LANI ADEOYE

I’m truly honored to be featured in The New York Times, sharing the StudioLani journey and the ‘Craft West Africa’ exhibition I curated for Milan Design Week, celebrating heritage crafts from across West Africa. Designing for craft preservation and using design to honor culture is something I’ve been committed to, so I’m truly grateful for this moment and for everyone who’s been a part of this journey. Heart felt Thank You! to Julie Lasky and to @1feoluwa for the very thoughtful writing. And many thanks to everyone @nytimes who helped with this feature! Thank you all for sending love, truly appreciate it! 🙏🏾🤎 Aso-Oke Pants designed by yours truly ✍🏾 📸 Olanrewaju Ayorinde

Honored to be featured in @phaidonpress [Designed for Life] publication. A Big Thank you to Phaidon and the nomination team 🙏🏾 “Throughout history, design has allowed us to actualize both our functional and our aesthetic needs. More than simply a visual survey, Designed for Life honors this legacy as well as its continued evolution. For some of the book’s designers, revisiting traditional styles and crafts through a contemporary lens can reveal surprising juxtapositions and historical patterns. For others, embracing overlooked materials, forms, and processes can embolden innovation and playfulness. For all, product design modifies, rejuvenates, and ultimately enriches the spaces and environments in which we live. Designed for Life offers compelling evidence that design can not only build a better life but a better world. Perfect for industry professionals, aspiring designers, and design enthusiasts, this breathtaking book celebrates the contemporary designs that will enchant, astound, and inspire for years to come.” (Phaidon Release)

Truly honored that the RemX Walker, inspired by my Grandfather, was selected to join Universo Satellite at the Triennale Milano. Curated by Beppe Finessi, celebrating 25 years of SaloneSatellite, founded by the visionary Marva Griffin in 1998. . Thank you to everyone who worked on this incredible exhibition. And a Big Happy 25th Anniversary to Marva Griffin & the Salonne Satellite team! It was an emotional moment as many of us Salone Satellite Alumni gathered around, sharing experiences and expressing gratitude. I reminisced about my own experience, participating after the pandemic, and it still feels surreal that the RemX Walker won the [Designing for our Future Selves Award] Grateful for everyone who made it possible 🙏🏾

Excited to moderate ‘African Artistry in Contemporary Design’ at @icff_official In conversation with @craftedglory @paulrene_studio ,@mouvance_noire Please join us on May 18th #NewYorkDesignWeek #Icff

(VENICE Showroom): OLORI Vases by Studio-Lani for @baroviertoso In great company with Nichetto Studio, Claesson Koivisto Rune Architects, Babled Studio, Keiji Ashizawa, Garcia Cumini Art Direction: Nichetto Creative Direction: Studio Blanco Set Design: Cameranesi Pompili Photography: Piergiorgio Sorgetti #venice

_ OLORI VASES by Studio Lani for @baroviertoso Nigerian and Italian heritage in dialogue. Olori draws its name from the Yoruba word meaning “Queen” a title that embodies authority and identity, here translated into an essential, instantly recognizable form. Inspired by traditional Nigerian adornment, the design elevates the neck as a place of belonging and representation. The ornament becomes structure: spirals and overlapping elements create a visual and tactile vibration, poised in perfect balance between density and lightness. The silhouette follows an hourglass structure, with a stable, broadening base and a crown articulated in a rhythmic sequence of superimposed elements that envelop the profile with continuity and grace. Crafted using the opalino technique and enriched with gold leaf, the surface reflects light with depth and warmth. A sequence of satin- finished beads echoes the historic Murano tradition of conterie, seamlessly integrated into the design. Olori maintains a measured equilibrium between cultural memory and contemporary language, asserting a precise and distinctive presence in space. Art Direction: Nichetto Creative Direction: Studio Blanco Set Design: Cameranesi Pompili Photography: Piergiorgio Sorgetti #milandesignweek #womendesigners #milandesignweek2026 #designweek2026 #Craft

