Journal
Inspiration
Notes from the workshop on material, making, and configuring metal furniture to fit your space. Written by the people who build it in Slovakia.
Permanent Furniture vs Disposable: The Quiet Case for Fixtures
Disposable furniture is cheap at checkout and expensive every year after. The EU discards roughly 10.78 million tonnes of furniture annually, and most of it is landfilled or burned because composite materials cannot be recycled. A...
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Made-to-Order Furniture Explained: What It Really Means for You
TL;DR: Made-to-order furniture is built after you place the order, not pulled from a warehouse shelf. At ATYP, every powder-coated steel piece is cut,...
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Bedroom Floating Shelf Comparison: ATYP LUME vs LYNX Shelves
TL;DR: LUME and LYNX are ATYP's two bedroom shelves, both cut from 3mm cold-rolled steel and powder-coated to order in Slovakia. LYNX is the...
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How High to Hang Towel Hooks in a Small Bathroom: A Height Guide
TL;DR: Hang a towel hook so the base of the hook sits 165 to 175 cm from the floor. That keeps a full bath...
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Our Furniture Craftsmanship Guarantee: What's Covered and Why
TL;DR: ATYP backs every made-to-order piece with a 5-Year Craftsmanship Guarantee. It covers the parts we control in the workshop: structural welds, the powder-coat...
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BLEN Toilet Brush Holder Size Guide: M vs L for Your Bathroom
The BLEN Toilet Brush Holder comes in two sizes: M at 14 cm and L at 37 cm. Choose M for a cloakroom or...
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AIKI Wall Hook: Three Colors, Two Mounting Options, One Hook
TL;DR: The AIKI wall hook is a slim powder-coated steel hook from ATYP, priced at 19 EUR. It ships in three finishes (Chalk, Graphite,...
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Minimalist Bathroom Configuration: Five Pieces, One Steel Finish
A minimalist bathroom configuration works best when five small pieces share one finish: a hook, a toilet paper holder, a brush holder, a towel...
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Powder-Coated Steel Furniture: What It Is and Why It Will Last
Powder-coated steel is dry pigment fused to bare metal under heat, forming a hard polymer shell that resists humidity and scratches far better than...
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Adhesive vs Screw Wall Hook: Which Mounting Method Holds More
TL;DR: Adhesive wall hooks top out around 7 kg in real conditions, and far less in a humid bathroom. A screw into a timber...
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Wall Hooks for a Small Bathroom: How to Choose the Right Ones
TL;DR. In a bathroom under 6 m², a single well-placed hook does more work than a full towel bar. Load and mount come first....
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Slovak Furniture Workshop: A Studio Visit to ATYP in Bánovce
TL;DR: ATYP is a Slovak furniture workshop in Bánovce nad Bebravou, a town of about 15,800 people in Slovakia's Trenčín region. The whole production...
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Cold-Rolled Steel Furniture: Why ATYP Builds Every Piece at 3 mm
TL;DR: ATYP builds every shelf, hook, and bracket in our catalogue from 3 mm cold-rolled steel — specifically EN 10130 DC01 plate. We picked...
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