BIO
Olúwáṣọlá Kẹ́hìndé Olówó-Aké…
is a Nigerian of the Yorùbá ethnic group, born in Lagos State. She studied Fashion Design for her Bachelor’s Degree in the UK and is a recent Master of Interdisciplinary Design Graduate of Emily Carr University.
She is a designer, artist, storyteller, poet and an independent researcher. Her design practice focuses on using Yorùbá storytelling methods to tell stories about her experiences as she lives and works in the diaspora and additionally depict these narratives- through dance, song, ways of wearing and poetry.
She also has a podcast called ‘…into words with Sola’ where she explores the words we speak, write and the thoughts that surround them- in culture and as it relates to her design practice. She is the host of The Writing Circle Project (WCP)
Image: Ariella Horvath
ABOUT KOA
I describe my practice as ‘a place where things roam’.
As in, a place where ideas (grassroot, developing, fully formed, evolving) exist and coexist.
I am a designer
...designer as story-teller, town crier, translator, facilitator, mediator, educator, researcher;
designer as dancer, poet, singer, podcaster, sister, daughter and friend.