The newly launched Wadi Screen is born from the continuous interrogation of our work at TheUrbanative. From the early Nasara screens in steel and cord to a softer dialogue of natural materials, sculptural wool forms and colour stained timber; the piece reflects an evolving language of making. It gathers the lessons learned along the way while offering a glimpse into how we continue to approach design.

The Wadi Screen takes its name from the Swahili word wadi, meaning valley. The name emerged during an earlier collaboration with Something Good Studio for the Kusafiri collection knitwear collection. In that project we explored ideas of landscape, movement and travel, and the word remained with us.

Like a valley, the screen holds layers of depth and texture, translating a sense of landscape into form. At its centre is a woven wool panel where layered natural and coloured yarns with sculptural reliefs create a surface that shifts with light. The multitudes of textures move across the screen almost like terrain, soft and structured resulting in a landscape held within a frame.

Weaving remains the core approach while the material evolves. Produced in collaboration with Grey Room using wool supplied by Weluka, the panel explores weaving in a more sculptural way using local natural materials. The fibre gathers, layers and builds texture across the surface, extending the studio’s exploration of weaving into a new material and a new landscape of form.