Cabinet OUAGA

OUAGA is a one-of-a-kind sculptural cabinet handcrafted from a reclaimed oil barrel in Hamed Ouattara's studio in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso. Its rounded silhouette, louvred doors, and original industrial markings — including the preserved "Total Energies" branding — transform an industrial material into a bold collectible object. One open shelf and two louvred doors combine storage function with sculptural presence. A version of this work is held in the permanent collection of the Victoria & Albert Museum, London.

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Each piece carries the industrial memory of its material while opening a new narrative through form, color, and ancestral reference.

— Dimensions — Height: 35.43 in / 90 cm · Width: 27.56 in / 70 cm · Depth: 15.75 in / 40 cm

— Materials & Technique — Reclaimed oil drum steel · Original barrel patina and branding preserved · Louvred doors · Protective anti-rust varnish · Handcrafted at Studio Hamed Ouattara, Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso · 2015

— Provenance — Works by Hamed Ouattara are held in the permanent collections of the V&A Museum (London), Centre Pompidou (Paris), Vitra Design Museum (Germany), Brooklyn Museum (New York), and Denver Art Museum (USA). Represented by Friedman Benda Gallery, New York.

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