_ (MILAN Showroom) OLORI VASES by Studio Lani for @baroviertoso Nigerian and Italian heritage in dialogue. Olori draws its name from the Yoruba word meaning “Queen” a title that embodies authority and identity, here translated into an essential, instantly recognizable form. Inspired by traditional Nigerian jewelry, the design elevates the neck as a place of belonging and representation. The ornament becomes structure: spirals and overlapping elements create a visual and tactile vibration, poised in perfect balance between density and lightness. The silhouette follows an hourglass structure, with a stable, broadening base and a crown articulated in a rhythmic sequence of superimposed elements that envelop the profile with continuity and grace. Crafted using the opalino technique and enriched with gold leaf, the surface reflects light with depth and warmth. A sequence of satin- finished beads echoes the historic Murano tradition of conterie, seamlessly integrated into the design. Olori maintains a measured equilibrium between cultural memory and contemporary language, asserting a precise and distinctive presence in space. In great company with Nichetto Studio, Claesson Koivisto Rune Architects, Babled Studio, Keiji Ashizawa, Garcia Cumini Art Direction: Nichetto Creative Direction: Studio Blanco Set Design: Cameranesi Pompili Photography: Piergiorgio Sorgetti #milandesignweek #designweek #milandesignweek2026 #designweek2026

"Olori Vases" by @studiolani for Barovier & Toso #olorivases #vases #salonedelmobile #baroviertoso

Through her collaboration with Barovier & Toso, @studiolani brings the depth of Nigerian identity into the world of Murano glass. Inspired by Yoruba symbolism, the Olori Vases transform traditional adornment into sculptural form — where the neck becomes structure, and heritage becomes design language. This is not just aesthetics. This is culture, translated into light, material, and presence. A dialogue between Nigeria and Venice. A balance between memory and modernity. #LaniAdeoye #BarovierToso #NigeriaHeritage #MuranoGlass #DesignCulture SaloneDelMobile AfricanDesign ContemporaryDesign LuxuryDesign CultureDiplomacy General credits: Art direction: NICHETTO® Creative Direction: Studio Blanco Set Design: Cameranesi Pompili Photography credits: Editorial: Mattia Parodi Ambience and Showroom: Piergiorgio Sorgetti Still Life: Studio Pointer Ambience location credits: Francesca Semprini

This Monday 12PM at @alcova.milano during Milan Design Week I’ll be speaking as part of a panel on [Expanding Futures: Reframing Design Through New Cultural Lenses] with @shalinimisraltd and @toluadeko moderated by @jasminjouhar ‘Designed to Stay’ talk series by @design_hotels Date: Monday, April 20 — 12PM Location: Hangar 1, Baggio Military Hospital

Nigerian and Italian heritage in dialogue. Introducing the OLORI Vases, a new collection for Barovier & Toso. The OLORI collection takes its name from the Yoruba word for “Queen”, the collection evokes Dignity, Identity and Authority. This collaboration forms part of the brand’s new chapter (2026, Chapter I), in an installation by @lucanichetto @nichettostudio The story and pieces unfold this week across Milan, Murano, and Venice. 20-26 April 2026 Via Durini 5, Milan Monday, Tuesday, Friday Saturday 11AM - 8PM Wednesday 11AM - 6PM Thursday 11AM - 10PM Sunday 11AM - 5PM 📷 Barovier & Toso #milandesignweek #designweekmilano #isaloni

Truly honored to collaborate with Barovier & Toso @baroviertoso the 700-year-old Italian Heritage Brand and leader in glassmaking, as it unveils a new chapter under the art direction of @lucanichetto @nichettostudio through our Olori Collection presented during Milan Design Week 2026. A couple of months ago, I was invited to Murano, where I experienced its unique charm firsthand, witnessed the depth of its glassmaking tradition, and saw works in progress inside the atelier. Grateful to Luca Nichetto for the invitation. Many thanks to the Barovier & Toso team Andrea Signoroni, Sara Pedrali, Sara Crimella and the entire group as well as the Nichetto Studio team. #milandesignweek #milandesignweek2026