Ade Abayomi Olufeko . (born 1980), is an American-born
designer
A designer is a person who plans the form or structure of something before it is made, by preparing drawings or plans.
In practice, anyone who creates tangible or intangible objects, products, processes, laws, games, graphics, services, or exp ...
, technologist, and entrepreneur primarily active in
Lagos
Lagos (Nigerian English: ; ) is the largest city in Nigeria and the List of cities in Africa by population, second most populous city in Africa, with a population of 15.4 million as of 2015 within the city proper. Lagos was the national ca ...
.
His international work in humanities has been leveraged by
Consortiums,
NGOs
A non-governmental organization (NGO) or non-governmental organisation (see spelling differences) is an organization that generally is formed independent from government. They are typically nonprofit entities, and many of them are active in h ...
, and high-impact leaders. He is the founder of
Visual Collaborative
Visual Collaborative is an American festival and publishing platform highlighting the intersections of people, commerce, and innovation. Acclaim for its social impact in humanities, it was featured by VOA, for advancing the cause of humanities and ...
, an American festival, and publishing platform that partners with artists, scientists, lawyers, and innovators on socio-economics.
In 2003, he became a recipient of the
IBM Gerstner Award for exceptional service during a
malware
Malware (a portmanteau for ''malicious software'') is any software intentionally designed to cause disruption to a computer, server, client, or computer network, leak private information, gain unauthorized access to information or systems, depri ...
epidemic.
Olufeko's long-standing involvement in technology, exhibitions, keynotes and lectures at institutions such as the
University Of Oxford
, mottoeng = The Lord is my light
, established =
, endowment = £6.1 billion (including colleges) (2019)
, budget = £2.145 billion (2019–20)
, chancellor ...
,
Yale University
Yale University is a private research university in New Haven, Connecticut. Established in 1701 as the Collegiate School, it is the third-oldest institution of higher education in the United States and among the most prestigious in the wo ...
,
Harvard Business School
Harvard Business School (HBS) is the graduate business school of Harvard University, a private research university in Boston, Massachusetts. It is consistently ranked among the top business schools in the world and offers a large full-time MBA p ...
and
Columbia University
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, has been covered by various media, such as
''Leadership'' news and
Voice of America
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.
Early life and education
Ade Olufeko was born in the Upper Midwest city of
Minneapolis
Minneapolis () is the largest city in Minnesota, United States, and the county seat of Hennepin County. The city is abundant in water, with thirteen lakes, wetlands, the Mississippi River, creeks and waterfalls. Minneapolis has its origins ...
.
He is of
Ijebu heritage.
His late father, Abayomi Sr. was an accountant, His mother, Olubola, a businesswoman and educator in fashion and textiles.
He returned to Lagos with his parents in childhood, growing up in the mainland city of
Surulere
Surulere is a residential and commercial Local Government Areas of Nigeria, Local Government Area located on the mainland of Lagos in Lagos State, Nigeria, with an area of . At the last census in the year 2006, there were 503,975 inhabitants, wi ...
, during Nigeria's
Second Republic receiving his primary education at
Unilag
The University of Lagos, popularly known as UNILAG, is a public research university located in Lagos, Nigeria and was founded in 1962. UNILAG is one of the first generation universities in Nigeria and is ranked among the top universities in th ...
staff school and later
St. Gregory's College in
Obalende
Obálendé, an adulteration of the Yoruba saying ''Ibi ti Oba le wa de'', meaning "Where the king chased us to", is a neighbourhood of Lagos, Nigeria, located in Eti-Osa LGA, close to Lagos Island. Eti-Osa was split by the Lagos State Government i ...
for his secondary education.
In the mid-1990s, he returned to Minneapolis for further studies at
Henry High where on occasion he was invited to share experiences with his
IB peers on subjects of
culture shock
Culture shock is an experience a person may have when one moves to a cultural environment which is different from one's own; it is also the personal disorientation a person may feel when experiencing an unfamiliar way of life due to immigration ...
, and for a period was a resident of the historic
Stevens Square.
He is an alumnus of
Metropolitan State University
Metropolitan State University (Metro State) is a public university in the Minneapolis–St. Paul, Minnesota metropolitan area. It is a member of the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities system. , where he studied computer science and multimedia.
