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The Nigerian designer\u2019s atelier is housed in a two-storey colonial-style building, typical of this part of the city. The light and airy space contrasts with Ize\u2019s vivid woven designs, which have equally been worn by the Nigerian fashion jet set, Afrobeat musicians like Burna Boy and international superstars including Childish Gambino and Beyonc\u00e9.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cI chose to set up my studio in Yaba because I can literally walk out onto the streets and engage with people around me,\u201d says Ize, sitting at his pattern-cutting table. \u201cI can get whatever I need within seconds and if you know Lagos, with its gated communities, this isn\u2019t really the norm,\u201d he continues. \u201cCommunity is very central for me, I work with a group of weavers, and this way of working facilitates the need for conversing constantly.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n"},{"acf_fc_layout":"images","gallery":[{"ID":77316,"id":77316,"title":"04","filename":"04.jpg","filesize":1346735,"url":"https:\/\/www.sleek-mag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/04.jpg","link":"https:\/\/www.sleek-mag.com\/de\/article\/kenneth-ize\/04-4\/","alt":"","author":"1","description":"","caption":"","name":"04-4","status":"inherit","uploaded_to":77312,"date":"2019-06-05 11:31:32","modified":"2019-06-05 11:31:32","menu_order":0,"mime_type":"image\/jpeg","type":"image","subtype":"jpeg","icon":"https:\/\/www.sleek-mag.com\/wp-includes\/images\/media\/default.png","width":1500,"height":1035,"sizes":{"thumbnail":"https:\/\/www.sleek-mag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/04.jpg","thumbnail-width":128,"thumbnail-height":88,"medium":"https:\/\/www.sleek-mag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/04.jpg","medium-width":1500,"medium-height":1035,"medium_large":"https:\/\/www.sleek-mag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/04.jpg","medium_large-width":1500,"medium_large-height":1035,"large":"https:\/\/www.sleek-mag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/04.jpg","large-width":1500,"large-height":1035,"1536x1536":"https:\/\/www.sleek-mag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/04.jpg","1536x1536-width":1500,"1536x1536-height":1035,"2048x2048":"https:\/\/www.sleek-mag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/04.jpg","2048x2048-width":1500,"2048x2048-height":1035,"trp-custom-language-flag":"https:\/\/www.sleek-mag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/04.jpg","trp-custom-language-flag-width":18,"trp-custom-language-flag-height":12,"wpvr_mobile":"https:\/\/www.sleek-mag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/04.jpg","wpvr_mobile-width":1500,"wpvr_mobile-height":1035}}],"settings":{"fit_width":"6","caption":"Image copyright Manny Jefferson, 2019."}},{"acf_fc_layout":"text_area","text_area":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Born in Lagos, Ize moved to Austria with his family at a young age. It was in 2013, freshly graduated from the University of Applied Arts in Vienna (where he studied under Bernhard Willhelm and Hussein Chalayan) that he took a leap of faith and returned to the motherland to set up his eponymous label. Since then, Ize has embraced Lagos\u2019s many cultural inspirations and everyday challenges &#8212; from traffic congestion to power outages and safety &#8212; carving out a unique label that centres on reinterpreting West African traditional weaving for a contemporary audience. This move clearly paid off given his recent nomination for the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sleek-mag.com\/article\/lvmh-prize-finalists\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">LVMH Prize<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, the most prestigious award for rising fashion stars; in April this year, he was a joint winner of the Arise Fashion Week Award for \u201cDesigner of the Year.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n"},{"acf_fc_layout":"instagram","code":"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/BwjdkHIAzC3\/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link","settings":{"width":"6"}},{"acf_fc_layout":"text_area","text_area":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Ize\u2019s design aesthetic draws on the rich heritage and rituals involved in Nigerian dress that ranges from being Sunday\u2019s best dressed at churches across the land to planning months ahead for <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Aso Odun<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> &#8212; the annual Christmas outfit that is known to bring misery and joy to tailors and customers alike, referenced in Ize\u2019s FW19\/20 collection. His clothes are made from woven yarn, sourced locally or from Europe, using traditional Yoruba <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Aso Oke<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> &#8212; one of few authentically Nigerian woven fabrics originating from the Yoruba culture in southwestern Nigeria. These laborious techniques &#8212; most often used to make traditional <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Agbada <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">gowns for men or Buba wrappers for women &#8212; are here implemented in daring, contemporary unisex styles.<\/span><\/p>\n"},{"acf_fc_layout":"images","gallery":[{"ID":77319,"id":77319,"title":"05","filename":"05.jpg","filesize":1557027,"url":"https:\/\/www.sleek-mag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/05.jpg","link":"https:\/\/www.sleek-mag.com\/de\/article\/kenneth-ize\/05-7\/","alt":"","author":"1","description":"","caption":"","name":"05-7","status":"inherit","uploaded_to":77312,"date":"2019-06-05 12:43:09","modified":"2019-06-05 12:43:09","menu_order":0,"mime_type":"image\/jpeg","type":"image","subtype":"jpeg","icon":"https:\/\/www.sleek-mag.com\/wp-includes\/images\/media\/default.png","width":1500,"height":1125,"sizes":{"thumbnail":"https:\/\/www.sleek-mag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/05.jpg","thumbnail-width":128,"thumbnail-height":96,"medium":"https:\/\/www.sleek-mag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/05.jpg","medium-width":1500,"medium-height":1125,"medium_large":"https:\/\/www.sleek-mag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/05.jpg","medium_large-width":1500,"medium_large-height":1125,"large":"https:\/\/www.sleek-mag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/05.jpg","large-width":1500,"large-height":1125,"1536x1536":"https:\/\/www.sleek-mag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/05.jpg","1536x1536-width":1500,"1536x1536-height":1125,"2048x2048":"https:\/\/www.sleek-mag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/05.jpg","2048x2048-width":1500,"2048x2048-height":1125,"trp-custom-language-flag":"https:\/\/www.sleek-mag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/05.jpg","trp-custom-language-flag-width":16,"trp-custom-language-flag-height":12,"wpvr_mobile":"https:\/\/www.sleek-mag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/05.jpg","wpvr_mobile-width":1500,"wpvr_mobile-height":1125}}],"settings":{"fit_width":"6","caption":"Image copyright Manny Jefferson, 2019."}},{"acf_fc_layout":"text_area","text_area":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cThe label began from the stories my mother told me growing up which I would then interpret through experimenting with textiles,\u201d Ize remembers. \u201cI really see this label exploring the rich and limitless possibilities offered by Nigerian culture, as we have so many stories to tell,\u201d he continues. 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