Design · 6 min
Why we design the furniture before the floor plan
In a residence the furniture is part of the architecture. A look at how a chair shaped an entire room.
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The Residence Journal
Notes from the residence.
Essays and field notes on design, places and the people who make things. The journal opens progressively — the structure is ready for editorial content.
- Design
- Architecture
- Places
- People
- Making
- Culture
- African Modernism
Places · 5 min
Opebi, slowly: five places within walking distance
Where we eat, work and unwind around the Lagos residence.
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Making · 7 min
Making the Wuye table, from cast stone to oak trestle
An afternoon in the workshop where our dining table takes shape.
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African Modernism · 9 min
A short guide to African modernism
Architects and designers who shaped the way we think about material, shade and light.
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