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Authentic Indian furniture in teak

In the heart of Leiden, on the Kaasmarkt, you will find the Kast van Klaas shop. A shop with a character of its own, full of unique old Indian cabinets imported directly from India.

Portrait of Klaas Hoekstra, owner of Kast van Klaas
Klaas Hoekstra

Owner Klaas Hoekstra and his team offer an exceptional collection of authentic furniture in all shapes and sizes, finished in beautiful Indian colours.

Klaas knows North India like no one else. For more than twenty years it has been his favourite destination, and he travels there several times a year to personally search for the most beautiful Indian cabinets. Originality comes first.

Most of the cabinets are at least sixty to more than a hundred years old and are still made of what is known as old-growth teak, which is becoming increasingly rare.

Indian furniture makers in a workshop, in front of restored display cabinets
Old Indian doors and cabinets, set out in the shop
Old Indian tins with hand-painted designs

Imported straight from India.

Under the supervision of Klaas and his staff, the old Indian cabinets are restored down to the last detail by local Indian furniture makers where needed, before being shipped to the Netherlands.

The cabinets of Kast van Klaas are one-off pieces, imported from India by Klaas himself.

Klaas Hoekstra in front of a weathered pink wall
Display cabinets and an old table in the Kast van Klaas shop

Looking for an old cabinet made to measure?

In consultation, you can have your own made-to-measure cabinet built from authentic Indian (reclaimed) wood.

Ask Klaas about made-to-measure