This rectangular cabinet is handcrafted from chestnut, larch and 25 various essences of wood for the inlay. It is an attempt to enhance the "waste" woods that Omar Barbero has accumulated in his workshop over the years. From the inlay of the knots, to the decoration of the wooden nails, one of the oldest assembly techniques here revisited in a decorative key, to the finish created with clover grass, this cabinet is entirely worked on by hand.
A few kilometres from Turin, in his workshop in Torre Pellice, Omar Barbero makes unconventional wooden furniture and home furnishings. Deeply inspire ...
