Speaking ahead of his first solo display at London’s Design Museum (15 September 2022 – 25 June 2023), British-Nigerian designer Yinka Ilori welcomes us to his new London studio space to talk family, music, daily routines, and his most joyful projects
Yinka Ilori, photographed by Lewis Khan. The images throughout show his London studio, which he opened in May 2022
In 2020, he launched his eponymous homeware brand, making his playful, optimistic aesthetic available on a larger scale. Spanning from homeware,and objects, the brand’s items are meant, like much of Ilori’s work, ‘to instil a sense of optimism and joy’. At the moment I’m listening to Burna Boy’s new album, which came out a few weeks ago. My favourite track on my album so far is ‘Last Last’. If you follow me on Instagram, my Instagram stories always feature what I’m listening to in my car.I live in west London in Acton, which has a really strong community spirit. There are many independent businesses, from shops, cinemas and galleries to fruit and veg shops and butchers’.
For example, ’If Chairs Could Talk’ is based on the parable ‘no matter how long the neck of a giraffe is, it still can’t see the future’. The story is about not judging people based on their current circumstances because you never know what the future holds. I created five chairs that were based on people from my childhood and tried to tell their stories through these objects. Each chair reflected on who the individual has become over time.
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At home with Yinka IloriSpeaking ahead of his first solo display at London’s Design Museum (15 September 2022 – 25 June 2023), British-Nigerian designer Yinka Ilori welcomes us to his new London studio space to talk family, music, daily routines, and his most joyful projects
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