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The wood leads
We choose the board before we choose the form. The grain has an opinion and we listen.
About the studio
We make rooms
that age well.
A studio in Lagos
Founded 2019.
Six years in.
WoodAccent began with a single oak bench made in a friend's garage in Yaba. The bench sold the same week. The second one took longer; we wanted it to be better.
Six years later we are twelve people under one roof in Somolu, making furniture for homes and full interiors for residences and developments. The two practices feed each other — what we learn in a commission becomes a piece in the collection, and back again.
We work in African walnut, white oak and iroko, sourced and dried in-house. We don't outsource joinery. We don't ship anything we wouldn't keep.
Four principles
What we believe, in writing.
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One roof, one signature
Design, joinery, finishing, install — all under one team. The piece you receive is the piece we drew.
III
Slow on purpose
Twelve weeks, not twelve days. We build for the next forty years, not the next photograph.
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Repair, don't replace
Every piece carries a lifetime repair note. Send it back; we'll send it home.
A short history
How we got here.
2019
First bench
A single oak bench, made in a borrowed garage in Yaba.
2021
Workshop in Somolu
We move into 2,400 sq ft. We hire our first three makers.
2023
First development
Six show units in Lekki Phase I. All sold within a quarter.
2025
The collection
Eight standing pieces, ready to ship. The atelier becomes a shop too.
Studio
Twelve people.
Four to introduce.
AO
Adérónké O.
Founder · Lead designer
BA
Bámidélé A.
Workshop director
IS
Ibukun S.
Joinery lead
TA
Tobi A.
Studio manager