Stripped

Stripped - Designed with feeling, crafted with finesse -
Johannesburg based furniture design studio.

Stripped: Adjective: Having or containing the bare essentials, with no added features or accessories

2 guys who were tired of digital tools and soft hands, made a swift escape from the corporate world into furniture design, upcycling and restoration. We grew beards, hammered our fingers, broke out the power tools and hardened the *bleep* up to bring you bespoke lifestyle pieces. So if you have a

nything that is looking a little sad, in need of some HTLC (hard-core tender loving care) send it our way, or scan the things we have made for some very satisfied clients.

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11/05/2026

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The Koppie – Blonde Edition 1, a strictly limited collection of 3,000 chairs. Each piece is individually serial numbered...
30/03/2026

The Koppie – Blonde Edition 1, a strictly limited collection of 3,000 chairs. Each piece is individually serial numbered and comes with a certificate of authenticity, marking its place in the first production edition.

Crafted from Sustainably sourced Prime White Oak and finished in a natural, low-VOC semi-matt Osmo Polyx Oil, Koppie also features splines made from archived African hardwood offcuts — collected over years of furniture manufacture and shopfitting. These details give each chair its own quiet individuality.

Koppie is designed to sit perfectly between functional furniture and collectible design — built to be used daily yet cherished for years to come. Comfort was a priority, and we are proud to say you can enjoy sitting on it for hours without compromise.

Approximate Dimensions:

Seat width: 420 mm
Footprint: 500 mm × 492 mm
Overall height: 768 mm

Orders are now open. Secure your peice of the first edition.

We want to sincerely thank .capetown furnitureweek.capetown and for the opportunity to take part in Cape Town Furniture...
23/02/2026

We want to sincerely thank .capetown furnitureweek.capetown and for the opportunity to take part in Cape Town Furniture Week.

To be included among so many talented designers and makers was something we don’t take for granted. We arrived feeling grateful simply to participate, and we left feeling encouraged and deeply inspired.

Weeks like this remind us that design is a shared pursuit — built on generosity, dialogue, and a collective desire to elevate the standard.

Thank you for creating a platform that brings people together and allows studios like ours to grow quietly, steadily, and meaningfully.

We’re honoured to have been part of it.

— Team Stripped

Behind the KOPPIE – Duck JointEvery detail of the KOPPIE is considered, but its joinery is the signature. The legs meet ...
21/02/2026

Behind the KOPPIE – Duck Joint

Every detail of the KOPPIE is considered, but its joinery is the signature. The legs meet the body through the “Duck Joint,” a bespoke housing joint conceived by Stripped Studio—a rare moment where engineering and expression converge.

Rather than conceal the mechanics, we reveal them. The joint reads as deceptively simple, yet every angle rewards scrutiny, exposing the precision and thought behind its construction. It is a study in tension: playfulness contained within exacting craft.

Archived African hardwoods punctuate the joint as subtle splines, reinforcing the form while nodding to the continent’s material legacy. The seat, hand-saddled to perfection, offers comfort grounded in both tradition and contemporary design.

Each KOPPIE is an invitation to engage, to linger, and to collect a piece that bridges art, design, and heritage.

Behind the KOPPIE – CNCThe KOPPIE embodies Stripped Studio’s evolution, where handcraft enters dialogue with machine pre...
20/02/2026

Behind the KOPPIE – CNC

The KOPPIE embodies Stripped Studio’s evolution, where handcraft enters dialogue with machine precision. CNC milling establishes its geometry with exacting clarity, while hand finishing softens every edge, reintroducing the presence of the human hand.

The true distinction lies in the tension between control and restraint: technology defines the form, but the hand—negotiating the “torment of the ideal”—resolves each piece. Variation, material resistance, and subtle imperfection grant every KOPPIE its own character, creating an object as thoughtful as it is rare.

A piece for those who collect not merely furniture, but moments of craftsmanship, design, and material mastery.

Behind the Koppie – Steam BendingIn a world of mass production, steam bending remains deliberately slow.The technique da...
19/02/2026

Behind the Koppie – Steam Bending

In a world of mass production, steam bending remains deliberately slow.
The technique dates back centuries, yet it feels most at home in contemporary collectible design — where process carries as much weight as form.

Steam is introduced gradually, penetrating deep into the timber fibres until they soften just enough to allow movement. There is a narrow window where the material becomes responsive. Miss it, and the piece is lost.
The Koppie’s backrest is bent from a single length of solid timber, forming its sculptural cup through tension and control alone. No laminations. No engineered curvature. Just material, heat and restraint.

Clamped. Left to rest. Days pass while the fibres settle into their new memory.
What emerges is not simply a chair, but a quiet object of presence — balanced, architectural, intentional. Each small batch carries subtle variations in grain and tone, making every piece slightly singular.

Not all furniture is meant to be owned, some pieces are meant to be collected.

KOPPIEThe reinterpretation of African vernacular through contemporary design. Rather than replicating the traditional th...
18/02/2026

KOPPIE

The reinterpretation of African vernacular through contemporary design.

Rather than replicating the traditional three-legged stool, it's form is distilled to structural essence-three points of contact and a singular continuous curve.

Grounded yet refined, ancient in posture and contemporary in expression, Koppie exists as a quiet synthesis of traditional, structure, and modern design.

Now on show at Cape Town Furniture Week.

📍 81 St George's Mall
🗓️ 18 - 21 February 2026

17/02/2026

Koppie is not just an evolution of a piece of wood. It is in the processes of CNC, steam bending and the creation of our own signature duck joint, culminating in comfort and art.

Launching tomorrow at CAPE TOWN FURNITURE WEEK!

You can find us at the Festival Hub
📍 81 St George's Mall
🗓️ 18 - 21 February 2026

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39 Voorhout Street, New Doornfontien
Johannesburg
2094

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Monday 08:00 - 17:00
Tuesday 08:00 - 17:00
Wednesday 08:00 - 17:00
Thursday 08:00 - 17:00
Friday 08:00 - 17:00

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