no. 01
the reed tree
Four branches of three bundled stalks, one rope, one pin. Hang it on any wall, dress it however you like, fold it flat in January.
- size
- 1000 × 1012 mm
- materials
- reed, rope
- packed
- flat, 90 mm deep
— ron
good stuf, made of reed.
01the idea
stuf makes simple objects for small homes out of reed, the tall hollow grass that grows along rivers and lakes. a tree that hangs on the wall. a stand for rooting cuttings. things you actually use, made from something that grows back every year.
stuf
/stuf/ · noun · romanian
- 1reed: phragmites, the tall grass of wetlands and river deltas.
- 2(to english ears) stuff: things. the everyday objects that fill a home.
02the collection
drawn to
the millimetre.
Four objects, each with a working drawing: front, side, section and the one detail that makes it. No glue, no screws. Rope only.
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no. 02
the reed planter
A glass liner in a ring of standing reed, on a bark disc. The liner lifts out to water. Reed tops left uneven on purpose.
- sizes
- s · m · l
- materials
- reed, glass, bark, rope
- liner
- ø 100 – 200 mm
— ron
no. 03
the propagation station
Three glass tubes on a reed rail, crossed legs lashed with rope, on a bark base. Put a cutting in. Wait. Watch the roots.
- base
- 440 × 180 mm
- materials
- reed, glass, bark, rope
- tubes
- 3 × ø 25 × 150
— ron
no. 04
the reed frame
Four reeds, rope-lashed at the corners, for a 30 × 40 print. The corners run long. Bark bumpers keep it off the wall.
- size
- 394 × 494 mm
- materials
- reed, glass, bark, rope
- hangs
- one pin, rope V
— ron
03winter 2026
cut in winter,
hung by christmas.
Four branches of reed, one rope, one wall. That's the whole tree.
- hangone pin in the wall. the rope does the rest.
- dresslights, baubles, paper stars. whatever you have.
- foldin january, the branches stack flat for the box.
No needles on the floor in January.
04materials
four materials.
nothing else.
01
reed
phragmites australis. hollow and jointed, ø 8–14. cut in winter, air-dried.
02
glass
clear glass for tubes, liners and panes. it holds the water.
03
bark
the outer skin of wood, kept rough. for bases, discs and bumpers.
04
rope
twisted, three strands. binds, lashes and hangs. no glue.
05the calendar
we talk in seasons,
not sales.
06from the reed bed
low sun,
real rooms.
one letter
a season.
When the reed is cut, when the tree is ready, when the cuttings root. Four emails a year, no more.