Designer Yinka Ilori transformed the facade of Chicago’s The Mart building into a vibrant video installation.
Joy is usually thought of as something that can be felt—an emotion akin to a bright bloom of light bubbling up from deep within the soul. But to British-Nigerian designer and artist Yinka Ilori, joy is a tangible thing that can be built. Ilori, who is often called the “architect of joy” for his ability to turn everyday public spaces into technicolor-design playgrounds, believes joy has a look, a shape, a color. It is a formula, one that Ilori describes as “high-saturation pinks and yellows and oranges and blues that really uplift our souls,” geometric patterns and the circle, which is a symbol of community in Ilori’s design language.
