What is OKA all about? Simply put, it’s a love affair with living well. Since the very beginning, we’ve been on a mission to create things that make time spent with friends and family more memorable. We believe that’s the secret to living beautifully: enjoying it.
OKA started small, with three women bringing unique designs from the Far East to shoppers in the West. Lady Annabel Astor, a serial entrepreneur on a mission to find special items to decorate her holiday home with, invited two friends along: her sister-in-law Sue Jones, whose decorating pedigree included stints at Jasper Conran and Colefax and Fowler, and Lucinda Waterhouse, a skilled horticulturist whose company made exquisite faux flowers. Together they set out to create a catalogue of charming home upgrades.
From the start, the OKA team has called on talented artisans from all over the world to bring its ideas to life. Our furniture and homewares prioritise beauty, comfort and style, but we choose items for their integrity, not because they fit a prescribed look. The magic of OKA is the mix: hand-picked global treasures, rich textures and patterns, and timeless furniture profiles. It’s ever-changing but unwaveringly British; elegant and easy-going; sophisticated but never stiff.
And our name? OKA is a phonetic take on ochre, a colour that nods to the East, yet feels innately British. A blend of cultures and aesthetics working in perfect harmony, which is at the heart of everything we do.
Building on over two decades of collections, 13 experiential stores in the UK, a website, and an ideas-packed magazine, we’ve become a destination for lovers of home, season after season. And the more we continue to follow our passion for design, the more we inspire others to find theirs.
Lovely team delivering my chair today. Especially Tony !
Great customer service from Mohzia. Very helpful and knowledgeable.
Tanka and Udaya arrived in time. They were very pleasant and extremely careful. They unwrapped and placed everything just as I wanted. I would definitely use them again.
Excellent Delivery service from Kev and Darren at 442 Logistics. On time, polite and friendly. Thank you
Walked past the store and stopped in as the window display was eye catching. Spoke to a representative who was so attentive, 5* to Katie! Bought some candle sticks and she gift wrapped beautifully. Thanks so much Katie! Will definitely be back :D
Phil and Darren delivered our beautiful new dining table. They put it together, explained how it all worked, do’s and don’t’s and took all the packaging away with them. Fantastic customer service, would definitely recommend Oka to friends and family, even strangers!
Very happy with my Oka order and delivery. Tony and Chris the delivery men were brilliant. Real professionals and helpful, friendly guys. Very respectful of our property and made the delivery process really smooth. Kept me updated on the arrival time. Thank you!
I love Oka and always visit the Harrowgate shop when I can. Wonderful staff, especially Fleur who couldn’t be more helpful so it was a delight to see her at the warehouse sale event in Didcot where she was amazing yet again, helping me find what I was looking for. First class service!
Great delivery service by Tony & Chris. They rang when they were 30 mins away, unpacked & put the coffee table in place. All very efficient. Thank you.
Great customer service in Bath . Thank you !
Excellent service and superb producta
Chris and Chris did a great job. Very efficient, polite and easy to deal with. John
I want to thank Sam from your Harrogate store for resolving an issue I had, when my online order shade, arrived without its carrier. Having contacted Head Office who asked me which carrier size I needed, which I struggled to answer because I just didn't know. I rang the Harrogate store and spoke to Sam, she worked behind the scenes to work out which carrier size would be best for the Oka floor lamp it was to sit on and posted the carrier out to me. Perfect. Thank you Sam, I hope you get to see this message. From a very happy customer who had initially received not such a good experience from an online order, which had nothing to do with the store. Thank you so much. I will now make the effort to purchase from the store, because it just shows an in person experience makes all the difference.
Having decided to do a living room refresh, I went into Oka, Knutsford. The store is beautiful, vast and laid out in room sets, which makes it easy to imagine in your own home. The staff were very helpful and friendly and suggested I use the free service of one of their instore interior designers, which I gladly accepted and along came Rebecca. Wow, what a revelation and what a designer! The process was enjoyable and somehow, Rebecca managed to understand what my preferences were and came up with not 1 but 3 amazing designs. After choosing a look to go with, I was given lots of guidance on rearranging my existing furniture and incorporating new Oka pieces to bring my look up to date. I still have a little way to go but the look is taking shape and totally transforming the space. The delivery guys are great, they unpack and take the boxes away if desired. 😀
Tony and Darren delivered tables to us today. Great guys, helpful and courteous. Great see know great furniture and super guys
So so helpful having Chris and Chris doing the delivery. They helped me move existing furniture to make way for my new coffee table thanks so much!!
V efficient and Toby and Chris v polite and helpful
Great sofa looks fantastic and so well made. Delivered in seven days by a team of efficient helpful people
Lucy Wright
Mar 28,2024Chris and Tony were total gentleman for our delivery - they were so friendly, looked professional and couldn’t have been more helpful. Thank you very much.