Chairman
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| Expected release date is Aug 18th 2026 |
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Product Details
Author:
Yinka Ilori, Jane Atfield, Martino Gamper, Jareh Das, Julianknxx
Format:
Hardcover
Pages:
120
Publisher:
ORO Editions (August 18, 2026)
Imprint:
ORO Editions
Release Date:
August 18, 2026
Language:
English
Audience:
General/trade
ISBN-13:
9781966515586
ISBN-10:
1966515588
Weight:
18oz
Dimensions:
7" x 9"
File:
CONSORTIUM-Metadata_Only_Consortium_Customer_Group_Metadata_20260610161652-20260610.xml
Folder:
CONSORTIUM
List Price:
$40.00
Country of Origin:
China
Pub Discount:
60
As low as:
$34.40
Publisher Identifier:
P-PER
Discount Code:
C
Case Pack:
20
Overview
Chairman is the first comprehensive book dedicated to artist and designer Yinka Ilori, tracing his celebrated chairs and the vibrant design language shaped by his British-Nigerian heritage.
Bringing together over a decade of work, the book explores how Ilori transforms discarded and overlooked furniture into powerful vessels of memory, migration and joy. Rooted in the storytelling traditions of his Nigerian upbringing and shaped by the visual landscape of London, Ilori’s chairs operate at the intersection of art, design and social commentary. Each piece carries a narrative, often inspired by parables shared in his childhood, reimagined through bold colour, pattern and craft.
Through newly commissioned photography, archival material and in-depth studio insights, Chairman reveals the processes behind Ilori’s distinctive aesthetic, from material sourcing and restoration to surface intervention and conceptual development. Essays situate his practice within wider conversations on diasporic identity, sustainability, and contemporary design culture, positioning the chair as both a functional object and a cultural archive.
Visually rich and critically engaged, Chairman is both a collector’s object and a significant contribution to twenty-first-century design discourse, offering the first sustained study of an artist whose work reshapes how we understand furniture, authorship and belonging.
Bringing together over a decade of work, the book explores how Ilori transforms discarded and overlooked furniture into powerful vessels of memory, migration and joy. Rooted in the storytelling traditions of his Nigerian upbringing and shaped by the visual landscape of London, Ilori’s chairs operate at the intersection of art, design and social commentary. Each piece carries a narrative, often inspired by parables shared in his childhood, reimagined through bold colour, pattern and craft.
Through newly commissioned photography, archival material and in-depth studio insights, Chairman reveals the processes behind Ilori’s distinctive aesthetic, from material sourcing and restoration to surface intervention and conceptual development. Essays situate his practice within wider conversations on diasporic identity, sustainability, and contemporary design culture, positioning the chair as both a functional object and a cultural archive.
Visually rich and critically engaged, Chairman is both a collector’s object and a significant contribution to twenty-first-century design discourse, offering the first sustained study of an artist whose work reshapes how we understand furniture, authorship and belonging.
