Nil Table
Long boards, quiet legs, room for evening guests.
SAAQAH
Furniture formed where Cairo keeps its quiet craft.
Solid timber, honest joints, and rooms that hold desert light without fuss. Built in El Nozha, finished for homes across Egypt.
Why we exist
Not imported. Not hurried. Made on Saaqah Street.
SAAQAH began as a small bench crew shaping dining tables for apartments that face the airport corridor. We still cut, plane, and assemble under one roof - so every piece carries the grain of local decision-making, not a catalog from somewhere else.
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18Bench seats in the atelier
6Timber species on rotation
40+Rooms fitted last season
1Address: El Nozha, Cairo
Collections
Pieces with a Cairo stance
Matar Chair
Angled backrest tuned for long meals.
Nozha Case
Storage that reads as architecture, not clutter.
Sheraton Bed
Low frame, warm oak, morning light first.
The build
From plank to polish in four measured stages
We do not outsource the joints that hold your table together. Selection, joinery, finishing, and fit-out stay inside the atelier - so if something needs adjusting, the same hands that made it can answer.
See the process
"We design for Egyptian rooms: hard light at noon, soft evenings, and furniture that does not pretend it was made in another climate."- Workshop note, SAAQAH atelier
From the journal
Why June boards wait longer
Cairo heat pulls moisture out of timber faster than a calendar expects. Rushing a dining top in early summer is how cupping shows up by September - so we built resting time into the process on purpose.
Read the journalMaterials
Oak, walnut, teak - chosen for this climate
Species decisions here are not mood-board choices. They are about humidity near balconies, west glare on tabletops, and finishes you can repair with a cloth instead of a factory.
Timber & finishesSelected rooms
Heliopolis, Maadi, New Cairo - with the awkward parts left in
We publish projects that include the stair that blocked a headboard, the finish that failed against tile after sunset, and the table that had to shrink so Friday lunch could still mean walking past chairs.
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