Solid
Not veneer
Four inches thick in solid timber, which is where the presence comes from — a hollow box would read as trim.
SOLID WOOD · 48 INUndulating front edge
Satin black · No visible fixings
Four feet of solid wood in satin black, with the brackets behind it so nothing shows once it is up. The front edge waves in a slow curve along the whole length, so the shelf is deeper at some points than others while the back stays flat to the wall.
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48 in / 122 cm long, 8 in / 20 cm deep and 4 in / 10 cm thick. Every edge and corner is rounded off.
No — what you need depends on your wall, so nails and screws aren't in the box. The brackets themselves are fitted to the shelf.
Up to 20 lb / 9 kg, spread along the length rather than piled at one end.
Yes. It waves in a slow curve from end to end, so the depth changes as your eye travels along it. The back edge stays straight to the wall.
Black Floating Wall Shelf
Four feet of solid wood finished in satin black, with the brackets sitting behind it so nothing shows once it is up. The front edge is the point: it is not cut straight but waves in a slow curve along the whole length, so the shelf is deeper at some points than others while the back stays flat to the wall. Every edge and corner is rounded off.
It carries up to twenty pounds. Ships assembled in a single piece; nails and screws are not included, since what you need depends on your wall. Because each one is finished by hand, the wave and the tone shift slightly from shelf to shelf.
Free shipping on every order, wherever you are. No minimum, no handling fee at checkout.
Orders are prepared in 1–3 business days. Delivery then takes 3–7 business days from a US warehouse, or 7–20 from an overseas workshop. Tracking arrives by email, and an order with several pieces can turn up in more than one parcel.
Changed your mind? You have thirty days. Return shipping within the US is on us.
We work with solid wood, stone, glass and natural fibre, chosen for how they age rather than how they photograph. Every piece is finished by hand, so grain, tone and outline shift from one to the next.
A QUIET OBJECT
Straight shelves disappear into a room, which is usually the point. This one doesn't: the front edge moves, so the shelf reads as a drawn line with objects standing on it. Four feet is long enough to hold a wall on its own.

MATERIAL & MAKING
Four feet of timber, a wave on the front and nothing on show.
Solid
Four inches thick in solid timber, which is where the presence comes from — a hollow box would read as trim.
Shaped
The front edge is cut and worked into a slow curve, so the depth changes along the length.
Finish
Deep enough to sit against a pale wall without going flat, with every corner rounded off.
Fixing
The brackets sit behind the shelf, so once it's up there is nothing to see underneath.
FROM THE WORKSHOP
“The wave is cut and sanded by hand, which means no two shelves curve the same way. If you put two of ours side by side on a wall you would see it — and we would rather you did.
Mokay LabsThe makers
Shaped and finished by hand
THE DETAIL
Everything worth knowing before it arrives.
Material
Solid wood, satin black
Length
48 in / 122 cm
Depth
8 in / 20 cm, 4 in thick
Load
20 lb / 9 kg
GOOD TO KNOW
A few things worth knowing before it arrives.
Yes, it ships in one piece with the brackets already fitted. You supply the wall fixings.
That depends on your wall — plasterboard, brick and timber stud all need different anchors. Any hardware shop will match them to the 20 lb load.
You can, and because the wave is cut by hand they won't be identical. Most people space them rather than butt them together.
Up to 20 lb spread along the shelf. For a full run of hardbacks, use two shelves rather than loading one.
Satin, not gloss. It has a soft sheen rather than a reflection, and it doesn't show fingerprints the way lacquer does.


Made by hand
Every piece is shaped, sanded and finished in a small workshop. Grain, tone and outline move from one to the next, so the piece that arrives is yours rather than a copy of the photograph.
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