Nicolene van der Walt is a South Africa-born, Berlin-based woodworker and designer. She combines her contemporary art and classical woodworking backgrounds to create functional sculptural objects and free-standing furniture — her resulting work is equal parts playful and elegant.

Van der Walt’s minimalistic pieces are characterized by the repetition of geometric forms, accompanied by an element of surprise and inspired by nature around her. The colors, forms, and creatures that inhabit the farm where she grew up inevitably find their way into her creations, as is the case for the shongololo feet in her Nº 4 CAKE STAND Collection, Nº 5 CAKE STAND and Nº 6 TABLE Collection. Since founding her label in 2020, her product portfolio has steadily evolved. Van der Walt sources her solid wood from sustainably managed forests in Germany. She handpicks each tree at the lumberyard before hand-building and hand-finishing each piece herself in her workshop — her work thus embodies end-to-end craftsmanship.

“My work is an ode to the landscapes of my childhood.”

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www.nicolenevanderwalt.com • instagram: @nicolenevanderwalt

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