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Ayyoob
Afrasheem

Carpenter, joiner and craftsman in the Maldives — fitted kitchens and boat joinery, furniture, resin, jewellery and themed sets.

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Portrait of Ayyoob Afrasheem, his long dark curly hair framing his face as he rests his hand against it, wearing silver rings set with blue and purple stones.

(01) — THE PRACTICE

Carpentry first — fitted kitchens, wardrobes, boat doors and furniture — with a wider range of craft behind it: resin poured and polished, silver cut and cast, copper folded, and themed sets carved and painted for the beach.

From a pendant small enough to hold in the hand to a ship’s hull built on the sand.

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(02) — SELECTED WORK

Six disciplines, one project from each.

All work

L-shaped fitted kitchen in a concrete-look finish with cream wall cabinets, an inset black sink and a gas hob, seen across the room.

Fitted Kitchens & Wardrobes

Concrete‑Look Kitchen

An L-shaped fitted kitchen in a concrete-look finish, with cream wall units and a pale stone-look worktop.

2023

Timber Joinery

Boat Cabin Doors

Timber-framed glazed doors, made in the workshop and fitted to a boat’s cabin.

2023

Pair of glazed, timber-framed doors hung in the cabin opening of a wooden boat, seen from inside with the foredeck and palm trees beyond.

Freestanding Furniture

Black Vanity Cabinet & Dressing Table

A wall-mounted mirror cabinet and a long dressing table, both in black.

2023

Wall-mounted bathroom cabinet in black with a framed mirror and open shelving on both sides, fixed to a tiled wall.

Hand-made chessboard in timber and red resin, framed with corner posts and set with cast resin pieces in red and clear.

Fine Woodwork & Resin

Resin & Timber Chess Set

A hand-made chessboard in timber and red resin, with cast resin pieces and a fitted storage tray.

2023

Ship hull built in timber and dressed as a skeleton, with a carved skull at the bow, on a beach among palms.

Themed Sets & Sculpture

Pirate Island

A full pirate-themed environment: two timber-built ships, a giant skull gateway, sea-monster tentacles and many smaller scenic pieces.

2023

Winged brooch in polished white metal with two wire-wrapped stones hanging on chains, on dark cloth.

Metalwork & Jewellery

Deviant Collection

A five-piece jewellery collection: cuff, brooch, mask, pendant and ring.

2021

(03) — PROCESS

From first cut to final fit.

Several projects in this portfolio were photographed from start to finish. The boat cabin doors are shown here at three stages: rough stock on the bench, the frames set out and assembled, and the finished doors hung in the cabin opening.

Lengths of sawn and planed timber for the door frames laid across a bench in the workshop.

TIMBER STOCK ON THE BENCH

A door frame set out on the bench and checked along its length with a tape measure.

FRAMES SET OUT AND ASSEMBLED

The new timber-framed glazed doors closed in the cabin front, seen from the foredeck.

DOORS HUNG IN THE CABIN OPENING

See the full project: Boat Cabin Doors

Ayyoob
Afrasheem