Career
Work as technologist, IBM and Visual Collaborative
Olufeko began his technology career in youth during the
dot-com era, working in
motion graphics
Motion graphics (sometimes mograph) are pieces of animation or digital footage which create the illusion of motion or rotation, and are usually combined with audio for use in multimedia projects. Motion graphics are usually displayed via electr ...
, the internet and hardware for companies such as
Ameritech
AT&T Teleholdings, Inc., formerly known as Ameritech Corporation (and before that American Information Technologies Corporation), is an American telecommunications company that arose out of the 1984 AT&T divestiture. Ameritech was one of the se ...
and 3M spinoff
''Imation''. His focus developed into digital strategy and
information architecture
Information architecture (IA) is the structural design of shared information environments; the art and science of organizing and labelling websites, intranets, online communities and software to support usability and findability; and an emerging ...
, consulting for companies in media, technology, health and finance industries such as
Atlantic Records
Atlantic Recording Corporation (simply known as Atlantic Records) is an American record label founded in October 1947 by Ahmet Ertegun and Herb Abramson. Over its first 20 years of operation, Atlantic earned a reputation as one of the most i ...
,
PayPal
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, Adobe Systems, Bank of America and
Shavlik Technologies
Shavlik Technologies was a privately held company founded in 1993 by Mark Shavlik, who was one of the original developers of Windows NT in the late 1980s and early 1990s at Microsoft. ; to American celebrities such as
Amel Larrieux
Amel Eliza Larrieux (née Stowell; born March 8, 1973) is an American singer-songwriter and keyboardist. Larrieux rose to fame in the mid-1990s as a founding member of the duo Groove Theory along with Bryce Wilson. After leaving the group in 199 ...
and other high-profile personalities.
He assumed the role of web manager at SICO America, an international furniture and hospitality company. He collaborated with architects and assembly personnel in North America, Europe, Asia,
Japan
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, and
South Pacific regions for a year before parting ways to realign his career with emerging
Web 2.0
Web 2.0 (also known as participative (or participatory) web and social web) refers to websites that emphasize user-generated content, ease of use, participatory culture and interoperability (i.e., compatibility with other products, systems, and ...
technologies.
During the convergence of his work, whilst developing professional connections on the
east coast
East Coast may refer to:
Entertainment
* East Coast hip hop, a subgenre of hip hop
* East Coast (ASAP Ferg song), "East Coast" (ASAP Ferg song), 2017
* East Coast (Saves the Day song), "East Coast" (Saves the Day song), 2004
* East Coast FM, a ra ...
, he relocated to
New York City
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, working for media conglomerate
Warner Music Group
Warner Music Group Corp. ( d.b.a. Warner Music Group, commonly abbreviated as WMG) is an American multinational entertainment and record label conglomerate headquartered in New York City. It is one of the " big three" recording companies and t ...
.
In 2007, Olufeko founded
Visual Collaborative
Visual Collaborative is an American festival and publishing platform highlighting the intersections of people, commerce, and innovation. Acclaim for its social impact in humanities, it was featured by VOA, for advancing the cause of humanities and ...
, a seasonal traveling exhibition.
[ ] The
U.S
The United States of America (U.S.A. or USA), commonly known as the United States (U.S. or US) or America, is a country Continental United States, primarily located in North America. It consists of 50 U.S. state, states, a Washington, D.C., ...
initiated platform draws on the tenets of
socioeconomics
Socioeconomics (also known as social economics) is the social science that studies how economic activity affects and is shaped by social processes. In general it analyzes how modern society, societies social progress, progress, economic stagnation ...
and intersects Olufeko's vocational interests in diverse media, creativity and technology.
Since the launch of the platform, he has collaborated in numerous cities with over 150 artists.
In 2015, he returned to serve as the curator of the platform, further showcasing the work of diverse artists and multidisciplinary creatives.
In the year 2016 he suspended activities with Visual Collaborative for a few years, to work as a management consultant for
IBM's ''Interactive Experience'' service line.
In the British spring season of 2018,
London Business School
London Business School (LBS) is a business school and a constituent college of the federal University of London. LBS was founded in 1964 and awards post-graduate degrees (Master's degrees in management and finance, MBA and PhD). Its motto is " ...
held its annual business summit, centered around scaling enterprises on the African continent. The institution collaborated with Olufeko, taking place at the
Landmark
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In modern use, the term can also be applied to smaller structures or f ...
