This armchair and footstool are reinterpretations of tribal furniture from remote parts of Eastern Afghanistan. The asymmetric, sculptural armchair also features intricate hand carvings inspired by the cuneiform scripts found on tablets from ancient Mesopotamia. The animal head details of the back rest and the lopsided leg are direct references to antique Nurestani furniture. The upholstery fabric is carefully selected in harmony with the carved pattern, adding a bit of colour and contemporizing these handcrafted pieces.

Length 60 cm
Width 59 cm
Height 96 cm

This sculptural display cabinet is inspired by the traditional furniture of some ancient Afghan tribes. It comprises three different sized storage boxes suspended between scissored stands. The stands are hand carved and are at slightly different heights. Each is topped by an abstract head of an animal widely mythologised in Afghanistan and West Asia. Dovetail joints are used to construct the body of each suspended unit, while the cabinet doors feature irregular abstract chip carving patterns to emulate the stars in the night sky. The work is finished with Danish oil.

Length 45 cm
Width 108 cm
Height 240 cm

This piece is inspired by Rumi’s fable of The Parrot And The Merchant. It uses the language of chip carving to paint scenery and create animal characters. The box features a hand sculpted faceted lid, and a colourful parrot perched on an autumnal branch. Continuing with the same theme, each domino is carved to display a single elegant feather in blues and greens on one face, while on the other the conventional dots are turned into elongated thorns, each number colour-coded to ease recognition.

Length 11 cm
Width 15.5 cm
Height 11 cm

With clean lines and classic forms, this four poster bed is made of American walnut with pine slats. Partly inspired by the eightfold geometric designs of Central Asian architecture, it incorporates some of the popular characters of Naseer and Hedieth's Clan collection of sculptures. The octagonal tapered posts are individually handcrafted and each is crowned with the head of a different mythical character from Afghan tribes. The hand carved eight-pointed stars scattered irregularly all over the surface of the wood evoke fairytales. The final work is finished with Danish oil to draw out the natural beauty of the wood grain.

Length 205 cm
Width 175 cm
Height 220 cm

Inspired by pre-Islamic mythical figures and cultural artefacts from remote parts of Eastern Afghanistan, each chess piece is hand carved and hand painted to form the most unique chess set. The twisting body of each figure evokes the Sufi dance of whirling dervishes, thus converting the ancient game of chess into a dance. The board and box are hand carved and covered with individual hand painted wooden tiles, which, with their Escher-like effect, add to the distinctiveness of this piece.

Length 49 cm
Width 49 cm
Height 9 cm