Olafi Wardrobe
Handcrafted by Glory furniture in 005, Upper Savannah, Nairobi, Kenya
The Olafi Wardrobe is a board wardrobe handcrafted in Kenya. It was built as a single upright case with two doors above and two long drawers below, so that hanging clothes and folded clothes each have a settled place. The proportions are deliberately quiet: flat fronts, a shallow plinth at the floor, and a slim top cap that reads as a shadow line rather than a cornice. The wardrobe is made from board, cut and assembled into a full-height carcass. The exterior carries a smooth white finish with no visible grain or moulding, and the interior is divided by a fixed upper shelf above a hanging rail. Narrow horizontal pulls in a warm metallic tone run across the doors and drawers, breaking the pale surfaces with three fine lines. Door and drawer gaps are kept tight and even, which is what gives the piece its calm face. This is a bedroom wardrobe first, sized for a wall beside a bed or opposite a window. The upper shelf suits folded knitwear and linen, the rail takes shirts and coats, and the deep lower drawers absorb the things that usually end up on a chair. The white front holds light well, so it sits easily in a room with plaster walls, oak flooring or a woven rug. Case furniture like this is everyday work in Kenyan workshops, where board is cut, edged and assembled by hand to suit real rooms. Buying through Kamara means the piece comes from a maker working at that scale, and the money stays with the bench it was built on.
Price: KES 24,000
Material: board
Dimensions: L 107cm × W 43cm × H 188cm
Availability: In Stock
Category: furniture