Paul Kiarie skillfully crafted a one-of-a-kind cutlery drawer for Kristian, blending beauty and practicality seamlessly. What's your wish?
A request by Kristian from Berlin, Germany
Hello dear team of the Urban Change Lab,
Due to a very individual design of our kitchen, we have a cutlery drawer with very unusual dimensions. It is very short in depth (27.2 cm), but normal in width at 51 cm with a carcase of 60 cm. For this we need a tailor-made cutlery insert made of iroko or walnut wood. The height of the insert should be between 5 and 5.5 cm.
As for the layout, we need 6 compartments side by side in width for knives, forks, large spoons, small spoons, long spoons and odds and ends. The two outer compartments should span the entire depth/length. The four compartments in between should be shorter with an inner depth of 20 cm, so that there is a wider transverse compartment above. A sketch, not quite to scale, is attached.
We would be very pleased to receive an offer from you.
With best regards
Kristian
The Journey of Creating custom made cutlery drawer with very unusual dimensions
Negotiation & Planning
Hello Kristian, I am happy to provide an offer for your idea. I have seen the sketch and I can get to it as soon as possible. I would like to inquire whether you would mind pine or cypress wood but with a walnut finish as walnut wood is hard to come by locally
Hello Paul,
Pine or cypress wood with a walnut finish is OK for us. We are looking forward to your offer.
Best regards
Kristian s (Automatic translation)
Hello Kristian, I hope you are well and thank you for your feedback...I will happily get to it...I would also like to clarify what the 60cm carcase you mentioned earlier means
Dear Paul,
you can ignore that detail - 60 cm is the width of corps of the kitchen furniture. For you relevant is 51 cm only.
Best
Kristian (Automatische Übersetzung)
Thank you for the clarification Kristian, I can now get started on the project
Crafting Process
Artisan’s Progress Updates
Hello Kristian, this is the wood i'll be using to make the tray, i have attached photos of the sanded wood and started the glue up process.
Thanks for the info! (Automatic translation)
Hello Kristian you are very welcome and I hope you are well... I have attached a photo of the tray and it is slowly taking shape
😉 (Automatic translation)
Hello Kristian, here is the tray glued up and assembled and awaiting sanding and stain when the glue dries
Looks perfect, thank you! (Automatic translation)
Hello Kristian, I hope you are well. here's the finished tray with a dark walnut stain
Looks really good. Thank you so much! (Automatische Übersetzung)
(Automatic translation) 20 Dec 2021 3:20 pm: Kristian
(Automatic translation) 20 Dec 2021 3:20 pm: Kristian
Looks really good. Thank you so much for this! (Automatic translation)
Hello Kristian I hope you are well, the finishes used on the tray were walnut stain and wood wax used for furniture, crafts and floors. From my experience they are harmless when used with cutlery crafts however I would suggest you use a food safe finish for peace of mind.
Many thank's for the info!
Best regards
Kristian (Automatische Übersetzung)
The Finished Unique Piece – Individually Handmade
Reference: ON005955E-31903
Detailed Cost Breakdown
| Price | |
|---|---|
| Cost of material |
16.13
|
| Cost of labour |
12.1
|
| Cost of packaging |
4.03
|
| Cost of delivery to local operations manager |
4.03
|
| Subtotal – payout to artisan |
36.29
|
| Customer acquisition costs (advertising etc.) |
3.63
|
| Handling fee Urban Change Lab |
3.63
|
| Shipping costs from Kenya to Germany* |
30
|
| VAT (Germany)* |
8.27
|
| Total |
87.52
|
*Shipping costs and VAT vary depending on your location.
