Studio Kokwet (founded 2014)
Baraza bench, 2022
Cypress and blackened steel
45 × 180 × 40 cm
Estimate KES 180,000–260,000
Bidding
Current bid
KES 120,000
5 bids · Reserve not yet met
Time left
1m 37s
Closes 17:00 · extended 2 times
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About the work
A long, low bench with a thick cypress seat resting on two blackened steel frames, the joints left visible at each end. Made to order for a house in Karen, and offered by its first owner.
Condition
Very good. Light wear to the seat consistent with use.
Provenance
Commissioned from the makers, 2022.
The artist
Studio Kokwet is a furniture workshop in Ruaraka run by two cabinetmakers who met as apprentices. They work in cypress, olive wood and reclaimed hardwoods, with visible joinery and a few pieces of blackened steel, and make every piece to order. A kokwet is a council of elders; the studio's first piece was a long bench.
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