Kilimanjaro at DuskOn the wall · from $180

Illuminated wall art · Made in Arusha

Art that holds the golden hour.

Layered wood landscapes of Kilimanjaro, the savanna and the coast, backlit in warm light and finished by hand. Delivered across East Africa.

Shop the collection See it on your wall

From $180Three sizes per piece

ArushaCut & wired by hand

3–7 daysTo East Africa

The collection

Six landscapes, lit from behind.

Five layers

Kilimanjaro at Dusk

Highlands

Kibo at sunset, five layers deep, giraffes on the ridge.

Acacia Moon

Savanna

Midnight on the plains. A cool moon, a warm halo.

Dhow at Kendwa

Coast

A round piece. Lateen sail, last light on the water.

Meru Mist

Highlands

Our own mountain in six greens, as seen from the workshop.

New

Baobab Grove

Savanna

Tarangire at golden hour. Three trees, one long shadow.

Tide Lines

Abstract

An arch of sand, clay and Indian Ocean teal.

See it on your wall

Pick your wall. We pick the size.

Measure the wall, tell us what sits below it, and we will show you the size that looks right, drawn to scale.

Wall width 3.2 m

What is below it?

Artwork

We recommendLarge · 120 × 78 cm

About two thirds of your sofa. Hang the bottom edge 22 cm above the back.

A warm workshop with lamps over benches, tools and timber offcuts

The workshop

Cut, layered and wired under Mount Meru.

Ukuta means wall. We are a carpenter and an illustrator who got tired of blank ones. Every piece is drawn in Arusha, cut from birch ply, hand-painted layer by layer and wired with a warm LED strip behind the last layer.

Nothing is printed. If you look closely you will see the brush.

4–6 layersPer piece, 18 mm of depth

SignedNumbered on the back

2700KWarm-white light, dimmable

Tue–SatShowroom open 10:00–18:00

Commissions

Your view, cut in light.

Your farm at Karatu, the beach where you got engaged, the skyline you see from the office. Send us a photo and we will turn it into a one-off piece.

Send a photo or a sketchPlus the wall size. We reply within two working days.
Approve the drawingA layered proof in colour, with up to two rounds of changes.
We cut, paint and wire itFour to six weeks in the workshop, with progress photos.
Delivered and hungFree installation in Arusha and Moshi.

Start a commission

From $480Medium, 90 cm, including the drawing

A carpenter's hands measuring a turned piece of wood with calipers

Materials & care

What it is made of, and how to keep it.

Real wood, real paint and a light you can replace. Built to hang for decades, not seasons.

Birch plywood

Four to six laser-cut layers, 3 mm each, sealed on every edge.

Walnut back

A solid walnut frame keeps the piece flat and 4 cm off the wall.

Warm LED

2700K strip, about 25,000 hours. Dims from the remote.

Plug or hardwire

2 m cable and plug, or wired into a switch by your electrician.

Dust with a soft brushOnce a month. No water, no sprays on the paint.

Keep it out of direct sunStrong afternoon sun fades any painted wood over time.

Two-year light warrantyIf the LED fails, we post a new strip. It clips in.

Delivery across East Africa

Crated in Arusha, hung in your home.

Every piece travels in a pine crate, insured door to door. Pick a city to see the cost and the timing.

One fee per order, however many pieces. We handle the border paperwork for Kenya, Uganda and Rwanda.

Contact

Ask us anything.

Questions about sizes, a commission or a hotel order. A real person in the workshop answers within one working day.

Showroom: Njiro, Arusha · Tue–Sat 10:00–18:00
Email: hello@ukuta.example
Trade: Hotels, lodges and designers: ask for our trade price list.