KASSENA SOUL COLLECTION

I am taking you to the Kasséna country in Tiebele, in the south of Burkina Faso. The handmade patterns on the facades of the remarkable Kasséna homes inspired me to design this unique collection of tables. The traditional Kasséna homes are designed with special front doors to protect the residents against enemies. The handmade patterns are only applied to the facades by the women from the village and symbolize the daily life and spirituality of the Kasséna.
The Kasséna Soul collection is my own translation of the Kasséna patterns to contemporary design. In this collection I combined the Kasséna symbols with a number of characteristics of two contemporary Western design styles (Dutch design and Scandinavian design). In this way, I want to visualize the symbolic Kasséna stories in a poetic way.

The Kasséna Soul collection consists of coffee tables and a side table. The functionality of the tables is less prominent because of the unique aesthetic design language. The GOUNGOGA (drum) are the movable elements of the coffee table that serve as a holder or serving tray and simplify the movement of items on the table. By moving the GOUNGOGA yourself, you give a new look and feel to the table and gives shape to a new day in your spiritual world. The best known totem of many Kasséna families is the GNONON (crocodile). The GNONON is shown by the pyramid shapes in the tabletop.
With this collection I want to create awareness to use a table as originally intended. Moving the GOUNGOGA gives the user the freedom to shape
the table himself and brings live at the table.
GNONON TABLE
CROCODILE | Animal totem which for some families is considered sacred.

Product type                    Lounge table / Coffee table

Category                           Furniture

Environment                    Indoor

Materials                          Powder coated steel, Dibetou,
                                           Teak wood, Ebony wood,
                                           Bianco carrara marble.                                                
                                      
Dimensions (mm/in)      H: 383mm/15.1in, 
                                            D: 720mm/28.3in,      
                                            L: 1080mm/42.5in

Colors                               Black lacquered legs, lacquered
                                           Teak wood/Dibetou wood/
                                           Ebony wood and
                                           Polished white marble.

Inspiration                      Board

Price                                Starts from  € 5.400,- 

ZIMBORA TABLE
THE PIECES OF CALABASH | The calabash is the most widely used tool by the Kassena women.

Product type                   Lounge table / Coffee table

Category                          Furniture

Environment                   Indoor

Materials                         Powder coated steel, Hi-mac's,                                              
 Teak wood, Ebony wood,
                                           Bianco carrara marble.

Dimensions(mm/in)      H:383mm/15.1in,
                                           D: 720mm/28.3in,      
                                           L: 1080mm/42.5in

Colors                              Black lacquered legs, lacquered                                           
 Teak wood/Ebony wood and 
                                           polished white marble.

Inspiration                      Board

Price                                 Starts from € 6.698,- 
BORA TABLE
FISHNET | Fishing is an activity that the Kassena's have learned during the great famine.
Many were forced to go fishing in Ghana.

 Product type                       Side table

Category                               Furniture

Environment                        Indoor

Materials                              Powder coated steel,
Dibetou, Teak wood,
Bianco carrara marble,
                                                Ebony wood, Walnut wood,
Brass, Hi-mac's.

Dimensions (mm/in)          H: 450mm/15.1in,
                                                D: 300mm/28.3in,      
                                                L: 300mm/42.5in

Colors                                   Black lacquered legs,
                                                        lacquered Teak wood/
                                                Dibetou wood/
                                                Ebony wood and polished
                                                        white marble, Brass,
                                                White, Black.

Inspiration                          Board

Price                                      Starts from € 2.395,-