Furniture & Lighting Ateliers in Nairobi

Village Market / Gigiri, Nairobi

Kitengela Glass is an employee-owned Kenyan glass studio making hand-blown glass from recycled, solar-annealed material, producing chandeliers, garden fencing, art, furniture and beads, with worldwide shipping.

Best for Hand blown recycled glass and chandeliers

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Industrial Area, Nairobi

BrookWood Furniture, based in Nairobi's Industrial Area since 2010, makes custom bedroom, living room, dining and office furniture using sustainably sourced hardwoods and eco-friendly finishes. The company states it has served more than 500 clients and offers free delivery within Nairobi.

Best for Handcrafted hardwood furniture

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Nairobi

Classic Decor, established in 2000 and showroomed on the 1st floor of Apic Centre, Muthithi Road, Westlands, sells bespoke curtains, sheers and handcrafted furniture made by artisans in Kenya for homes, lodges and hotels across East Africa.

Best for Bespoke curtains and handcrafted furniture

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Nairobi

Decor Interiors, operating from Nairobi workshops since 2010, makes chairs, sofas, tables, lamps, stools and planters from plant-based sisal fibre sourced from agave grown in rural Kenya. The company sources sisal from over one hundred women across three communities and states it has completed more than four hundred fit-outs since 2010.

Best for Sisal fibre furniture and lighting

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Enterprise Road, Nairobi

Dotwood Designs, at #74 Enterprise Road in Nairobi's Industrial Area, makes bespoke furniture, kitchens, wardrobes and office furniture using in-house CNC router wood cutting, and operates the Nueva Concept furniture brand. It has completed joinery for developments including Purple Haze Apartments (216 units), Mivida Garden City and Sankara Hotel.

Best for Bespoke joinery and kitchen furniture

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Nairobi

Ecowood Creations, a Nairobi timber merchant and woodworking studio, crafts cutting boards, pizza boards, furniture and raw timber from rescued hardwood species including mahogany and mvule. Cutting boards are priced from KSh3,999 to KSh9,999, and the business delivers across Kenya.

Best for Rescued hardwood boards and furniture

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Ngong Road, Nairobi

Impala Furniture and Fittings sells living room, bedroom, dining and kitchen furniture including solid wood beds such as the Denver Solid Wood Arched Panel Bed and iron shelving, from a display shop in Ngong Town and a main workshop. Prices range from about KSh14,000 for shelves to KSh105,000 for beds.

Best for Solid wood beds and living room furniture

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ICD, Nairobi

Kifaru Creations, at Vishva Business Park ICD in Nairobi, provides custom woodworking and interior design including cabinets, wardrobes and furniture, working with wood, MDF and particle board using panel saws, CNC routers and edge banding machines.

Best for Custom woodworking and cabinetry

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Nairobi

Maison Sawa, founded in Nairobi, sells hand-woven baskets, dining pieces, lighting and hand-carved masks made 100% by hand in Kenya, with signature pieces priced from $6 for a brass napkin ring to $85 for the Tembo Basket Orange. It ships worldwide and accepts PayPal and Tabby split-pay.

Best for Hand-woven baskets and carved masks

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Nairobi

Soul Tonic, a slow fashion brand in Kenya, sells women's jackets and dresses, children's apparel and home decor lamps crafted in Kenya, priced from KSh25,000 to KSh30,000 for dresses. It operates Monday-Friday 9am-5pm and highlights pages on its fabrics and artisans.

Best for Slow-fashion dresses and jackets

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Nairobi

Studio Propolis, founded in Nairobi in 2005 by architects Naeem Biviji and Bethan Rayner, designs and builds furniture and custom joinery from locally available materials, spending its first 15 years based in Kenya before adding a base in North-West England. A small selection of pieces is sold through its online shop alongside custom commissions.

Best for Architect-designed custom furniture

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Racecourse, Nairobi

Tira Studio makes handmade, made-to-order solid mango wood furniture including beds, dining tables and storage units from workshops on Ngong Road, Redhill Road and Mugoiri Road in Maragua, and states it has specialized in bespoke wooden furniture for the last 7 years. It also runs sub-brands Greencuts, Bedzzz Co and Afterlife for offcuts and refurbished pieces.

Best for Mango wood made-to-order furniture

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Racecourse, Nairobi

Workshop Nairobi, at Racecourse on Ngong Road, sells mid-century modern furniture including coffee and dining tables, sofas, armchairs and lighting, made from hardwoods dried and shaped in-house with Kitenge and mud cloth fabric accents. Prices range from KSh3,500 for a chopping board to KSh38,000 for a console table, open Monday-Friday 9:30am-5pm.

Best for Mid-century modern hardwood furniture

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