Founded by Ifeanyi Oganwu, Expand Design Ltd is a London-based studio engaging in architecture and furniture design by investigating the correlation between history, base materials and opportunities presented by state-of-the-art fabrication techniques. Through our projects, we unearth unidentified typologies that are inspired by the past, grounded in the present, and on a journey to a new aesthetic domain.
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
PDF copy available to download via link below:
‘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.
Ren, 2010
Full Circle, 2010
Ren marble table and Full Circle multiuser bench are featured in the catalogue – SaloneSatellite. 20 Years of New Creativity by Beppe Finessi, which traces the first 20 years of Milan’s SaloneSatellite.
The publication is illustrated with selections of work by over 500 designers who kicked off their careers at the world-leading platform for showcasing new design talent.
Beppe Finessi. SaloneSatellite. 20 Years of New Creativity. Corraini Edizioni. Mantova, Italy. 2017
Additional information:
http://www.corraini.com/en/catalogo/scheda_libro/1333/SaloneSatellite
Cityscapes ring featured in Vanity Fair’s excellent profile of Elisabetta Cipriani.
Dorian May. “Art Couture.” Vanity Fair, On Jewellery, UK, August 2017
PDF copy available to download via link below:
Galerie Armel Soyer Alps, featured in Vogue Living Australia.
Ian Phillips. “Peak Interest.” Vogue Living, Australia, July/August 2017
PDF copy available for download via link below:
Kalejdohill. Superbenches. Stockholm. 2017
Catalogue accompanying special project.
http://kalejdohill.com/all-projects/superbenches
Themes and Variations. Seeking Africa. London. 2016
Illustrated catalogue accompanying gallery exhibition.
https://www.themesandvariations.com/
Gideon Fink Shapiro. Re-Living the City: UABB 2015 Catalogue. Actar Publishers. New York and Barcelona. 2016
Illustrated catalogue edited by Gideon Fink Shapiro accompanying 2015 UABB Biennale.
Ryan Waddoups. “10 Design Talents Craft Innovative Benches for Stockholm Park.” Interior Design Magazine, May 7, 2017
http://www.interiordesign.net/articles/13216-10-design-talents-craft-innovative-benches-for-stockholm-park/
Yoko Choy. Bench press: designers put a new spin on public seating in Sweden. Wallpaper, May 9, 2017
https://www.wallpaper.com/design/superbench-designers-create-public-seating-in-sweden
Laura Arrighi. “In Stockholm There are the Most Beautiful (and Strange) Benches in the World. Here Because.” Elle Décor Italia, May 12, 2017
http://www.elledecor.it/arredo-giardino-tendenze-2017/10-super-panchine-design-stoccolma-superbenches
Alyn Griffiths. “World’s Top Designers Reinvent the Classic Park Bench.” CNN Style, May 15, 2017
http://edition.cnn.com/2017/05/15/design/superbenches-kvarnbacken-stockholm-definitive-design/index.html
Jennifer Snack. “Superbenches, Auteur Benches in a Stockholm Park.” DiarioDESIGN, May 18, 2017
http://diariodesign.com/2017/05/superbenches-bancos-de-autor-en-un-parque-de-estocolmo/
Shumi Bose. “The Bench.” Disegno Daily, June 19, 2017
https://www.disegnodaily.com/article/the-bench
Gillian Dobias. “10 ‘SUPERBENCHES’ in the Stockholm Suburb of Järfälla.” Archdaily, Jun 14, 2017
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GeVo5WJpA_c&feature=youtu.be
Rotunda, Steel, 2017
1500 x 4160 x 4555 mm / 59.05 x 163.78 x 179.33 in
Photo by Andy Liffner
Rotunda forms part of a larger project of Superbenches conceived to regenerate Kvarnbacken Park in Jakobsberg, which covers an area of 7 acres north of central Stockholm.
The proposal for Rotunda consists of offset arc structures which provide seating and enclosure to offer another layer of tranquillity within the park.
Circularity is adopted to create privacy within the public space. Consequently, Rotunda suggests a microamphitheatre with dual spatial qualities marked dichromatically – an internal enclosure in blue for moments of privacy and serenity, while making room from which to enjoy surrounding vistas on the external aspect of structure that is finished in an earthy grey.
The proposal encourages public participation and forms part of the Kalejdohill urban regeneration platform. The initiative preceeds redevelopment of the area by property developers HSB, Veidekke Bostad and Einar Mattsson.
Commissioned by Kalejdohill.
Photo by Jezzica Sunmo
Autonomous Rex, 2006
The Bauhaus #itsalldesign. (Travelling Exhibition organized by Vitra Design Museum)
ADAM Art and Design Atomium Museum, Brussels, Belgium.
Curator: Jolanthe Kugler
March 16 – June 11, 2017
Additional details:
http://www.adamuseum.be
Cityscapes collection of wearable structures in 9k gold, presented by Elisabetta Cipriani at TEFAF Showcase Maastricht.
Dates: March 10 – 19, 2017
Additional details:
https://www.tefaf.com/fairs/tefaf-maastricht
B Table, presented at Collezione SaloneSatellite 20 Anni, Milan Design Week 2017.
In April 2017, SaloneSatellite turned 20 years. The milestone was celebrated by showcasing important collaborations between selected designers and producers, some presented for the first time.
Organiser: Marva Griffin Wilshire
Curator: Beppe Finessi
Dates: April 4 – 9, 2017
Additional details:
http://www.salonemilano.it/en/manifestazioni/salone-satellite.html
