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Funfere Koroye

Funfere Koroye

{| class="wikitable" || www.funferekoroye.com|} Funfere koroye (born 1990) is a Nigerian Industrial Designer, Product Developer, Sportswear Enthusiast and Novice Inventor. He is the Founder of the FK Design Lab, A Design and Branding Firm that primarily focuses on SMEs. Koroye is also Product Design Director at Thandos Design Lab, and one of the founding designers of the Tecno Design Lab.
 * Born || Funfere Keniye Koroye   February 17 1990 (age 26)
 * Nationality || Nigerian
 * Alma Mater ||  Savannah College of Art and Design (BA) Domus
 * Website
 * Alma Mater ||  Savannah College of Art and Design (BA) Domus
 * Website

Koroye’s design and development work emphasises on the fusion of innovation and branding to create a functional and aesthetic products for the mass market. His work has led him to speak at a local TEDx event in Lagos, and led to him being invited to The Africa Business Conference in Harvard. His Clients include Jack Daniels, Sokolad, Jump Shoes, JVP Melbourne, Wilsons Lemonade and Transsion.

EARLY LIFE
Koroye was born in 1990 in Kano, Nigeria to Ijaw Parents and later relocated to Lagos. His Father Taukeme Koroye, recently retired, worked in Citibank and Access Bank in Nigeria as an Executive Director. His Mother Tare Koroye worked in the garment trade and currently in real estate.

Funfere went to Primary and Secondary School in Nigeria but his passion to be the first Industrial Designer and Inventor in Nigeria took his Higher Education studies to the United States, Italy and China.

EDUCATION·

Koroye is currently one of five Industrial Designers in Nigeria. He is a Masters Graduate student from the Domus Academy in Milan in Product Development, a Bachelors Undergraduate student from SCAD in Industrial Design in Georgia and an Apprentice Diploma in Footwear Manufacturing from Academia Riaci in Florence.

CIVIC DUTIES

Funfere’s involvement in community service has been as integral part of his Education thus far. He was the President of the Africans United Association at the Savannah College of Art and Design, which was created to bring together Africans out of the continents in SCAD. Apart from his focus on school work, He was involved in community service at a local elementary school in savannah helping children in the 2nd and 3rd grade for a year in their reading, writing and communication skills. He also volunteered as a peer facilitator for international students to discuss their first year experiences in SCAD.

Koroye is a sustainability advocate with a focus on renewable energy and had the opportunity of interning at Idea Builders initiative in Lagos Nigeria, which is a Non profit organisation involved in social entrepreneurship and economic empowerment solutions in Nigeria. It was a great way to increase his hands on research skills by getting direct feedback from the clients he served.

He was also heavily involved in a lot of personal concept projects in University that garnered him attention on design blogs and design websites, As a follow up to the magazine and website features he received during his first year in University, he was interviewed by the school’s communication department for an artist’s profile, which was displayed on www.scad.tv. The interview was a result of his noticeable achievements in Innovative Industrial and product Design.

EXPERIENCE
Funfere Koroye got his first chance at product development after graduation, he went to work as a footwear design intern in china for the Jump and knight Brand. This built his love for sportswear innovations, a passion he has carried into the African market as he currently joined the KEEXs brand to create west africans first Sportswear brand that gives back to athletes and the community.

RESUME

Internship: Idea Builders Nigeria (2009)

Tutoring: Esther F. Garrison School of Visual and Performing Arts (2009)

Resident Assistant: SCAD Turner House (2009)

Founder and President: SCAD African student Association (2010)

International Peer Facilitator: Savannah College of Art and Design (2010)

Internship: Fuel Snowboarding USA (2010)

Internship: Ann Taylor USA (2011)

Branding: Palladium Boots Lookbook (2011)

Branding: Tsubo Shoes USA Lookbook (2012)

Branding: Redcrown Canada Lookbook (2012)

Branding: Sole Rebels Ethiopia Lookbook (2012)

Product Development: Dons Footwear UK (2012)

Product Development: JUMP Shoes Japan (2012)

Product Development: Heel The World Ghana (2012)

Product Development: Kourage Athletics Kenya (2012)

Product Development: Deck Skating UK (2012)

Product Development: Roberto Ugolini Studio Italia (2013)

Branding: Yem Kem Pharmaceutical Group Nigeria (2014)

Product Development: JVP Footwear Melbourne (2014)

Product Development: Knight Footwear Lab (2014)

Branding: Sokolad Chocolates (2015)

Product Development: Jack Daniels (2015)

Product Development: Jay Osbie Footwear (2015)

Branding: Chef Fregz (2015)

Branding: Henchmen (2015)

Product Development: Wilsons Lemonade (2015)

Product Development: Thandos Design Lab (2016)

Industrial Design: Tecno Mobile (2016)

Industrial Design: KEEXs Sportswear (2016)

HONORS

Dean’s List, Savannah College of Art and Design (2009)

Work on display, Savannah College of Art and Design (2009)

SCAD TV interview, Savannah College of Art and Design (2010)

Feature on Yanko design Website (2010)

Feature on Trendhunter Design Website (2010)

Feature in New Lore Magazine (2010)

Feature on Vogue Online (2012)

Feature on WWD Online (2012)

Feature on NSS Mag Online (2012)

Feature in Cinhte Magazine (2012)

Feature in Applause Magazine (2012)

Feature in FAB Magazine (2012)

Feature on Tuvie Design Website (2012)

Feature on Complex Mag Online (2012)

Feature on Fast Company Design Website (2012)

Feature in DWELL Magazine (2012)

Interview on A24 Media Television (2013)

Interview on Africa Is Done Suffering (2013)

Interview on Concept Kicks (2013)

Feature in Antenna Magazine (2014)

TEDx Unilag Talk (2015)

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