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Soul and humanness

Tay Suan Chiang
Published Fri, Jul 4, 2014 · 10:00 PM
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WHAT makes for great conversation pieces in a home? German carpenter Till-Oliver Kautz believes that apart from crystal chandeliers, artworks and photographs, "good hand-made furniture" does the trick too. Mr Kautz is now based in Singapore, but says that back in Germany, he has built "many dining and coffee tables that are now the centrepieces of homes. Mass produced furniture will probably find it harder to take the spotlight".

He started +49 Woodcraft with his girlfriend Fiona Wong. The number is a reference to the country code for Germany. "Fiona is Singaporean and loves furniture while I am a carpenter, so it feels very natural to come together to form +49, bringing traditional German wood cra…

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