Dlani — Recycled Oil Barrel Side Table (Blue & Green)

DLANI is a cylindrical sculptural side table handcrafted from a single reclaimed oil barrel in Hamed Ouattara's studio in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso. Resting on three welded triangular steel legs, it features two functional storage drawers while preserving the original colors and markings of the barrel. Each piece is entirely one of a kind — the patina, branding, and wear of each barrel becomes the visual identity of the object.

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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: 19.69 in / 50 cm · Diameter: 15.75 in / 40 cm

— Materials & Technique — Reclaimed oil barrel steel · Original barrel colors preserved (not repainted) · 2 storage drawers · 3 welded triangular steel legs · Protective anti-rust varnish · Handcrafted at Studio Hamed Ouattara, Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso · 2004

— 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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