Yinka Llori is a designer with Nigerian roots, known for his extraordinary furniture pieces, which are mostly refreshed discarded and forgotten chairs, tables, cabinets and other furniture. This time he decided on a "remake" collection of chairs inspired by traditional African fabrics.
At the London online store The Shop at Bluebird were invited to participate artist and designer Yinka Ilori, who prepared it independently with their help chair exhibition "If Chairs Could Talk" (English: "If the chairs could talk"). The designer, known for his unique "remake" furniture - the artist likes to breathe new life into old furniture - was guided in his work Nigerian tales and traditional African fabrics, full of colorful patterns, with which the designer became familiar in early childhood.
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The amalgamation of his Nigerian heritage and contemporary design led to the design furniture collections, in which the main role is played by eccentric colorful chairs that tell interesting stories. The collection will be on display at this year's London Design Festival until November 27, 2015.