. He moderated the socio-cultural panel, which featured fashion designer
Ozwald Boateng
Ozwald Boateng, OBE () (born 28 February 1967) is a British fashion designer, best known for his trademark twist on classic tailoring and bespoke styles.
Early life
Boateng was born in the Muswell Hill district of London on 28 February 1967, ...
OBE, media personality
Banky W.
Olubankole Wellington (born 27 March 1981), popularly known by his stage name Banky W and credited in film as Banky Wellington, is a Nigerian singer, rapper, actor, entrepreneur and politician.
Early life
Olubankole Wellington was born in the ...
, the manager of the late
Fela Anikulapo Kuti
Fela Aníkúlápó Kuti (born Olufela Olusegun Oludotun Ransome-Kuti; 15 October 1938 – 2 August 1997), also known as Abami Eda, was a Nigerian musician, bandleader, composer, political activist, and Pan-Africanist. He is regarded as the p ...
; Rikki Stein, also joined by an executive of Sony Music West Africa,
Michael Ugwu.
Interdisciplinary impact, Keynote lectures and panels
![Olufeko lecturing to PhD and Post docs during summer 2015 in Washington DC](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/1/1a/Olufeko_lecturing_to_PhD_and_Post_docs_during_summer_2015_in_Washington_DC.jpg)
Olufeko's lectures engage technology with contemporary issues such as governance,
ethics
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, innovation and culture.
In 2019, Olufeko delivered the opening keynote at the ''Africana'' conference for African Peace and Development at
Yale University
Yale University is a private research university in New Haven, Connecticut. Established in 1701 as the Collegiate School, it is the third-oldest institution of higher education in the United States and among the most prestigious in the wo ...
, where he also served as a panelist imparting on topics of Innovation and Development in Africa.
In April of the same year, he moderated a panel at
Columbia University
Columbia University (also known as Columbia, and officially as Columbia University in the City of New York) is a private research university in New York City. Established in 1754 as King's College on the grounds of Trinity Church in Manhatt ...
on the business of art and literature.
In 2018, he accepted an invitation from
Georgetown University
Georgetown University is a private university, private research university in the Georgetown (Washington, D.C.), Georgetown neighborhood of Washington, D.C. Founded by Bishop John Carroll (archbishop of Baltimore), John Carroll in 1789 as Georg ...
and gave a series of talks and a ''fireside'' chat on the relationship of the African
value chain
A value chain is a progression of activities that a firm operating in a specific industry performs in order to deliver a valuable product (i.e., good and/or service) to the end customer. The concept comes through business management and was firs ...
and cognitive design.
From 2011–2017, Olufeko gave lectures speaking at;
Oxford University
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,
Harvard Business School
Harvard Business School (HBS) is the graduate business school of Harvard University, a private research university in Boston, Massachusetts. It is consistently ranked among the top business schools in the world and offers a large full-time MBA p ...
,
Carnegie Mellon
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People
* Carnegie (surname), including a list of people with the name
* Clan Carnegie, a lowland Scottish clan
Institutions Named for Andrew Carnegie
*Carnegie Building (Troy, New York), on the campus of Rensselaer Polyt ...
and
Lagos Business School
Lagos Business School (LBS) is the graduate business school of Pan-Atlantic University, owned by the Pan-Atlantic University Foundation (PAUF), a non-profit foundation registered in Nigeria. LBS was founded on inspirations from the teachings of ...
.
In 2017, Olufeko spoke at TEDxIkeja on ''Visual Metaphors and its collaborations''. He has also appeared on
TVC news
TVC News is a Nigerian news 24 hour television news channel based in Lagos. The channel airs on British Sky Broadcasting Group Plc (BSKYb) in the UK, Naspers Ltd. (NPN)'s DStv and Startimes in Nigeria, and Multi TV in Ghana.
Former CEO Nigel P ...
and
Voice Of America
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, the latter described Olufeko as an expert who advances the cause of humanities in the creative economy.
According to
Business Day
A business day means any day except any Saturday, any Sunday, or any day which is a legal holiday or any day on which banking institutions are authorized or required by law or other governmental action to close.
The definition of a business day ...
, his presentations have been on innovation, multidisciplinary design and collaborations.
