Riga, Latvia. May 2026.
OakHill — registered as Kalnozolu Koks, which translates from Latvian as oak hill — is a small family workshop in Riga that makes Montessori-inspired furniture from FSC-certified birch plywood. Every piece is CNC-cut for precision and hand-finished by a family member.
What "Montessori" actually means here
Strip away the marketing layers and Montessori furniture has three properties: it is sized for the child (not the adult); it lets the child reach and choose without help; and it does not infantilise the room with colour-pop or character licensing. OakHill makes furniture that hits all three properties without trying to look like anything other than well-made wood furniture.
Made-to-order
Every OakHill piece is built when you order it. Production takes 2-4 working days, then shipping from Latvia. The reason for the wait — small workshop, small batches — is also the reason the finish is consistent and the wood doesn't smell of factory chemicals when it arrives.
State support
OakHill is supported by the Latvian Ministry of Agriculture and the Rural Support Service of Latvia (Project No. 23-04-AL08-A019.2102-000025). That is a small detail that says something about how Latvia, as a country, sees this kind of small wood-working family business — as something worth funding, not optimising away.
What we carry
At launch: the Montessori Front-Facing Book Display (twelve-book capacity, €189) and the Montessori Open Shelf with Bin (€240). As OakHill releases new pieces, we extend the curation. Their full range — climbers, step stools, toy organisers — will arrive in waves through 2026.
See the OakHill pieces at Oreneta →
— Tiago
Copy & SEO, Oreneta