A Trifle of Colour – Yinka Ilori (United Kingdom)

The manner in which we sit shapes our bodies, but also exerts an influence on our thinking and behaviour. A Trifle of Colour, a seating system by London-based designer and artist Yinka Ilori, invites users to look at the chair as a social tool and to examine the role it plays in shaping human interactions. A Trifle of Colour is a chair-bench hybrid made with removable and adjustable backrests, inviting the sitter to decide the chair’s figuration and role for themselves. The installation itself is built from multiple layered sheets of ply-board, each of which is upholstered in a different textile and arranged in a cross formation. For the installation, Ilori chose to work with Kvadrat Febrik’s Sprinkles textile, praising the material for the variety of colours, textures and patterns it provides. 

Yinka Ilori

Yinka Ilori 是常驻伦敦的一位艺术家设计师,他将其自身所具有的英国和尼日利亚血统相融合,为当代设计讲述新的故事。他的作品已在大英图书馆、Guggenheim 博物馆和 Vitra 设计博物馆等展览场所展出,其公共委托项目包括与建筑事务所Pricegore 合作的伦敦 Dulwich 美术馆 Colour Palace 展厅。 2019 年,Ilori 赢得了 Elle Decoration British Design Awards 的 New Designer(新锐设计师)奖项。