Dlani — Recycled Oil Barrel Side Table (Red & Yellow)

Dlani is a sculptural stool and side table handcrafted from a reclaimed oil barrel in Hamed Ouattara's studio in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso. Low, solid, and meditative in form, the piece takes its name from a Dioula word evoking groundedness and presence. Each Dlani in the series is cut and finished individually — the preserved patina of each barrel makes every piece unique.

Open series — 1 available

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

— Dimensions — Height: approx. 17.72 in / 45 cm · Diameter: approx. 21.65 in / 55 cm

— Materials & Technique — Reclaimed oil drum steel · Original barrel patina preserved · 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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