From the Egyptian Coast

Art the sea started. Hands finished.

One-of-a-kind seashell pieces, hand-painted in small batches.

Studio Reel

A closer look

Gold grid on a stone wall. Look for the cheetah.
The tall striped piece, out on the terrace.
The large white grid, over a sideboard.
Green stripe frame, shells and a starfish on mustard.
Framed grid, styled in an entryway.

One of a Kind, Every Time

Each piece is painted by hand on a real shell. Yours is the only one like it in the world.

How it's made

Packed Like It's Precious

Fragile art, wrapped by hand and double-boxed to survive the trip to any governorate in Egypt.

Shipping details

Pay When It Arrives

Cash on delivery, everywhere we ship. See it at your door before you pay a pound.

Gifts from the Sea

A gift no one else can give

Because no two shells match, a Dallkaf piece can never be bought twice. Made for the person who has everything.

On the Back of Every Piece

Numbered, dated, and signed

Before a piece leaves the studio, it gets turned over. Its number and the day it was born are written on the back, beside the Dallkaf seal and Dalal's signature.

No certificate to file away. The proof is on the piece, and it stays with it.

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The Shoreline Collection

Pieces of the coast, for your home

Our signature series: hand-painted shells that carry the colors of the Egyptian shoreline.

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Good to Know

Questions, Answered

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Every Dallkaf piece starts as a real seashell gathered on the Egyptian coast. We clean and cure it, then paint it by hand in our Cairo studio. Because we never repeat a design on an identical shell, every piece is genuinely one of a kind.

Carefully. Each piece is wrapped by hand, cushioned, and double-boxed before it leaves the studio. If a piece ever arrives damaged, send us a photo within 48 hours and we'll make it right with a replacement or a refund.

We're cash on delivery, all over Egypt. You pay the courier when your order arrives: no cards, no prepayment, no risk.

Because every piece is unique and made at a made-to-order pace, we don't accept change-of-mind returns, but damage in transit is always on us. Check your piece when it arrives and reach out within 48 hours if anything's wrong.