Press & Awards

Awards, exhibitions & publications

Awards

African International Design Awards — Apo Chair
2026
African International Design Awards — Apo Lamp
2026
Fak'ugesi Award & British Council Recognition — Apo Chair
2025
iDICE Base Grant Winner
2025/26
Best Design Project Award — University of Ilorin M.Arch Graduating Class
2021
Top 20 Alumni — University of Ilorin Department of Architecture
2026

Exhibitions

Salone del Mobile / Milan Design Week — Milan, Italy
2026
Paris Design Week — Paris, France
Sep 2026
Design Week Lagos — Furniture Showcase
2024 / 2025
Home Sweet Home Exhibition — Lagos
2025
Design and Innovation Exhibition — Lagos
2025
Afropolitan Exhibition — Lagos
2025
Seated in the Apo Chair at an exhibition Examining the Apo Stool at an exhibition Apo Stools displayed on exhibition plinths

Publications

"Virtual Reality as a Catalyst in Advancing Inclusive Design for Social and Cultural Sustainability in Architecture" — International Journal of Architecture and Planning
2023
Architecture Hunter — "Spotlight on Salone Satellite, Apo Stool"
2026
African Column — "10 Africans Redefining African Art, Architecture and Design"
2026
It's Nice That — "The View from Lagos: Nigerian Culture and Tradition in Furniture & Product Design"
2025
Interior Design Magazine — Design Week Lagos Highlights
2024 / 2025
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Community engagement

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