Yinka Ilori
Discover the world of Yinka Ilori's colourful designs inspired by his Nigerian heritage
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Last chance to shop: Yinka Ilori pop-up shop entices in London’s Shoreditch
Yinka Ilori's colourful pop-up shop (until 3 January 2023) in east London features new collections and interiors inspired by West African architecture
By Rosa Bertoli Published
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Yinka Ilori’s diamond-infused Fashion Awards 2022 trophy design unveiled
Following designs by David Adjaye and Marc Newson in previous years, Yinka Ilori has designed the trophies for The Fashion Awards 2022 in a colourful mass of glass and diamond
By Martha Elliott Published
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The Design Museum celebrates Yinka Ilori’s world
From community-focused commissions to design for play, 'Yinka Ilori: Parables of Happiness' (open until 25 June 2023) celebrates the British-Nigerian designer's creativity, his influences and his inspirations
By Shawn Adams Last updated
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Brit Awards 2021 winners to receive trophies by Yinka Ilori and Es Devlin
Each Brit Awards 2021 winner will receive two awards, with each recipient invited to gift the second trophy in the spirit of ‘giving something back’
By Rosa Bertoli Last updated
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Last chance to see: Yinka Ilori’s colourful pop-up at London’s Greenwich Peninsula
Promise me memories and I will let you in by Yinka Ilori is a colourful pop-up outdoor installation at Greenwich Peninsula until 19 September 2021, a colourful space ‘for communities to reconnect through curiosity and imagination’
By Rosa Bertoli Last updated
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Yinka Ilori’s new homeware brightens 2020 with joyful optimism
Distinctively colorful and sustainably made, the designer’s new range of homewares includes cups, plates, rugs and cushions in his signature playful patterns and palettes inspired by his childhood
By Rosa Bertoli Last updated
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Last chance to play: Yinka Ilori's colourful basketball court in Canary Wharf is a slam dunk
Artist and designer Yinka Ilori applied his signature colourful geometries to his design for this new public basketball court in Canary Wharf, London
By Rosa Bertoli Last updated
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At home with Yinka Ilori
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
By Rosa Bertoli Last updated
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Yinka Ilori transforms afternoon tea at Bulgari Hotel, London
Celebrated designer Yinka Ilori unveils an exuberant afternoon tea at London’s Bulgari Hotel
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Yinka Ilori’s colourful skatepark in France is a pillar of the community
Sport, street art and community merge in Yinka Ilori’s skatepark in Roubaix, project that is part of Lille’s World Capital of Design 2020
By Rosa Bertoli Last updated
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Step inside Yinka Ilori and Pricegore’s colourful summer pavilion for London
Enter the ‘Colour Palace’ designed by architects Pricegore and artist Yinka Ilori. This year’s Dulwich Pavilion, commissioned for London Festival of Architecture, is inspired by the colours of the Balogun Market in Lagos. The cerise pink, canary yellow, Granny Smith-green and sky blue scheme responds with confidence to the demure, Sir John Soane-designed gallery building. The design’s colourfully patterned timber louvres work together in tandem to reflect the joy of multicultural London.
By Ellie Stathaki Published