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‘Crater’ desk and ‘Ren’ table appear in recent coverage of Galerie Armel Soyer Alps chateau inspired space for showcasing contemporary design in Megeve.

Anne-France Mayne. “Sur La Pente Artistique Du Design Creatif.” Domodeco, France, December 2019 – January 2020

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Delphine Després. “Un Monde À Part.” Artravel Hors Serié – Les Alps 2020, France, December 2019

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Sylvie Thébaud. “L’Art Au Sommet.” Marie Claire Maison, France, December 2019 – January 2020

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Delphine Després. “Le Design Prend de la Hauteur.” Artravel Hors Serié – Les Alps 2020, Focus, France, December 2019

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Harper’s Bazaar Interiors featured Ifeanyi’s work and profile in their fall issue.

Rebecca Anne Proctor. “A Futuristic Craft.” Harper’s Bazaar Interiors, Dubai, Fall 2019

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Lahlou, Hicham and Mugendi K. M’Rithaa. African Generation: The Power of Design. Langages du Sud. Casablanca, Morocco. 2019.

The new publication co-written by Lahlou and M’Rithaa explores and highlights the creative force emerging from the continent and diaspora, presenting the work of forty-nine designers, architects and artists.

English Language Edition
ISBN-10: 995469532X
ISBN-13: 978-9954695326

Marking the UK launch of publication, ‘African Generation: The Power of Design’, the panel discussion touched on design creativity from the continent and diaspora.

Moderated by Clarisse Kapferer, Langages du Sud; panel included Hicham Lahlou, author, designer, design ambassador; Cher Potter, V&A Museum London; and Ifeanyi Oganwu, Expand Design Ltd.

Date: Wednesday, 18 September 2019.

Where: 100% Design Auditorium, Olympia London.

https://www.100percentdesign.co.uk/

Autonomus Rex. Drawing, 2006

Designmuseum Denmark, Copenhagen will celebrate the centenary of the Bauhaus by presenting the major survey – The Bauhaus #itsalldesign. The travelling exhibition is organized by Vitra Design Museum and Bundeskunsthalle Bonn; and curated by Jolanthe Kugler.

Works by Bauhaus artists and designers are presented alongside that of contemporary practitioners to highlight the importance and continued impact of historical institution.

Dates:
March 14 – Dec. 01, 2019

Additional details:
https://designmuseum.dk/en/

Milky Splice is featured in profile of Berlin-based Functional Art Gallery.

Felix Burrichter. Pin-Up Presents Functional Art. Pin-Up, Special Publication and Online Feature, November, 2018
https://pinupmagazine.org/articles/interview-with-functional-art-co-founders-javier-peres-and-benoit-wolfrom

Rotunda is featured in Superbenches project profile by Pin-Up Magazaine.

“Outdoor Comfort.” Pin-Up, Issue 23, Fall Winter 2017/18

Hugonot, Marie-Christine. Décoration Chalet. Le style Savoie Mont-Blanc. Glénat Livres. Issy-les-Moulineaux, France. 2018

https://www.librairiedialogues.fr/livre/14526541-decoration-chalet-2e-ed-le-style-savoie-mont–marie-christine-hugonot-glenat-livres

Crater and Ren as seen in Armel Soyer Alps, is featured in new book by Marie-Christine Hugonot, published by Glénat Livres, France.

‘Décoration Chalet. Le style Savoie Mont-Blanc’ allows the author “to update the codes of an art of living the mountain in all seasons that has not finished to surprise us. She presents projects that make us dream and invites us to meet artists, artists and talented designers who feed on this landscape to create. The mountain muse or mountain resource, sometimes both, infuse their art with extra soul.”

“Abundantly illustrated, this book, conceived as a box of ideas, offers a varied repertoire of shapes, materials and colors that harmonize in the mountains, giving tips from professionals and individuals. It also contains a rich address book in the form of an illustrated alphabet to continue the adventure beyond these pages.”

Abstract Expressions

Cityscapes and Silverscapes featured in group show – Abstract Expressions – Explorations in Jewellery Design, at Zaha Hadid Gallery, London.

Oct. 10 – 19, 2018.

Installation photos by Karoliina Helosuo Photography

The Bauhaus #itsalldesign
Autonomus Rex. Animation still, 2006

The Bauhaus #itsalldesign. (Travelling Exhibition organized by Vitra Design Museum and Bundeskunsthalle Bonn)

MUDAC, Lausanne.

