A workshop,
not a warehouse.
Telos builds saunas slowly, by a team of nine, in cedar from a single FSC-certified forest in Cumbria we have worked with since 2018. Every cabin carries the maker's name. Every owner has the workshop's direct line.
"We started Telos because the saunas we wanted didn't exist."
The market was split — flat-packed kits from unnamed factories on one end, and bespoke joinery the price of a small car on the other. Nothing for the home you actually live in. Nothing made by people you could meet.
So we built what we were missing. Three cabins, one infrared blanket, a few thoughtful objects. Slowly, by a team of nine, in cedar from a single FSC-certified forest in Cumbria we have been working with since 2018. Every piece is signed by its maker. Every owner has the workshop's direct line.
We don't plan to be ninety. Smallness is the product.
Borrowdale · the forest where the cedar comes from
Six things we won't change.
The promises that keep Telos honest. Every business has them; few keep them. These are ours, and they are why we are slow.
One forest
Every plank of cedar comes from a single FSC-certified forest in Cumbria. We know our forester by name — she sends a card at Christmas.
No middlemen
We design, finish, and deliver every cabin ourselves. The person who hands you the keys has touched every plank. No drop-shipping, ever.
Nine makers
Telos is nine people. We don't plan to be ninety. Each maker signs the work; you can ring any of us, and the number is on the inside of the door.
Lifetime cover
For the original owner — heater, frame, electronics. Not 'lifetime of the product'. Yours, for life. Wood and finishes covered for ten years.
60-night trial
Sleep with it for two months. If it isn't the right thing for the room, we collect it ourselves and refund in full. Eleven returns in seven years.
Quiet marketing
No flash sales. No countdown timers. No urgency theatre. The right pace is slow, and the right number is the price.
Seven quiet years.
You can ring any of us.
"The kind of object the word 'considered' was made for — the antidote to the sauna industry's flat-pack churn."
Come and sit in one.
We'll put the kettle on, walk you through the range, and answer every question. Video calls within 24 hours.