Arkethane Concept

Japandi Timber Wardrobe Design | Glass Display Storage

We completed this Japandi wardrobe with natural oak slatted doors, a central open bookcase niche and a black aluminium-framed smoked-glass display cabinet. Concealed warm LEDs, aged-bronze handles and oak herringbone parquet create calm, functional and sculptural bedroom storage architecture.

We aimed to lighten generous storage volumes through Japanese minimalism and timber craftsmanship. Vertical slats meet an open display niche and a transparent glass module, while warm lighting gives the room a restful, breathable and timeless atmosphere.
Project Details

Design Decisions That Transform the Space

This bedroom wardrobe combines Japandi and modern wabi-sabi aesthetics with contemporary storage. Full-height finely slatted natural oak doors, a central open display and bookcase niche and a transparent smoked-glass cabinet with matt-black aluminium frames form an asymmetric balance. Handcrafted vertical timber slats, full-length handles with aged-bronze knob details, warm 3000K linear LEDs within the niche and display cabinet and solid oak herringbone parquet give the room a calm, restful and refined natural character.

Material and Colour Balance

Warm-textured natural oak veneer is used on the cabinet body and framed doors.

Closely spaced vertical timber slats inspired by Japanese architecture fill the door centres.

Full-length handles with aged-bronze / antique-brass knobs and two collars complement the furniture’s vertical rhythm at the opening points.

A central open niche provides space for books and decorative objects, above a display module with two drawers.

Concealed warm 3000K linear LED strips beneath the open niche shelves highlight objects evenly.

On the right, full-height transparent smoked-glass doors with slim matt-black aluminium profiles display clothing.

A strong vertical linear LED strip runs from top to bottom inside the glass cabinet, alongside an internal drawer block.

A plasterboard ceiling with concealed lighting, solid oak herringbone parquet and a textured beige jute/wool rug complete the room.

Technical and Architectural Design

Layered Elevation Rhythm: Enclosed slatted doors, an open display niche and a transparent glass cabinet form one architectural volume, reducing the visual weight of the timber and adding sculptural depth.

Crafted Timber Texture: Vertical slats set within routed frames create changing light and shadow across the doors, bringing acoustic and tactile richness.

Focused Lighting: Horizontal light strips in the bookcase niche and vertical LEDs in the glass cabinet support the room’s night-time atmosphere with soft, comfortable indirect light.

Project Notes
  • Closely spaced vertical timber slats are fitted within full-height framed natural oak doors.
  • Full-length vertical handles with aged-bronze / antique-brass knob details and two collars complement the door rhythm.
  • A central open bookcase / display niche includes two timber drawer modules.
  • Concealed warm 3000K linear LEDs run beneath the open niche shelves.
  • A clear smoked-glass display cabinet with slim matt-black aluminium frames stands on the right.
  • A floor-to-ceiling vertical LED strip and internal drawer block complete the glass cabinet.
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