OXALINO™ Cloud Drip Cabinet
Transcript
“This is a big, solid wood cabinet. It's made of solid white oak. It's actually almost an inch and three quarters thick, but we've, uh, rebated around the edge, so it looks a lot thinner. You can see inside it's, it's very thick, quite robust. We've intentionally used riffs on grain here on the front so that this pattern will, will roll over.
The case is mitered and then splined with dovetail splines. My goal for this piece was to create a form that had very smooth edges, that gave a sense that something could roll off of them, and then to develop an OXALINO™ pattern that exaggerated that action. It was designed as a pretty large monolithic piece, and then the OXALINO™ pattern is part of what we're calling the third movement of OXALINO™, which is more modern, more contemporary, more monolithic. Big, bold movements versus small patterns.
So, this was designed to wrap and curl and flow over the side, create a lot of movement.
When we were debating about handles, we considered applied handles, we considered zero handles, and we ended up settling on these integrated wood handles, which have become a bit of a style icon for our studio, integrating wooden handles right into the piece.”
– Nicholas Holmes
Now available for placement in private and designed interiors.
The OXALINO™ Cloud Drip Cabinet debuted at ART_Toronto 2025 as a piece of collectible furniture defined by material discipline and controlled surface movement. Built in solid white oak, the cabinet uses oxidation, not paint, to produce each gestural line.
Details
OXALINO™ Cloud Drip Cabinet
72" length x 34" height x 20" depth
White Oak and Hand painted OXALINO™
Now available in the SHOP w/ white glove delivery to HGTA
The process activates the oak’s natural tannins, creating marks that are chemically bonded to the wood.
This preserves the integrity of the material and keeps the grain fully present as part of the pattern.
All OXALINO™ pieces represent the highest tier of work produced at Hamilton Holmes.
Each one is built in-house using solid wood construction and traditional cabinetmaking methods, then hand-painted by Nicholas Holmes, founder, owner, and principal designer.
The surface is not applied as decoration, but developed as part of the making process, where structure and finish are resolved together.
Collectible Furniture to Last Lifetimes
This is collectible furniture grounded in technical precision, surface chemistry, and a clear design intent, an object defined by its material intelligence.
Fully Resolved
Every plane, including the back, s resolved, positioning the cabinet as a fully considered object intended to be viewed in the round.
Dimensions
72" length x 34" height x 20" depth
Materials
Solid White Oak
Hand-Painted OXALINO™
About
The OXALINO™ Cloud Drip Cabinet is a piece of Collectible Design featuring the maximally decorative OXALINO™ technique that is applied to all surfaces of the furniture, enhancing its physical forms and creating a mesmerizing visual experience.
Every piece of OXALINO™ furniture has unique decoration. The line-work is a combination of classical forms and rhythms, mixed with Hamilton Holmes’ own expressive designs.
The pattern is meticulously hand-painted with an oxidizing solution onto tannin-rich wood, causing a chemical reaction. Every line is drawn with a brush. The wood is then finished with a whitened oil that highlights the natural wood grain of the wood creating a moiré effect.
