Ethnic Design Collection Reto Zehnder

Pannels were usedas room dividers in  huts in Rwanda.

They were supported on either side by wooden pillars.

Some pictures from the workshop in Conakry. We would be glad to interact with them to exhibit once their production. I lost their adress, if someone can help us.

Old Punjabi Pakistani wedding chair hand-crafted of wood. The Chair is hand-painted in vibrant reds. Decorative painted spindles adorn the backrest and under panels of the arms. There is some minor fading of paint colour on legs and armrests and slight paint loss commensurate with age and use. 

This large dowry chest from 19th century from Nuristan (Afghanistan) is made of cedarwood. It is a unique piece of craftsmanship and Nuristan. The front panel can be opened, permitting a much more comfortable use than the access by the cover panel. Kafiristan, its name before Islamization, is a historical region that covered present-day Nuristan Province located on the southern slopes of the Hindu Kush Mountains in the northeastern part of Afghanistan. Nuristan was full of steep and wooded valleys. It was famous for its precise wood carvings, especially of cedar-wood pillars, carved doors, furniture such as dowry chests

A lovely original tea/coffee table from Punjab (Pakistan). A hand made probably walnut wood table, with some faded paint and finished with wax.

A traditional cuboard from a Mongolian ger (Yourte)

A lovely original tea/coffee table from Punjab (Pakistan). A hand made probably walnut wood table, with some faded paint and finished with wax.

An easy to wear Indian bracelet.

Beautiful Tibetan Beaded Collar Breastplate, decorated with dark red glass beads, cowry shells and a central element with fragments of semi-precious stones. 

Modern silver bracelet with gems inlets. Lovely work.

Omani nis'a or dufuf "earings" with silver wire decoration. Each earring comprises an elongated hollow cone decorated on the outside with silver filigree. A loop of silver wire (Hàlka) joins the top and the bottom of the cylinder. Women in Northern Oman wore these earrings, often several of them, depending on the wealth of the woman, attached to a silver chain which ran across the top of the head.

The two amulet boxes are ideal to design your own necklace. 

This type of spiral reproduces an ancient shape of Greece culture