Annam Woodworks

The collection

Each piece,
its own room.

Every design below is made to order in solid teak. Sizes, finishes and details can be tailored — ask us by email or on Instagram.

01 · The modern entrance

Most requested

Foyer Tables

Three designs, one idea: let the legs do the talking. The modern console floats on two legs with a softly rounded top and a single sculpted collar; the classic adds a moulded top, carved corbels and layered turnings; the four-leg stands free, with a scalloped apron and urn-turned legs.

Solid teak · hand-turned legs

Two-leg wall console or four-leg freestanding

Made to your width and height

Modern teak foyer table Sculpted collar and turnings on the modern foyer table leg
The modern console
Classic teak foyer table Carved corbel and layered turnings on the classic foyer table leg
The classic console
Four-leg teak foyer table with a scalloped apron

Freestanding, so it works away from a wall — behind a sofa or under a mirror.

The four-leg console
Teak Chettinad bench with turned spindles, raised panels and three hand-painted tiles

The backrest folds down, turning the bench into a low diwan.

02 · The Chettinad hall

Chettinad Bench

Rows of turned spindles, raised panels and hand-painted floral tiles, carried on bun feet and brass-bracketed arms — the verandah seat of a Karaikudi mansion, made for today’s living room.

Solid teak · painted ceramic tiles · brass fittings

Also made as a hanging oonjal (swing)

03 · The quiet bath

Cane Towel Stand

Offset teak frames with a hand-woven cane shelf below, on small castors so it moves with you. Architectural enough for a bedroom corner, practical enough for the bath.

Teak · hand-woven cane

Two-rail and three-rail versions

Three-rail teak towel stand with a woven cane shelf
Close-up of the hand-woven cane shelf and its teak frame The towel stand in use with towels and bags
Dark teak pooja chowki with cast brass corner caps and shaped feet The chowki from above, showing the mitred top and four brass caps

04 · The sacred corner

Pooja Chowki

A low teak platform with a mitred top, shaped bracket feet and cast brass caps at each corner, finished in a deep rosewood polish — for the prayer room, or as a quiet pedestal anywhere in the home.

Teak · brass corner caps

Also: peacock-tile stools, pooja mandir stands

05 · The foot of the bed

Cane-back Bench

A long teak seat on softly splayed legs, with a hand-woven cane panel floating behind it in a rounded teak frame. Light enough for a bedroom, sturdy enough for a hallway.

Solid teak · hand-woven cane back

Made to your length

Suits homes, receptions and waiting areas

Teak cane-back bench at the foot of a bed, on a jute rug
Close-up of the hand-woven cane panel and its rounded teak frame The same bench used as seating in a reception waiting area

06 · The heirloom corner

Cash Chest

A lidded teak chest on three lockable drawers, bound in engraved brass at every corner and hung with silk tassels. Built the way a merchant’s petti was built — to be handed down.

Solid teak · engraved brass · working lock and key

Three drawers with a deep lidded well above

Teak cash chest closed, with brass corners and tasselled drawer pulls
The chest open, showing the lidded well and three drawers Side view with the drawers pulled out and brass carry handle
Teak jewellery chest with six open drawers and a carved name on the lid
The chest seen from the side with its drawers stepped open A chest lid carved with a temple-town scene, bound in brass

07 · The dressing table

Jewellery Chest

Six velvet-lined teak drawers under a carved lid, each with a ring pull. The lid can carry a name or a motif of your choosing, cut by hand — which is what makes it a gift rather than a box.

Solid teak · velvet-lined drawers · metal ring pulls

Name or motif carved to order

Also made as bangle boxes and keepsake boxes

Three teak wall hangers with brass leaf and plain hooks

08 · Behind the door

Teak Cloth Hangers

A moulded teak board and a row of cast brass hooks — leaf-shaped or plain. The small piece that makes an entrance, a bathroom or the back of a bedroom door feel finished.

Solid teak · cast brass hooks

Three, four or five hooks, made to your length

Don’t see your piece?

Most of what we make started as a customer’s idea.