In 2016, he was invited to join other thought leaders at
Covenant University
Covenant may refer to:
Religion
* Covenant (religion), a formal alliance or agreement made by God with a religious community or with humanity in general
** Covenant (biblical), in the Hebrew Bible
** Covenant in Mormonism, a sacred agreement b ...
discussing technology and governance in Nigeria.
Advisory work in Nigeria
![Olufeko keynote speaker world economic forum global shapers](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/f/f1/Olufeko_keynote_speaker_world_economic_forum_global_shapers.jpg)
During the
Great Recession
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, Olufeko started on many visits to and around
Nigeria
Nigeria ( ), , ig, Naìjíríyà, yo, Nàìjíríà, pcm, Naijá , ff, Naajeeriya, kcg, Naijeriya officially the Federal Republic of Nigeria, is a country in West Africa. It is situated between the Sahel to the north and the Gulf o ...
reacquainting with the region. Embracing economics of the sub-Sahara's emerging market, he engaged as an independent consultant advising with the branding effort of various indigenous businesses, getting them on the
Web
Web most often refers to:
* Spider web, a silken structure created by the animal
* World Wide Web or the Web, an Internet-based hypertext system
Web, WEB, or the Web may also refer to:
Computing
* WEB, a literate programming system created by ...
.
In November 2018, Olufeko was invited to speak at the Nigerian Diaspora Investment Summit.
In 2017, his observations of the Nigerian technology ecosystem were described by Incubate Africa as an "eye-opener".
The same year, Olufeko's interview on prominent
Victoria Island
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radio station ''Smooth 98.1 FM'', "demystified unaddressed African complexes in social interactions".
For his fieldwork in humanities, he was invited as a
keynote
A keynote in public speaking is a talk that establishes a main underlying theme. In corporate or commercial settings, greater importance is attached to the delivery of a keynote speech or keynote address. The keynote establishes the framework fo ...
to speak at
World Economic Forum
The World Economic Forum (WEF) is an international non-governmental and lobbying organisation based in Cologny, canton of Geneva, Switzerland. It was founded on 24 January 1971 by German engineer and economist Klaus Schwab. The foundation, ...
initiative; Global Shapers, discussing disruptive Innovation.
In the same year,
''Vanguard News'' highlighted Olufeko's business advisory activities in the
creative ecosystem, citing his advocacy of African women entrepreneurs, in connection with
IWD.
In 2017, his research in
design
A design is a plan or specification for the construction of an object or system or for the implementation of an activity or process or the result of that plan or specification in the form of a prototype, product, or process. The verb ''to design'' ...
, led to a journey inside
Sungbo's Eredo
Sungbo's Eredo is a system of defensive walls and ditches that is located to the southwest of the Yoruba people, Yoruba town of Ijebu Ode in Ogun State, southwest Nigeria (). It was built in 800–1000 AD in honour of the Ijebu noblewoman Oloye Bi ...
, bringing its story back into social dialogue.
His keynote lecture at the March 2018
WordPress
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conference in Lagos, covered digital cohesion, societal value of interoperable systems and
Big data
Though used sometimes loosely partly because of a lack of formal definition, the interpretation that seems to best describe Big data is the one associated with large body of information that we could not comprehend when used only in smaller am ...
in West Africa.
On August 18, 2018, Olufeko delivered a talk on
Design thinking
Design thinking refers to the set of Cognition, cognitive, strategic and practical procedures used by designers in the process of Design, designing, and to the body of knowledge that has been developed about how people reason when engaging with des ...
and the intersection of art and design, to a sold-out audience during a ''
TEDxLagos'' event at the
Muson Centre
MUSON Centre (Musical Society of Nigeria) is a performance hall in Lagos. The multipurpose civic auditorium is located in the heart of Lagos Island, situated between the National Museum, the City Mall, the Onikan Stadium and the former offic ...
. In 2020, he assumed the role of chairperson for the ''Creative Sector'' group at the
Lagos Chamber of Commerce and Industry
The Lagos Chamber of Commerce & Industry is a Lagos area non-profit that promotes, supports or opposes legislative or other measures affecting trade, industry, commerce and agriculture as well as representing the opinion of the Lagos business comm ...
.
