78 DIGS.NET
| 12.11.2020
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Hudson explains. "It puts people first, takes a long-term view
and puts control of the process in the hands of people doing
the work. We've added our own spin to this, and it's enabled
us to continue to become more efficient without losing the
handwork." On top of that, he adds, "today we all know that
things that last are also good for the planet."
In this and other aspects of social responsibility, like
the importance of provenance to consumers, Henrybuilt
is a bellwether. Chris Barriatua, the company's executive
director, agrees. "The whole concept of 'luxury products'
has been through a sort of whiplash over the past 20 years,"
he says, pointing to a marketplace where cheaply-made
things are placed shoulder-to-shoulder with the good stuff,
causing confusion. Now, he adds, consumers are more
attuned to value, "they want to know what they are actually
going to end up living with—not just how well someone can
dress up a brand."
In taking a diametrically different tack, Henrybuilt is on the
precipice of marking two decades in contemporary design.
Most acclaimed for its elegant kitchen systems, the brand
also produces a variety of high-performance home storage
systems featuring intelligent details and architectural
integrations. Aesthetically, the designs are elegant precisely
for their restraint and this, along with artisan practices and
principles, is especially resonant with creatives and design
purists. It is a natural aesthetic position for Henrybuilt to take
because "it's often the flourish that becomes the thing you
get tired of," notes Hudson. But not, happily, the beauty of
working with your hands. henrybuilt.com
(CLOCKWISE FROM LEFT) A VIEW INTO THE KITCHEN; HIGH DESERT HOME BY
AIDLIN DARLING DESIGN; THE MATERIAL PALETTE FOR HENRYBUILT'S WORK
INSIDE THE RESIDENCE REFERENCES THE LANDSCAPE IN ITS ORGANIC QUALITY.
