American furnishings firm Knoll has collaborated with Texas designer Dozie Kanu on leather-fringed tables that mix motifs of African ceremonial gown with Texas cowboy tradition, for this 12 months’s Salone del Cell
The Dozie Kanu Desk Assortment produced by Knoll encompasses a console, espresso desk and aspect desk, all of that are wrapped in bronze or darkish manganese leather-based skirts with floor-length tassels.
The design was knowledgeable by Kanu’s Nigerian and Texas roots, in line with the group, alongside along with his time spent in Portugal, the place he lives and works.
“The leather-based high references an African drum Kanu collected, whereas the perimeter skirt speaks to African Ceremonial gown and Texas Cowboy tradition,” stated Knoll.
“Infusing a present of latest tradition into residential interiors, Kanu’s design takes a usually static object and transforms it into an animated expertise that pushes viewers to think about larger potentialities.”
Tables are fabricated from metal rods that “distinction in opposition to easy taut leather-based”.
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The gathering would be the focus of Knoll’s presentation at Salone del Cell 2026, which takes place in the course of the metropolis’s annual design week.
Kanu was born in Houston, Texas and is at the moment based mostly in Portugal. Identified for his sculptural furnishings and installations, his first solo exhibition was held on the Studio Museum in Harlem in 2019.
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Salone del Cell takes place from 21 to 26 April 2026 at Fiera Milano, 20017 Rho, Milan, Italy. See Dezeen Occasions Information for extra structure and design occasions around the globe.
