Omotunwase Osinaike, curator of the Nigerian pavilion at this year’s London Design Biennale, talks about the natural migration of sand from the Sahara to the Amazon
graduated with an MA in furniture design from Central Saint Martins last year. His design for a lounge chair was a hit at the graduate showcase and a year later, he has now curated. In our Zoom call, he sits mid-journey in a car in Lagos; “three of the furniture pieces inare being made in Lagos, including the prototyping and all aspects of production,” he says, giving reason for being in his home city.
“There’s sand travelling from the Sahara and being deposited in the Amazon, which is one of the world’s most biodiverse locations,” Osinaike explains. “Interestingly, the amount of sand washed away by rainfall in the Amazon [around 20,000 tonnes] is almost the exact amount that’s replaced by sand which travels from the Sahara. I found this spellbinding and looked at it as a design opportunity; how can we create work that speaks to this natural exchange?”, encourages cultural exchange.
“I don’t think it’s hard to see that we are underrepresented … but, many young Black designers are taking prominent positions in the design industry.” He recognises a recent rise in the visibility of Black UK-based designers, saying, “African and Caribbean people are contributing excellent work to the design industry; the likes of Mac Collins,
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