Yinka Ilori

Yinka Ilori is a multidisciplinary artist and designer whose bold visual language draws on his British-Nigerian heritage. His London-based studio is best known for its bright colors and playful designs for furniture and public spaces. 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. In 2020, Ilori was awarded the Emerging Design Medal at the London Design Festival and, in 2021, he was made a Member of the British Empire in the New Year’s Honors.