Studio

A workshop
on Ogui Road.

Nine people, two vans, a cutting table six metres long and a generator that has never let a deadline slip.

A pile of folded upholstery cloth on a workshop table

Since 2011

Wovenhome began when Ikechukwu Nnaji, trained in his uncle’s workshop in Onitsha, opened a single bay on Ogui Road with one sewing machine. Word spread through churches and offices in the city. Today the workshop takes up the whole compound, with a sewing room, a frame shop and a fabric library.

We still re-cover chairs the slow way: stripped to the frame, never stapled over old cloth.

The people

A craftsman smiling as he works on a piece of wood — **Mr Ikechukwu Nnaji**Founder and master upholsterer

A woman sewing cushions in a workshop — **Mrs Uchenna Eze**Head of sewing and covers

A man seated at a bench working on wood — **Chidera**Frames and springs

What we believe

i
Good frames deserve a second life. Throwing away hardwood is a waste.
ii
Prices should be written down, line by line, before work starts.
iii
Local cloth belongs on local furniture. We stock wax print and hand-woven strip cloth from Nigerian weavers.
iv
Apprentices are paid, trained for two years, and sign their first chair.

Visit the workshop

Come and see the fabric library and a chair half stripped on the bench. Weekdays 8am to 6pm, Saturday 9am to 3pm. Ask for a tour at the gate.

Directions

Start with a photo

Send a picture of the piece and the room it lives in. We will suggest fabrics that suit both.