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How does Slow Roads curate its collection?
We work with independent makers, small workshops, and trusted dealers around the world to source artisan home decor and curated home goods made with thoughtful craftsmanship and honest materials. Each piece has to live up to our standards of exceptional construction, historical significance, and lasting character.
What materials does Slow Roads prioritize?
Natural materials are at the heart of our collection. We look for solid wood, linen, wool, brass, ceramic, stone, leather, and handwoven fibers that develop richness and patina over time.
Are all of the products at Slow Roads handmade?
We choose products that intentionally show the hand of the maker. Many of the pieces in our collection are handcrafted by skilled artisans using traditional techniques, while others are produced in small workshops or made to order. Whether newly made or vintage, we prioritize thoughtful construction, lasting quality, and objects with a story.
Does Slow Roads offer one-of-a-kind pieces?
Yes. One of the things we love most is the hunt for pieces you won’t find everywhere else. Alongside our permanent collection, we regularly source one-of-a-kind home decor, vintage furniture, folk art, lighting, and decorative objects from makers, collectors, dealers, and markets around the world. Many are truly singular finds - once they’re gone, they’re gone. Every so often, we’re lucky enough to uncover a larger group of related pieces, but part of the thrill is knowing that what you find today may not be here tomorrow.
Where does Slow Roads source their antique and vintage collection?
For antique and vintage pieces, you’ll find us traveling in search of incredible items as well as leaning on relationships with collectors and pickers to help us uncover vintage home accessories, folk art, and decorative pieces with a story to tell. We’re drawn to the nature-inspired forms of European Art Nouveau, the honest materials and craftsmanship of the Arts and Crafts movement - particularly Japanese work and its influence in California - and the simplicity and ingenuity of primitive objects made outside formal traditions. We seek out outsider art alongside the work of trained artists, bronze artists, and stone carvers, and we love discovering beautifully made objects that were originally created for utilitarian purposes but have taken on a new life as decorative pieces - from doorstops and game boards to boot scrapers and musical instruments. Above all, we look for objects with an inherent sense of beauty, character, and purpose - pieces that feel as relevant and compelling today as they did when they were made.