Sekenani Dining Set
Handcrafted by Benmis furniture and fabricators in 005, Umoja, Nairobi, Kenya
The Sekenani Dining Set is a four-seat metal dining set handcrafted in Kenya. The photograph shows a compact square table with four tall chairs drawn close around it, a configuration built for small rooms and balcony corners rather than long formal halls. Each chair back rises in a gentle taper, and the arched leg frames repeat the same curve underneath the table. The set reads as one considered piece rather than four chairs found beside a table. The frames are metal, finished in black and drawn into slender legs that splay outward and meet in a low arch. The square top carries a pale stone-look surface with grey and warm ochre veining running corner to corner, edged in a rounded profile. Seats and backrests are upholstered in a textured woven fabric in soft grey, outlined with a pale contrast border that traces each chair's silhouette. This dining set suits a breakfast corner, an apartment dining nook, or a covered terrace where the doors stay open through the afternoon. Four places sit comfortably around the square top, with room at the centre for a small bowl, a jug of water, or a cutting of greenery. On a jute or sisal rug, the dark metal legs read clearly against the weave. Buying from a Kamara maker means the work was done by hand in a Kenyan workshop, by people who cut, welded and upholstered each element themselves. Kenya's metalworking and upholstery trades are practical, adaptive and closely held, and this set carries that directness in its lines.
Price: KES 16,800
Material: metal
Dimensions: L 77cm × W 77cm × H 70cm
Availability: In Stock
Category: outdoor