Wood·Accent
Inside the workshop

The Atelier

Where the
work is done.

SOMOLU · LAGOS

Manifesto

One roof.
One signature.

We don't subcontract. Design happens at one bench, joinery at the next, finishing in the booth at the back. The piece you receive has been carried, twice, by everyone who made it.

Wood is not a finish. It's the structure, the surface, the conversation. We choose African walnut, white oak and iroko because they reward patience and tell a long story.

— The studio, written on a Tuesday.

From log to room

Four chapters, in order.

The bole arrives
01

The bole arrives

Logs come in raw. We mill on site, sticker the boards, and let them rest. Some sit for two years before a tool ever touches them.

The drawing decides
02

The drawing decides

Every piece begins on paper, full scale. Joinery is drawn before it is cut. If it doesn't read on paper, it won't read in oak.

The hand corrects
03

The hand corrects

Machines rough the part. The hand finishes it. A planer can be perfect; only a person can be right.

The oil reveals
04

The oil reveals

Hand-rubbed oils, three coats, twelve hours apart. The grain stops being decoration and becomes the room.

The studio, in figures

2,400

BOARD FEET IN STOCK

12

HANDS IN THE WORKSHOP

47

PIECES SHIPPED IN 2025

0

OUTSOURCED JOINERY

Visit

Come see it. Smell the oil.

The workshop is open Tuesdays through Fridays by appointment. Bring questions. Bring drawings, if you have them.

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