Supporting the advancement of education, Olufeko served on the global advisory council for the Steering for Greatness Foundation from 2019-2021
Art
Cognitive style
Self-taught as a digital painter and in mixed-media artistry, Olufeko's creative process as an
avocation
An avocation is an activity that someone engages in as a hobby outside their main occupation. There are many examples of people whose professions were the ways that they made their livings, but for whom their activities outside their workplaces w ...
evolved over a decade. Inspired by the convergence of design and technology,
3D geometry
Geometry (; ) is, with arithmetic, one of the oldest branches of mathematics. It is concerned with properties of space such as the distance, shape, size, and relative position of figures. A mathematician who works in the field of geometry is c ...
,
fractals
In mathematics, a fractal is a geometric shape containing detailed structure at arbitrarily small scales, usually having a fractal dimension strictly exceeding the topological dimension. Many fractals appear similar at various scales, as illus ...
and embedded data are consistent elements in his exhibited work. It explores
Africanfuturism
Africanfuturism is a cultural aesthetic and philosophy of science that centers on the fusion of Culture of Africa, African culture, history, mythology, point of view, with technology based in Africa and not limiting to the diaspora. It was coined ...
, experimental
Chaos theory
Chaos theory is an interdisciplinary area of scientific study and branch of mathematics focused on underlying patterns and deterministic laws of dynamical systems that are highly sensitive to initial conditions, and were once thought to have co ...
and Counterculture.
He is a former member of the
Society for Neuroscience
The Society for Neuroscience (SfN) is a professional society, headquartered in Washington, DC, for basic scientists and physicians around the world whose research is focused on the study of the brain and nervous system. It is especially well kn ...
.
![Showcased Bespoke AYO Mancala designed by Ade Olufeko](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/b/b0/Showcased_Bespoke_AYO_Mancala_designed_by_Ade_Olufeko.jpg)
In 2021, Olufeko created and introduced the wax print version of the indigenous AYO mancala in
Ankara
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to enter the consumer market with 200 units. The response and reviews were well-covered in local media. In the third quarter of the year, he released the
Kente
Kente ( ak, kente or ''nwetoma''; ee, kete; Dagbani: Chinchini) refers to a Ghanaian textile, made of handwoven cloth, strips of silk and cotton. Historically the fabric was worn in a toga-like fashion by royalty among ethnic groups such as the ...
and
Adire product lines which drew considerable interest outside Nigeria across west Africa and its diaspora.
According to audited data, the sales of the locally made units reached over 2000 in sales. During the
capital flight
Capital flight, in economics, occurs when assets or money rapidly flow out of a country, due to an event of economic consequence or as the result of a political event such as regime change or economic globalization. Such events could be an increas ...
in the nation and following a fire outbreak in one of the largest wood communities, part of the sales helped feed numerous artisans and their families.
Influences and public resonance
In various interviews, Olufeko credited the social cohesion of
Surulere
Surulere is a residential and commercial Local Government Areas of Nigeria, Local Government Area located on the mainland of Lagos in Lagos State, Nigeria, with an area of . At the last census in the year 2006, there were 503,975 inhabitants, wi ...
, and places like the
National Arts Theatre
The National Theatre, Nigeria is the primary centre for the performing arts in Nigeria. The monument is located in Iganmu, Surulere, Lagos. Its construction was completed in 1976 in preparation for the Festival of Arts and Culture (FESTAC) in ...
as leaving lasting impressions during his childhood. According to
The Punch
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his influences have ranged diversely from
Luis Barragan
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for architecture,
Hillman Curtis
David Hillman Curtis (February 24, 1961 – April 18, 2012) was an American new media designer, author, musician and filmmaker. Curtis was the Principal and Chief Creative Officer of hillmancurtis.com, inc., a digital design and film producti ...
for new media design, and
Yugo Nakamura
is a Japanese web designer. Yugo studied engineering, architecture and landscape design. He is one of the authors of ''New Masters Of Flash'' (2003). Yugo has exhibited and lectured in Asia, United States, and Europe. His artwork has been shown ...
for pioneering interactive and motion graphic work.
Olufeko credits his mother an educator and illustrator in fashion and textiles, for her collaborative and business influence, she ran a fashion institute in
Surulere
Surulere is a residential and commercial Local Government Areas of Nigeria, Local Government Area located on the mainland of Lagos in Lagos State, Nigeria, with an area of . At the last census in the year 2006, there were 503,975 inhabitants, wi ...
during the 1980s and 1990s.
