http://www.designboom.com/art/wicker-covered-char-by-ojo-obaniyi/ since 1999 home of design culture: designboom is the first and largest independent publication dedicated to architecture and design Sat, 18 May 2013 12:10:01 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 http://www.designboom.com/art/wicker-covered-char-by-ojo-obaniyi/#comment-146566 vanda Tue, 29 Jan 2013 16:28:30 +0000 http://www.designboom.com/?p=96962#comment-146566 Seeing the beautiful wicker weaving took me back 8 years to when I was visiting a friend in Malawi. She bought a beautiful large scale replica of a Lake Malawi ferry steamer totally woven out of local reeds. It even had moving parts. We saw the teenager selling it by the side of the road, so quickly screeched to a halt ,did a U-turn and got to him quickly enough in order to buy it. My only regret that I didn't buy it. The African continent is full of wonderful artisans and artists with incredible ideas. Thank-you for exposing them to the rest of the world. Seeing the beautiful wicker weaving took me back 8 years to when I was visiting a friend in Malawi. She bought a beautiful large scale replica of a Lake Malawi ferry steamer totally woven out of local reeds. It even had moving parts. We saw the teenager selling it by the side of the road, so quickly screeched to a halt ,did a U-turn and got to him quickly enough in order to buy it. My only regret that I didn’t buy it. The African continent is full of wonderful artisans and artists with incredible ideas. Thank-you for exposing them to the rest of the world.

]]> http://www.designboom.com/art/wicker-covered-char-by-ojo-obaniyi/#comment-145531 Andrea Ventling Sat, 26 Jan 2013 20:48:18 +0000 http://www.designboom.com/?p=96962#comment-145531 What a genius and deep thinker! What a genius and deep thinker!

]]> http://www.designboom.com/art/wicker-covered-char-by-ojo-obaniyi/#comment-145505 www.proje-yardim.com Sat, 26 Jan 2013 19:48:17 +0000 http://www.designboom.com/?p=96962#comment-145505 Have a great designs. Thank you for sharing. Have a great designs. Thank you for sharing.

]]> http://www.designboom.com/art/wicker-covered-char-by-ojo-obaniyi/#comment-145318 ortolani Sat, 26 Jan 2013 10:14:43 +0000 http://www.designboom.com/?p=96962#comment-145318 Just "WICKED"!!! Just “WICKED”!!!

]]> http://www.designboom.com/art/wicker-covered-char-by-ojo-obaniyi/#comment-145307 jrb Sat, 26 Jan 2013 09:35:26 +0000 http://www.designboom.com/?p=96962#comment-145307 Have to send this to the World Market buyer! Wrapping crappy cars in wicker is so much more original then making something unique out of wicker. Have to send this to the World Market buyer! Wrapping crappy cars in wicker is so much more original then making something unique out of wicker.

]]> http://www.designboom.com/art/wicker-covered-char-by-ojo-obaniyi/#comment-144340 Rainbow Thu, 24 Jan 2013 18:50:09 +0000 http://www.designboom.com/?p=96962#comment-144340 Wau!!! Incredible artist and ingenuity!!! Keep up your good work ~ Artist's are an important inspiration to the World!!! Wau!!! Incredible artist and ingenuity!!! Keep up your good work ~ Artist’s are an important inspiration to the World!!!

]]> http://www.designboom.com/art/wicker-covered-char-by-ojo-obaniyi/#comment-143550 Annie Delyth Stratton Wed, 23 Jan 2013 21:57:33 +0000 http://www.designboom.com/?p=96962#comment-143550 I think we can all learn from Mr. obaniyi's beautiful application of his craft. Look around us at our surroundings and see what we can do to use the materials of craft to enhance the spaces we live in. Maybe I can't cover my poor aging vehicle with basketry But perhaps I can cover the worn seats with my handwoven material. Then maybe I could do the headliner. I could create a fence from the branches of a tree that fell over in my yard last fall. And maybe I could do what one of my neighbors did: make a hanging from oddments of discarded metal that together are a delightful design. What can you do? I think we can all learn from Mr. obaniyi’s beautiful application of his craft. Look around us at our surroundings and see what we can do to use the materials of craft to enhance the spaces we live in. Maybe I can’t cover my poor aging vehicle with basketry But perhaps I can cover the worn seats with my handwoven material. Then maybe I could do the headliner. I could create a fence from the branches of a tree that fell over in my yard last fall. And maybe I could do what one of my neighbors did: make a hanging from oddments of discarded metal that together are a delightful design. What can you do?

]]> http://www.designboom.com/art/wicker-covered-char-by-ojo-obaniyi/#comment-143397 Anne Wed, 23 Jan 2013 17:40:34 +0000 http://www.designboom.com/?p=96962#comment-143397 Thank you for sharing your gifts. You are blessed to have such amazing talent. Thank you for sharing your gifts. You are blessed to have such amazing talent.

]]> http://www.designboom.com/art/wicker-covered-char-by-ojo-obaniyi/#comment-143090 drm Wed, 23 Jan 2013 11:07:47 +0000 http://www.designboom.com/?p=96962#comment-143090 mui bueno! mui bueno!

]]> http://www.designboom.com/art/wicker-covered-char-by-ojo-obaniyi/#comment-141709 Matt Mon, 21 Jan 2013 13:41:39 +0000 http://www.designboom.com/?p=96962#comment-141709 It would be better if the car was made of craft instead of (only) craft-wrapped. It would be better if the car was made of craft instead of (only) craft-wrapped.

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