Property News · January 21, 2017

The future’s bright: 2017’s biggest new design talents


This year’s emerging stars are united by one thing: their love of colourIlori’s bright upcycled chairs are designed to be conversation starters. From the batik-printed cottons (known as Dutch wax fabrics) covering the seats that reference his Nigerian roots, to the paint on the legs and frame, each object has a narrative behind it. Take his installation Swimming Pool of Dreams, one of the biggest hits at last year’s London Design Week: six chairs, each inspired by a person he knew as a child from his parents’ Pentecostal church in London, and displayed on Ilori’s floor tiles. Continue reading…

Source : theguardian.com
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