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Iroko Bench

Year:

2024

The Iroko Bench in the stern of The Maria Alexandra Spa Boat.

At the time, the Iroko Bench was something really quite unique for us at A TOKO. It was the first time we had hired professionals from the UK to fabricate anything of ours (as we always prioritise working with our artisans in Indonesia) and it was also the first time we had worked on water. The Iroko Bench formed part of a larger project; in which we furnished the inside of the spa boat with furniture from our stock range and we also had the bespoke seat cushions for the bench made in Bali too. So, we feel we stayed true to our principles.

The bench itself, as its name suggests, its entirely made from Iroko - which is a tropical hardwood particularly well suited to wet conditions. It also gives off a wonderful golden glow in the sunlight. Building a bespoke bench on water in the stern of a handmade boat posed all manner complications. No line was straight, no two curves the same, and because the bench was on a continually moving surface (namely water) it ruled out the use of a spirit level. However, we persevered, and we hope you'll agree that we triumphed in the end.

Don't take our words for it though, go and check the bench and spa out for yourselves, both are heavenly.

We hope that you'll love and cherish your A TOKO Bespoke furniture, and rest assured that everything that can be done to insure we create pieces that fulfil your vision will be done. The truth is though, that when designing & creating pieces that are unique, sometimes aspects of the design may prove to be impractical, unmanageable or even unsafe and as such occasionally compromises have to be made - this is the reality of 'design'.

We do not accept returns on bespoke or commissioned items. You will be part of the design and build process throughout, and at each stage you will be provided with photo & video updates as well as detailed reports on progress and, once you're happy, you will be asked to sign-off on them. This will be the case up until it's time for your item to be shipped. Once you have signed off prior to shipping, you are agreeing to accept your item of furniture and as long as it arrives as promised then it is yours to cherish.    

 

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