Efandi Pet Bed
Handcrafted by Outdoors furniture in 005, Karen, Nairobi, Kenya
The Efandi Pet Bed is a woven pet bed handcrafted in Kenya from sisal. Each basket is shaped by hand, the fibre drawn tight around a curved rim so the walls rise into a low, protective cradle. The making is patient work, and the evenness of the weave carries the quiet signature of a skilled hand. The frame is built from sisal, worked into a close, banded weave that follows the round of the bed. The natural fibre reads in warm honey tones, with subtle shifts in colour where strands cross and turn. Inside sits a plaid cushion in deep blue and amber, filling the hollow and softening the edge where a pet rests against the rim. This pet bed settles easily beside a sofa or armchair, on a rug or a tiled floor, where it stays within reach of the household. The open basket form keeps a resting animal in view, and the loose cushion lifts out when it is time to shake it clean. It suits a living room, a bedroom nook, or a sunlit spot near a window. Woven sisal has a long place in Kenyan craft, where the fibre is spun and worked by hand into baskets and household pieces. Buying from a Kamara maker means this bed comes directly from that tradition, made one at a time rather than pressed out by a machine. Small variations in the weave are the mark of real handwork.
Price: KES 1,560
Material: sisal
Availability: In Stock
Category: furniture