sapwood and Character
Demystify wood flooring grades. Discover how Prime, Select, and Rustic oak differ in knots, sapwood, and visual texture to define your interior's character.
Walnut Flooring: Characteristics, Colour and Care
Demystify the unique characteristics of a black walnut wood floor, from its surprising UV color evolution to essential care tips for modern design.
How Hard Is Oak? Understanding the Janka Hardness Scale
Discover how hard oak is on the Janka hardness scale, how it compares to other common flooring woods, and why grain orientation alters physical durability.
European Oak vs American Oak: A Flooring Comparison for Designers
An architectural guide comparing European and American oak flooring. Discover how grain, sawing cuts, and tannin chemistry shape the atmosphere of high-end interiors.
Solid vs Engineered Parquet: Which Should You Choose?
A definitive guide comparing solid and engineered parquet. Discover the structural differences, longevity, and performance with underfloor heating.
What Is End-Grain Wood Flooring, and Why Does It Last?
Discover how the unique vertical fiber structure of end-grain wood flooring delivers unmatched durability, acoustic calm, and a timeless aesthetic.
Best of 2024
Parkline Place, designed by the internationally acclaimed Foster+Partners, is redefining Sydney’s skyline with its stunning architecture and forward-thinking design, setting a new standard for...
Best of 2023
At the 2023 edition of Maison & Objet, Raphael Navot was aworded as Designer of the Year 2023. OscarOno Paris is particulary proud of Raphael as he’s the designer of our Opus Collection and Forêt...
Design Miami | Masters Expo
This year again, OscarOno Paris is partnering with les Ateliers Courbet for their booth on Design Miami. Ateliers Courbet to unveil new works from its editions Courbet catalogue of artists &...
We Design You Create | October
Opus Simple (flatgrain) is the democratic alternative to Opus (endgrain), an organic endless pattern obtained with just one tile. Inspired by mosaico in Venice during ancient times, the Opus...
We Design You Create | Get Inspired
Nildo José, a renowned Brazilian interior architect, has crafted a captivating interior design project that exudes both minimalism and warmth. Throughout the 400 m2 apartment, our Classics collection...
Get Inspired | Autumn 2022
This year again, OscarOno Paris is partnering up with les Ateliers Courbet for their booth on Design Miami (Nov 30 – Dec 04). Les Ateliers Courbet will unveil a limited series of hand-crafted...
Best of 2021 | Knock on Wood 2022
The Opus Collection creates an organic endless Terrazzo pattern with just one single tile. This handmade wooden surface comes completely preassembled, ready to install tile by tile with seamless...
Les Ateliers Courbet | The Master Craftsmen’s Gallery
Born in Jerusalem, Raphael Navot moved to Paris, where he currently works and resides, after graduating from Design Academy Eindhoven in the Netherlands. The multidisciplinary designer focuses on...
Autumn 21
Fall is here, and this covid-free summer felt shorter than the last one. It can be depressing with winter looming right around the corner but it’s not all bad news though, the foliage on the threes...
Amazing Wood Stories: The Man Who Talked to Trees
Did you know a couple of architects prevented a very peculiar set of trees from going extinct? Find out about this amazing tree story.
Sunny Summer Vibes
The temperatures are rising, Summer is here. With these fresh tunes, you’ll imagine sipping cocktails on the beach near the ocean in no time.
Shou-Sugi-Ban
Hardwood has been used since the beginning of time to create homes and artifacts. The evolution of mankind is deeply connected to the invention of techniques and traditions to tame raw materials...
We Follow Nature Not Trends
Nature is life but it also is climate change and disasters. Nature is wild and powerful, yet it needs to be preserved. Nature is beauty, light, colours, and lines. Nature is all four elements...
Spring Moods
Nature is blooming, the sun is slowly coming back. These carefully curated tunes will instantly take you for a walk in the nearest park to get inspired.
Raphael Navot
Raphael Navot is a discreet man yet an impressive interior architect. Our first event together was on the set of the 2016 edition of the AD Intérieurs exhibition at the Monnaie de Paris. It also...
Get Inspired | Opus Launch
The Opus Collection is a unique handmade wooden surface that comes completely preassembled.
Warm Winter Lines
Avoiding the cold outside? Here’s a selection of warm & groovy tracks to uplift your mood and get you through the day.