Furniture & architecture

Apo Chair

Sculptural art piece and functional seat, in equal measure. The Apo Armchair is built first as a standalone sculptural form — a hand-knotted mass balanced on a curved wooden arch — and it happens to hold a body as well as it holds a room. Its name comes from "Àpọ̀," meaning "we are many": a metaphor for how diversity strengthens a bond, and how different backgrounds and perspectives come together as one harmonious whole.

The design draws on the image of interlocking tree roots — the stability, nutrients, and strength they share — and a childhood memory of sitting with friends on the roots of a big tree. The chair stands as a symbol of everyday togetherness: in markets, at gatherings, in moments of collective effort.

Apo Stool

The stool's U-shaped form is a direct physical interpretation of Àjọṣe. It stands firmly on two legs, yet it's the curve between them that gives it strength and identity — geometry that comes from relationship, not singularity. The open form suggests space, invitation, and inclusion rather than a closed, singular mass.

Apo Lamp

Seen through the lens of support and strength, the lamp draws from the architectural logic of the arch — one of the oldest structural forms, carrying weight through balance rather than force. Here the glass arch becomes a symbol of community: two grounded points connected by a shared curve, distributing light evenly, achieving stability collectively rather than individually.

Ìgbáko Chair

Named for the ìgbáko — a traditional wooden spoon used to scoop and serve amala — this low, grounded lounge chair translates an everyday utensil into furniture. The curved plywood seat and back echo the spoon's ergonomic logic: softness at the centre, firmness at the edges, a form shaped by repeated human contact and collective use.

Rooted in Àjọṣe — an idea of coming together — the chair becomes a spatial and social tool: an invitation to sit, to pause, and to belong.

Apo Sofa

Individual tubular knit elements, like strands of a community, are braided and interlocked into a single resilient form. Despite its soft, organic appearance, a solid wooden framework hides inside the plush knit, distributing weight evenly so the sofa can comfortably seat several people at once and hold its shape over time.

Architectural visualization

A body of residential and speculative architecture work spanning modern hillside residences to a suspended bridge form threaded between rock formations — visualized in full before any ground is broken.

The Calabash

Known across Nigeria by different names — igba in Yoruba, ugba in Igbo, duma or kwarya in Hausa — the calabash is an everyday household vessel: for rice, water, palm wine, and, at smaller scale, the sekere rattle. It became the design concept for a museum of arts and culture proposed for the University of Ilorin's permanent site, near the Unilorin dam.

The scheme includes galleries, an auditorium, an amphitheatre, a museum library, a restaurant, and a gallery bridge linking two domed volumes — held by steel cables so the space beneath stays open and column-free.

The House of Lies

A concrete residence conceived as a stack of cantilevered volumes, set deep into a dense green site. Glass boxes push out past the concrete mass below them, framing views out into the trees while staying grounded by the material's weight and texture.

Visualized in full — from rooftop terrace to interior finishes — before any ground is broken, in keeping with the studio's XR-first approach to architecture.