Yinka Ilori is a multi-disciplinary artist and designer whose bold visual language draws on his British-Nigerian heritage to convey new narratives through contemporary design. Drawing on Nigerian parables and verbal traditions, Ilori touches on a multitude of themes that resonate with a global audience.
His work is underpinned by the belief that art and design should be accessible to all. Humorous, provocative and playful, his projects demonstrate how design can bring together communities and have a positive impact on society, evoking a sense of joy and optimism. Often using the city as his canvas, he reimagines spaces to encourage a sense of community and invites audiences to engage and participate in his work and its surroundings
The studio now consists of a team of colour-obsessed architects and designers, with the expertise and capacity to take on large-scale architectural and interior design projects. The studio continues to experiment with the relationship between function and form, with an output that sits between traditional divisions of art and design.
We’re ready to take on new challenges, if you have an idea for a project or collaboration, please do get in touch!
Solo Exhibitions: If Chairs Could Talk, The Shop At Bluebird, 2015; This is Where It Started, The Whitespace Gallery, Lagos, 2014; Just Africa, Stockholm, 2014; It Started With a Parable, Jaguar Shoes, London Design Week, 2013.
Group exhibitions: KNIT!, Kvadrat, Copenhagen, 2020; Home Affairs, Now Gallery, London 2015; Making Africa, Vitra Design Museum, Basel, 2015 touring to Guggenheim Museum Bilbao, 2015; Africa Calling, Africa Utopia, Southbank Centre, London 2014; Creative Britain feature stand, British European Design Group, International Contemporary Furniture Fair (ICFF), New York, 2012.
Expertise – Architecture, Sculpture and furniture, Interior design, Graphic design