Feminine or
yin
Yin may refer to:
*the dark force in the yin and yang from traditional Chinese philosophy and medicine
*Yīn (surname) (), a Chinese surname
*Yǐn (surname) (), a Chinese surname
*Shang dynasty, also known as the Yin dynasty
**Yinxu or Yin, the S ...
related subjects have appeared in his abstract art pieces, aligning to his advocacy of women and his respect to many matriarchy figures.
This subsequently led to several internationally recognized NGOs on
Female genital mutilation (FGM) and human trafficking to leverage his artwork.
Selected exhibitions
* 2008: Undercurrent Arts,
Wynwood Art District
The Wynwood Art District is a district of the Wynwood neighborhood of Miami, Florida. It is home to over 10 galleries, museums and collections and is known for its street art. It is roughly bounded by North 36th Street (US 27) (north), North 20th ...
, (Miami, FL)
* 2011: Queens Gambit, Dual popups in
Forest Hills and Fresh Meadows, (New York, NY)
* 2013: United for Kids Foundation.
Whittemore House (Washington D.C.)
* 2013: United for Kids Foundation, ''Passion Ball'', Civic Center, (Lagos, Nigeria)
* 2013: Brave is Beautiful. Hudson Terrace (New York, NY)
* 2014: 16th African Business Conference.
Harvard Business School
Harvard Business School (HBS) is the graduate business school of Harvard University, a private research university in Boston, Massachusetts. It is consistently ranked among the top business schools in the world and offers a large full-time MBA p ...
(Boston, MA)
Literary works
Olufeko served as the guest
editor-in-chief
An editor-in-chief (EIC), also known as lead editor or chief editor, is a publication's editorial leader who has final responsibility for its operations and policies.
The highest-ranking editor of a publication may also be titled editor, managing ...
for the ''
Polaris
Polaris is a star in the northern circumpolar constellation of Ursa Minor. It is designated α Ursae Minoris ( Latinized to ''Alpha Ursae Minoris'') and is commonly called the North Star or Pole Star. With an apparent magnitude that ...
'' open-access e-journal. In 2019, he designed the publication's
style guide
A style guide or manual of style is a set of standards for the writing, formatting, and design of documents. It is often called a style sheet, although that term also has multiple other meanings. The standards can be applied either for gene ...
to conduct over 100 interviews. The catalog explores creative disciplines, social perspectives, and intrinsic value of the featured practitioners and how they interact with society. This collective is said to have been designed to iterate over time as a value-add service model for content providers, academic institutions, and incubators.
In the latter part of the collective, Olufeko released interview content with American author of ''The Laws of Human Nature'',
Robert Greene, and others of influence.
* ''Polaris'' (Collective's first issue, April 2019)
* ''Voyager'', Volume 2 (June 2019)
* ''Vivencias'', Volume 3 (September 2019)
* ''Supernova'', Volume 4 (December 2019)
* ''TwentyEightyFour'', Volume 5 (May 2020)
* ''Grand Masters'', Volume 7 (August 2020)
* ''Eta Carinae'', Volume 10 (December 2020)
Awards and recognition
*In 2003, Olufeko received the
IBM Gerstner award in Global Business Services.
*NABF ''(Nigerian American Business Forum)'' Young entrepreneur achievement Award 2018.
*In 2019, Olufeko received an award of special recognition serving a judge for the Prof.
Ayodele Awojobi
Ayodele Oluwatumininu Awojobi (12 March 1937 – 23 September 1984), also known by the nicknames "Dead Easy",
"The Akoka Giant", and "Macbeth", was a Nigerian academic, author, inventor, social crusader and activist.
He was considered a scholarl ...
design and engineering competition.
Notes
References
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1980 births
Living people
Artists from Lagos
American people of Yoruba descent
American people of Nigerian descent
American emigrants to Nigeria
St Gregory's College, Lagos alumni
Mixed-media artists
IBM employees
Digital artists
People from Minneapolis
Metropolitan State University alumni
Yoruba artists
Yoruba businesspeople
People from Ijebu Ode
Nigerian company founders
21st-century Nigerian businesspeople
21st-century American businesspeople
Businesspeople from Lagos
21st-century Nigerian artists
21st-century American artists
Nigerian technology businesspeople
American technology businesspeople