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June 21, 2012

Article title: Africa també és bon disseny
Appeared in Time Out Barcelona Magazine (print)

La dissenyadora viu a Barcelona pero la seva font d inspiració és …(read more below)

July 10, 2012

Article title: Nigerian Leather Goods label Minku Collaborates with singer Nneka
Appeared on FAB Magazine web site

If you are a fan of Barcelona-based Nigerian fine leather goods company Minku, they are getting ready to give you a few more reasons (Red bags) to love them, in the shape of a brand new collaboration with Nigerian-German singer Nneka… read more

May 8, 2012

Article title: Class and Originality with Minku
Appeared on Muse Origins

Leather signifies quality, agelessness and durability, but when a brand like Minku works with it, it can also signify beauty, style and originality. Minku is a Nigerian leather goods company… read more

May 5, 2012

Article title: Top Female Artists On Parade As Two Exhibitions Open Tomorrow
Appeared in Guardian National newspaper (Nigeria)

THE TOUR SHOP, an art promotion and tourism marketing company, has concluded plans to host the 5th edition of the all female art exhibition. The theme for this year’s event is… read more

May 6, 2012

Article title: In Colours and Creativity …Akinsola returns with art ‘mistress’
Appeared in Arts with Tajudeen Sowole

AFTER a three-year break, Biola Akinsola and her yearly all-female art show returned yesterday with the theme Colours and Creativity… For the Barcelona, Spain-based designer, creativity is combining the native Yoruba hand-woven aso-oke with leather sourced from her host country to produce hand-made bags and leather goods. Her desire, she says, “is to create contemporary leather goods that experiment with colour and texture”…read more

April 2012

Article title: Minku Lagos – Entrevista
Appeared in BCNorDIE revista digital

Quién forma Minku Leather Goods? El equipo de Minku lo formamos… read more

January 2, 2012
Article title: Changing Room Barcelona: Minku Leather Goods brand
Appeared on One Nigerian Boy blog

In early 2011, I started a leather goods brand called Minku. I had studied computer science up to masters level, but like many people who go into art or design at a later stage, I felt the need to create something more… read more

December 31, 2011
Article title: FAB Events: Minku at Changing Room in Barcelona
Author: Makeda Tafari, FAB blog

Last week, Minku, the Nigerian leather goods brand was among 25 international brands exhibiting at Changing Room design show. Changing Room (changingroom.org) is an international design event… read more

December 14, 2011

Timeout Barcelona magazine Dec 14-20, 2011

November 2011

Artist Spotlignt
Author: Katrine Knauer of Urban Artcade

…you are a jack of many trades. tell me about your educational background. I went to high school at… read more

November 8, 2011
Changing Room home page
More information: Minku will be exhibiting along with 23 other local and international brands, in Barcelona on Dec. 17, 2011.

room 21: Minku is a leather goods company founded in 2011 to bridge the gap between wearable leather pieces and art. Minku pieces are known for their… read more

September 10, 2011
Article title: With Love from Spain
Author: Rotinwa Ayodeji, ThisDay newspaper

…She had worked as one for six years after graduating with a Bachelors (First Class) degree in the same course. But after a one-year stint in the realm of fine arts and discovering her love for all things hand-crafted…read more

August 14, 2011
Article title: Studio Visit
Author: 234Next newspaper

Why Art? Because I enjoy it so much. Also, with art and creativity, I feel like I can contribute something that is different and that puts a smile on people’s faces… read more

July 20, 2011
Article title: Minku Laptop Bags
Author: Tami Yu, Fete-a-Fete blog

I love learning about small indie designers, such as Minku Design. Based in Spain, founder Kunmi O. has injected a bit of whimsy to her handbags, totes and laptop bags… read more

July 19, 2011
Article title: FAB Spotlight ‘Minku’ Kunmi
Author: Makeda Tafari, FAB blog

Ladies we know we all love a good bag, I mean they can be stylish yet very practical and with the men’s new ‘Man Bag’ trend being so rife at the moment who isn’t looking for a new and inspiring bag line. That is where ‘Minku’ comes in… read more

July 18, 2011
Article title: Exclusive: The New Minku Manbag
Author: Femi Arogundade, One Nigerian Boy blog

The new Minku Manbag is finally here.The bag which is an essential for the modern man is both functional and aesthetically pleasing .It screams out masculinity with its hardened look… read more

June 7, 2011
Article title: Deconstructive chic Barcelona-based Minku leather bags
Author: Terence Sambo, One Nigerian Boy blog

moved to the US at 17 for studies and work, and then to Barcelona to study and indulge in art in 2009. Her line of deconstructed scrap chic bag leather… read more

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