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Dé ilé

@deile_studio

Interior & product design studio inspiring living.

 Lagos, Nigeria
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Joined July 2023
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A visual diary of our research trip to Eruwa, Oyo state, Nigeria. Behind the scenes of Páté, an ongoing studio project looking at the structures of informal economic activities in Lagos.
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It’s easy to read the forest as abundance. Its scale suggests excess, and life travels through it, deeply dependent on it. Because of this, we risk mistaking the forest for a fixed, infinite resource - something that simply is, rather than something that is surviving. Thread ↓
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A visual diary of our time in Eruwa, Oyo. What started as a visit to a woodcarver working on Páté, an ongoing studio project, quickly became an experience on material culture, how modern economies separate the things we consume from the ecological time it takes to produce them.
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It’s easy to read the forest as abundance. Its scale suggests excess, and life travels through it, deeply dependent on it. Because of this, we risk mistaking the forest for a fixed, infinite resource - something that simply is, rather than something that is surviving. Thread ↓
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Can we begin to view nature not as eternal supply, but as a relationship that is sustained over time? As designers, are we willing to present material as more than mere matter and let it speak for itself?
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Read the full piece on our Substack: deilestudio.substack.com/p/w…
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We wrote recently about the inventiveness of Lagosians operating within the informal marketplace. Now, we would like to introduce the stool: a case study at the heart of our inquiry into objects as advocates. Thread ↓
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For many traders operating in Lagos and similar cities, the stool is part of a deliberately lightweight infrastructure - a micro-architecture designed for anchoring and escape.
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Because these traders often occupy public spaces where their business is criminalised, their economic lives and equipment must be built in ways that allow for instant flight.
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These two objects - one by Dries Hamels, Brussels-based designer - and the other by an anonymous author in Oshodi - were both made from salvaged materials, one out of preference, and the other out of necessity. Can the authorless bench be considered designed?
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More on these ideas: solomonosinloye.substack.com…
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Why Déilé? Read our first publication deilestudio.substack.com/p/h…
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We inherit a home before we have the capacity to question it - just think of your first name. Nobody was born knowing what they were called, and yet our names immediately become the basis of our identities. Thread ↓
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This studio’s output posits that ‘home’ is produced continuously through relationships between people, places, memory, culture and use. The claim is not that the systems are wrong because they were constructed.
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But if something was made, then it can be examined, and if it can be examined, then it can be changed. Read the full piece on our Substack: deilestudio.substack.com/p/h…
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Job opening: Critical Researcher & Writer
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Candidates will be considered based on their understanding of the economic, political, social, & cultural implications of design, as well as their ability to conduct research across multiple media & publications, & through dialogue with individuals, communities, & organisations.
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We are particularly interested in individuals with an interest in urbanism, sociology, anthropology, cultural studies, design research, political economy, or related fields. To apply, send a brief introduction, relevant work samples, and your CV to: [email protected]
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