Curator: Jolanthe Kugler

Sept. 20, 2018 – Jan. 06, 2019

Additional details:
https://mudac.ch/en/

Making Africa
High Museum, Atlanta. Photo John Paul Floyd

Splice included in Making Africa: A Continent of Contemporary Design.

Travelling exhibition organized by Vitra Design Museum and Guggenheim Bilbao, stopped at High Museum, Atlanta and Albuquerque Museum, USA.

Curated by Amelie Klein with Okwui Enwezor as consulting curator.

Exhibition dates at Blanton Museum: Oct. 14, 2018 – Jan. 06, 2019

Installation photo. Blanton Museum

Additional details:
https://blantonmuseum.org/
http://www.design-museum.de

SaloneSatellite Permanent Collection
B Table presented at SaloneSatellite Permanent Collection, Legno Arredo ITS Rosario Messina Foundation Training Facility, Lentate sul Seveso, Italy.

Special inaugural presentation Nov. 09 – 23, 2018

Photo courtesy DesignCommunication Blog

Artissima 2018

Cityscapes, Silverscapes presented by Elisabetta Cipriani at Artissima, Turin.
Nov. 02 – 04, 2018

Design Miami/ Basel 2018

Cityscapes presented by Elisabetta Cipriani at Design Miami/ Basel.
June 12 – 17, 2018

AFRICA-LATIN AMERICA

Ifeanyi Oganwu contributed to group show and publication for AFRICA-LATIN AMERICA, Rising Design/ Design Emergente. SaloneSatellite, 2018. Milan.

Curated by Hicham Lahlou and The Campana Brothers.

Apr. 17 – 22, 2018

Panel Discussion – African Art & Design – Beyond a Trend, at Sotheby’s London.

Moderated by Chrissa Amuah, Africa by Design; panel included Reni Folawiyo, ALARA Lagos; Pascale Revert, 50 Golborne; and Ifeanyi Oganwu, Expand Design Ltd.

Date: Tuesday, March 27, 2018.

Catalogue accompanying exhibition ‘Pavilion de L’Espirit Nouveau: A 21st Century Show Home’.
Edited by Felix Burrichter, Simon Castets, Karen Marta.
Published by Swiss Institute. New York, USA. 2018.

“As the second edition of Swiss Institute’s Architecture and Design Series, this volume adopts the conceptual framework of the exhibition at SI and is related public programs, in addition to presenting seminal essays, archival materials, and exhibition documentation.”

For details: https://www.swissinstitute.net/product/pavillon-de-lesprit-nouveau-a-21st-century-show-home/

BULGY Inverted, 2014

Ifeanyi named Powerlist Rising Star for 2019.

Adenike Adenitire. “Rising Stars. On The Up!” Powerlist 2019, London, October, 2018
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‘Making Africa’ travelling exhibition at Blanton Museum of Art, featured in international highlights for Fall 2019.

Madeleine Luckel. “12 of the Best Design Exhibitions to See This Fall.” Vogue, September 18, 2018
https://www.vogue.com/article/best-design-exhibitions-fall

Will Heinrich. “Art Fall Preview: Over 100 Not-to-Miss Shows From East Coast to West.” New York Times, September 12, 2018
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/09/12/arts/design/fall-art-calendar.html

Anita Gates. “Back to School With a Side of Art.” New York Times, October 25, 2018
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/10/25/arts/back-to-school-with-a-side-of-art.html

B Table, 2017, enters Permanent Collection of SaloneSatellite, Italy.

Milica Miletic Serbedzija. “The SaloneSatellite Permanent Collection – The New Design Destination.” DesignCommunication Blog, November 14, 2018
http://www.designcommunication.net/design-events/the-salonesatellite-permanent-collection-the-new-design-destination

B Table
Laminated Marble – White Carrara and Grey Bardiglio
In two parts, each 840 x 420 x 300 mm / 33.1 x 16.5 x 11.8 in
Limited Edition, 2017

B Table celebrates engineering and material fusion by presenting a time-honoured material alongside innovative processing. The pair of variably configurable low tables is formed of laminated strips of grey and white marble which define the materials’ paths. A layer of ephemerality is introduced by the alternation between glossy and matte finishes to the top surface, thus suggesting an endless circuit.

Produced in partnership with Henraux on the occasion of ‘Collezione SaloneSatellite 20 Anni’, a landmark exhibition, and permanent collection, highlighting important collaborations between designers and producers.