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Ep 8 Olubunmi Adeyemi | Culture, creativity, and creating a distinctive design identity
Behind The Design
English - October 24, 2019 11:00 - 44 minutes - 60.6 MB - ★★★★★ - 2 ratingsEntrepreneurship Business Arts Design africa design entrepreneurship business creative entrepreneur Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
This is episode 8 where I am joined by product designer Olubunmi Adeyemi.
ABOUT OLUBUNMI:
Lagos based, Nigerian born designer, Olubunmi Adeyemi is an internationally recognized designer, interior architect and lifestyle entrepreneur, He is the founder of AFROMINIMA™ a design and lifestyle movement inspired by minimalism, and The DÅ brand. He has studied design in both London and South Africa. An alumni of the prestigious Lagos Business School, he is currently pursuing a masters at Central St Martins, in London, UK.
We talk about:
His focus on minimal design, what drew him to it and the difficulty in achieving a minimalist aesthetic
Creating his own design aesthetic and how that is helping to develop his business and make him a better designer
How culture impacts design, and the importance of seeing things from different cultural perspectives
His thoughts on inspiration and appropriation
Getting your products stocked in high profile outlets and how to attract opportunities
The importance of connections to grow and develop your business
How his jewellery design collaboration with Adele Dejak came about and what it has been like designing fashion accessories
Links and resources mentioned in this episode
British Council Nigeria - https://www.britishcouncil.org.ng
Central St Martins - Applied Imaginations in the Creative Industries - https://www.arts.ac.uk/subjects/business-and-management-and-science/postgraduate/ma-applied-imagination-in-the-creative-industries-csm
Adele Dejak - https://www.adeledejak.com
Sanlam HmC - http://www.artlogic.co.za/fairs
Where you can go to find out more about Bunmi
https://afrominima.wixsite.com/
Instagram: @afrominima - https://www.instagram.com/afrominima/?hl=en
Instagram: @the.da.brand - https://www.instagram.com/the.da.brand/?hl=en
Get the full show notes at: www.atelier55design.com/podcast
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