Sabaku

Sabaku is the Japanese word for desert. This café celebrates the beauty of imperfection found in Japanese Wabi-Sabi, blending it with minimalism and elemental references to the Arabian desert.

Our design reflects this fusion through a raw, meditative palette: textured surfaces and subtle tonal shifts that evoke both eroded landscapes and quiet intentionality of the craft of coffee making.

The result is a calm, grounded space where form follows feeling, and materiality tells the story.

Date: 2024
Location: Sharjah, UAE
Type: F&B
Size: 200 sqm
Scope: Interior Architecture, Furniture Design, and Branding

Photo Credits
Daryll Borja of Seeing Things and Aylul Studio

Chairs and Tables at Sabaku

Branding for Sabaku