AGBOLÉ OYÈ / Furniture, lighting & objects
An independent, research-led design studio by Omolola Oyetubo. Cultural histories, material knowledge, and contemporary fabrication inform objects for the ways we live and gather.
Object 001 / DÂ-NIYI / In development
A seat becomes a space. DÂ-NIYI explores how an individual act of sitting can become a collective experience, through a modular system conceived to evoke “Sitting as One.”
Explore DÂ-NIYIThe name / The gathering
AGBOLÉ OYÈ takes its name from agbo ilé, the Yoruba family compound: a collection of dwellings often arranged around a shared courtyard.
The compound brings individual homes into a shared spatial and social life. For the studio, it offers a way to think about design—through the relationships between people, objects, memory, and place.
This understanding informs the practice’s purpose: to create objects with a presence of their own and a place in collective life.
The practice / The inquiry
AGBOLÉ OYÈ works at the intersection of contemporary collectible design and Africa’s living design traditions—its architecture, craft, and material knowledge.
Through research, material experimentation, and contemporary fabrication, the studio investigates how objects hold memory, shape everyday rituals, and create the conditions for gathering.
The founder
Omolola Oyetubo is a Nigerian-Jamaican American designer and cultural practitioner whose work moves between furniture, objects, exhibitions, and spatial experiences.
With a background in cultural anthropology, she founded HOUSE OF OYE in 2023 as a platform for exhibitions and cultural gatherings. AGBOLÉ OYÈ extends these inquiries into collectible objects, exploring how material culture holds memory and shapes contemporary life.