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Yinka Ilori: The Power of Storytelling

Joining us as It’s Nice That’s first-ever guest editor, artist Yinka Ilori presents a week-long takeover exploring the power of storytelling when combined with creative craft.

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The Power of Storytelling: Introducing our first ever guest editor Yinka Ilori

28 June 2021
An illustration of a barber giving a haircut to a person sitting in a chair. A simple black line drawing of a crown floats above the customer’s head against a yellow splash of colour.

Hannah Buckman illustrates a comic from a cut scene of Inua Ellams’ Barber Shop Chronicles

1 July 2021
An illustration of two people smiling, rendered in a high-contrast, woodcut style. They are framed by a decorative border of purple, yellow and teal stripes and circles.

“I don’t care what people think. As artists, we have to express ourselves”: Yinka Ilori in conversation with Yinka Shonibare

29 June 2021

Julianknxx presents a poetic reimagining of Yinka Ilori’s If Chairs Could Talk

30 June 2021

Four creatives share the playlists that keep them inspired

2 July 2021
An animation in which a series of abstract, colourful drawings of chairs cycle through a bright, patterned border. The background colour shifts from orange to pink, mint green and yellow as the chair shapes morph.

Creativity isn’t a commodity, it’s a fuel for community

28 June 2021
An illustration of a simple red line drawing of a bowl on a yellow background. The image is framed by a red and yellow striped border with scalloped edges.

Designing dining: How kitchen objects become imbued with culinary culture

29 June 2021
A vibrant, abstract illustration featuring concentric circles and intersecting arcs in red, blue, green and yellow. The central pattern is framed by a checkered border and a scalloped edge of blue semi-circles.

Spinning Yarns: how African textiles tell personal and universal tales

1 July 2021
An illustration of a person with dark hair styled in thick braids. They are set against a repeating pattern of mangoes, framed by a border of blue and orange wavy lines.

Multidisciplinary artist Kay Davis tells stories of childhood and identity

28 June 2021
A pink and white neon sign reads “IT’S PROVOCATIVE”, resting on a black metal stand. The background is split vertically between red and pink, all framed by a purple border with yellow circular accents.

Eve De Haan’s neon artworks share snippets of stories for viewers to finish

30 June 2021
A child in a yellow T-shirt and denim dungarees walks across a light blue terrazzo play area. The space features various geometric blocks and platforms in the same speckled material.

Understanding a place or idea: Assemble co-founder Maria Lisogorskaya on how storytelling shapes its work

29 June 2021
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The Power of Storytelling with Yinka Ilori

This story along with many others are part of a guest edit of It’s Nice That by the artist, Yinka Ilori. To read further pieces from Yinka’s curation click on the link below.

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Four creatives share the playlists that keep them inspired

2 July 2021
A vibrant, abstract illustration featuring concentric circles and intersecting arcs in red, blue, green and yellow. The central pattern is framed by a checkered border and a scalloped edge of blue semi-circles.

Spinning Yarns: how African textiles tell personal and universal tales

1 July 2021
An illustration of a barber giving a haircut to a person sitting in a chair. A simple black line drawing of a crown floats above the customer’s head against a yellow splash of colour.

Hannah Buckman illustrates a comic from a cut scene of Inua Ellams’ Barber Shop Chronicles

1 July 2021
A pink and white neon sign reads “IT’S PROVOCATIVE”, resting on a black metal stand. The background is split vertically between red and pink, all framed by a purple border with yellow circular accents.

Eve De Haan’s neon artworks share snippets of stories for viewers to finish

30 June 2021

Julianknxx presents a poetic reimagining of Yinka Ilori’s If Chairs Could Talk

30 June 2021
A child in a yellow T-shirt and denim dungarees walks across a light blue terrazzo play area. The space features various geometric blocks and platforms in the same speckled material.

Understanding a place or idea: Assemble co-founder Maria Lisogorskaya on how storytelling shapes its work

29 June 2021
An illustration of two people smiling, rendered in a high-contrast, woodcut style. They are framed by a decorative border of purple, yellow and teal stripes and circles.

“I don’t care what people think. As artists, we have to express ourselves”: Yinka Ilori in conversation with Yinka Shonibare

29 June 2021
An illustration of a simple red line drawing of a bowl on a yellow background. The image is framed by a red and yellow striped border with scalloped edges.

Designing dining: How kitchen objects become imbued with culinary culture

29 June 2021
An illustration of a person with dark hair styled in thick braids. They are set against a repeating pattern of mangoes, framed by a border of blue and orange wavy lines.

Multidisciplinary artist Kay Davis tells stories of childhood and identity

28 June 2021
A person smiles at the camera, wearing a yellow cap and a white short-sleeved shirt featuring a large illustration of a snake. They stand outdoors against a bright blue sky, beside a purple and blue flag.

The Power of Storytelling: Introducing our first ever guest editor Yinka Ilori

28 June 2021
An animation in which a series of abstract, colourful drawings of chairs cycle through a bright, patterned border. The background colour shifts from orange to pink, mint green and yellow as the chair shapes morph.

Creativity isn’t a commodity, it’s a fuel for community

28 June 2021

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