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.
Double Agent Suite is featured in the August 2011 issue of British Vogue. “Nature versus Techno at the Milan Furniture Fair” aptly describes our collection and other techno models featured as indestructible and futuristic. Pick up your copy today or download PDF via icon below.
Aimee Farrell. “Nature Versus Techno at Milan Furniture Fair.”Vogue, UK, August, 2011Additional images of collection: 
Following the successful launch of the Double Agent Suite during Milan Design Week 2011, we have received coverage in various international online design sites.
Enjoy the features.
– XP& Team
“Double Agent Suite.”
Romain Jerome Timeout, April 15, 2011
http://rj-timeout.com/2011/04/15/double-agent-suite-15th-april-2011/
“Origins of Design DNA – Automobile Aesthetics.”
Trendease, May 2011
http://www.trendease.com/gallery.php?g=1699-d48ce6aebac09bf&_session=7dgl8ebbb0uf6i92ig8qh8tio0
“Liquid Surfaces.”
Auto Design, May 1, 2011
http://autodesign.socialblog.us/2011/05/01/liquid-surfaces/
Costas Voyatzis. “Salone Satellite 2011, Top 50.”
Yatzer, May 1, 2011
http://www.yatzer.com/Salone-Satellite-2011-TOP-50
Anna Kidman. “DA Chair by Ifeanyi Oganwu.”
Design Folio, May 16, 2011
http://designfolio.co.nz/_blog/Design_Folio_NZ/post/DA_Chair_by_Ifeanyi_Oganwu/
Expand successfully launched Double Agent Suite during Salone 2011 and would like to extend a big thank you to all who joined us in Milan. The fair featured work from over 700 designers and our new collection was nominated for the annual SaloneSatellite Award and is featured in Yatzar’s Top 50 Satellite shortlist.
Throughout the week we welcomed an international crowd of industry professionals and enthusiasts in our stand as well as in the area dedicated to award nominees where the Double Agent Desk was showcased.
We wish you a wonderful summer and look forward to sharing more projects and experiences with you. Check back for more soon and stay connected through our Facebook page.
– XP& Team
Desk, Composite Material, 2011
2960 x 1780 x 827 mm / 116.5 x 70 x 32.6 in
Chair, Composite Material, 2011
704 x 956 x 642 mm / 27.2 x 37.6 x 25.3 in
An extraordinary iteration of a traditional office chair and desk, Double Agent Suite is designed to streamline the workflow of a 21st century executive. Expansive yet intimate, the desk is marked by winged work surfaces blended by a range of layers and contours connected by a raised storage hub that create centrally positioned cavities. While the chair is marked by the homogeneity of disparate parts fused into a fluid volume frozen from a dynamic system.
Double Agent Suite is made in the UK in conjunction with automotive specialists. The chair and desk are formed of lightweight composites and finished in a high gloss metallic black. The desk and chair suite create a bridge between its conceptual framework and advanced manufacturing practices whilst encouraging the user to occupy its post-lubricious landscape.
Expand Design at SaloneSatellite
Milan Fairgrounds, Rho
Pavilion 22-24, Stand C15
April 12 – 17, 2011
Open Daily, 09:30 – 18:30
Expand Design is pleased to announce the presentation of its 2011 collection of prototypes designed by Ifeanyi Oganwu at the SaloneSatellite. Expand Design will showcase Double Agent Suite, an extraordinary iteration of a traditional offi ce chair and desk that is designed to simplify the workflow of a 21st century executive. Ifeanyi Oganwu will present alongside London-based designer Il Hoon Roh. Works from Ifeanyi’s 2010 collection will also be on view.
About SaloneSatellite 2011
Curated by Marva Griffin Wiltshire, SaloneSatellite was founded in 1998 and is synonymous with young creativity. The 2010 edition showcased over 700 designers, while this year’s edition is particularly important since it runs in conjunction with the 50th anniversary of I Saloni. As the Salone looks towards its next 50 years, Satellite will continue to be an unparalleled showcase of tomorrow’s design talents.
For additional information, please visit www.cosmit.it
Double Agent Desk, Detail, Composite Material, Prototype, 2011
March 8 2011
Ifeanyi presents the work of Expand Design to the MA in Contemporary Design Programme at Sotheby’s Institute of Art, London.
Jayme Million. “Expand Design: Full Circle.”
Designboom, February 20, 2011
http://www.designboom.com/weblog/cat/8/view/13355/expand-design-full-circle.html
https://youtube.com/watch?v=45MohJzOXfA%3Ffs%3D1
Sabine Modder. “Ren Table and Tootsie Rug by Ifeanyi Oganwu.”
Mocoloco
http://mocoloco.com/fresh2/2010/06/07/ren-table-tootsie-rug-by-ifeanyi-oganwu.php
Megan Aquilina. “Stretching Limits: Introducing Expand Design.”
Home Miami, May 2010
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Francesca Vinci, Tina Bonato. “Cuore Di Pietra / Heart of Stone.”
AD Italia, August 2010
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Monica Khemsurov. “Marble Without the Weight.”
Details, August 2010
http://www.details.com/style-advice/tech-and-design/201008/modern-marble-furniture#slide=1
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Photographer Simon Maflin shot the No More Play Collection at Milan’s Nhow Hotel during the Bad Habits exhibition.
The exhibition runs through September 12.
Bad Habits Exhibition
Featuring the No More Play Collection
Art Nhow
Nhow Hotel, 35 Via Tortona, 20144 Milan
April 29 – September 12, 2010
Innocenti Evasioni
Featuring Full Circle
Via Privata della Bindellina, 20155 Milan
On view until September
Following the presentation of Ifeanyi Oganwu’s No More Play Collection at the Hidden Heroes exhibition during Milan Design Week, Expand Design Ltd will exhibit in two new locations until September 2010.
The No More Play Collection will be on view at BAD HABITS, an exhibition curated by Elisabetta Scantamburlo at Milan’s Nhow Hotel. The collection is displayed on the ground floor and is amongst work from over 15 international artists and designers that is exhibited throughout the hotel’s four-levels.
Full Circle (Mint Chip) is on view in the lobby of Tommaso Arrigoni’s Michelin-starred INNOCENTI EVASIONI restaurant. Located just outside of downtown Milan on a quiet neighbourhood street, the restaurant has a spacious dining room with views of a beautiful garden and features a menu of exquisite contemporary Italian cuisine.
Generated as exercises in undefined spatial potential, material performance, customization, and nomadic possibility, No More Play emphasizes the correlation between function and adaptability. The collection consists of Full Circle, a multi-user bench made of composite material; Ren, a low marble table; and Tootsie, a flexible marble floor mosaic. The designs are produced as limited editions by means of advanced digital technologies as well as refined handicraft and result in unexpected new typologies.
