Lani Adeoye is an award-winning designer and the founder of Studio-Lani, a multidisciplinary practice spanning sculpture, lighting, and furniture. Her work is guided by the belief that design holds the power to unite people and foster meaningful human connection.
Her creative process blends the rhythmic warmth of her Nigerian heritage with time-honored craftsmanship, paired with a forward-thinking, experimental approach. Lani’s hybrid mindset merges analytical rigor with an innate sensitivity to form and material, resulting in unexpected designs that radiate an enigmatic elegance. At the core of her practice is a celebration of the human touch, transforming deeply held values into objects that resonate both emotionally and tactilely.
Her creations have been acquired by leading museums and cultural institutions, including the Museum of Modern Art (MoMA), Vitra Design Museum, Montreal Museum of Fine Arts, and Die Neue Sammlung. In 2022, she received first prize at Milan’s SaloneSatellite: Designing for Our Future Selves for RemX, an asymmetric walker praised for merging “elegance and dignity in a useful object for all.”
Lani collaborates with artisan communities to preserve endangered crafts while reimagining them for contemporary design. She views design as a tool to ignite connection, celebrate culture, and promote dignity for all. She also serves as a visiting professor at Parsons The New School of Design.
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