A Nigerian-Scandinavian Fusion! ‘Art Meets Design’ Exhibition Opens with Peju Alatise, Yetunde Babaeko & BoConcept Furniture Designs

DiJa & Tonye Garrick

The new, modern showroom of international furniture brand, BoConcept,was the ideal venue for hosting the “Art meets Design” exhibition. The exhibition opened on the 4th of May, 2015 and featured some of the best works of artistsPeju Alatise and Yetunde Ayeni-Babaeko.

The exhibition is a partnership between BoConcept and the Guardian Newspaper Nigeria, and aims to explore the link between modern Nigerian art and Scandinavian design. Guests were given a unique opportunity to experience first hand how vibrant Nigerian art complements functional, modern design and vice-versa.

The exclusive launch reception had invited guests from the art and business community including Nike Davies Okundaye, Gbenga Oyebode, Hafsat Abiola-Costello, Femi & Sandra Solebo, Raliat Shonibare, Hanna Einarsson, Justice Bunmi Femi-Adeniyi, Iyabode Oshodi, Isio Wanogho, and multi award winning artists DiJa and Tonye Garrick.

The photos from the exhibition:

Nike Okundaye Admiring Peju’s Art

Peju Alatise, Yetunde Babaeko with Charlotte Obidairo (MD, BoConcept Nigeria)

Isio Wanogho in Exclusive Red Leather Design Chair

Chuks Nwanne & Femi Kuti from The Guardian Newspaper representing the Exhibition Partner

Chiz Nwonkonkor

Olamide Amosun of Living in Lekki Blog

Nike Okundaye

Tola Adegbite & Hafsat Abiola-Costello

Charlotte Obidairo & Habiba Balogun

Charlotte Obidairo & Onah Nwachukwu (Hello Magazine)

Cynthia Emili of Exquisite Magazine & Charlotte Obidairo

Poul-Jakob Erikstrup, Danish Embassy Representative

Jonathan Millard & Other Guests Entering the Exhibition

Hafsat Abiola-Costello in BoConcept Signature Chair

DiJa & Nina

Iyabode Oshodi

Robin Campbell

Guests Viewing the Designs on Display

Yetunde Babaeko in a conversation about her work

Peju Alatise’s work

Isio Wanogho & Zainab Quadri

Suby & Sinem Onabanjo of Signature Group

Mavis Aiyejo with Mavin Crew Managers

Will Goat, Nike Okundaye & Laurie Coleman

Hanna Einarsson

Simeon Obidairo & Iyabode Oshodi

Nike Okundaye & Hafsat Abiola-Costello

Justice Bunmi

The Family of Dayo Aderugbo with BoConcept Manager, Grace Kalu

Femi & Sandra Solebo, Chuwkwuka Ikwuazon & Simeon Obidairo

Gbenga Oyebode & Yetunde Babaeko

Ann Ogbeide & Zainab Quadri in a Conversation about Design

Tola Adegbite, Hafsat Abiola-Costello & Yetunde Babaeko

The exhibition is open to the general public for the entire month of May at BoConcept – 2nd floor of the Briscoe-Ford Building, Lekki phase 1, Lagos.