To celebrate Black History Month 2022, we asked 12 renowned Black architects and designers to select a fellow Black contemporary who deserves greater recognition.
Each of the established architects and designers was asked to nominate another Black creative, as a way of championing Black architecture and design. Some chose to nominate more than one.
Some took the opportunity to nominate architects or designers that live in the same country and work in similar fields with London-based Yinka Ilori nominating artist Eve de Haan and Nkwo Onwuka nominating fellow Nigerian-based fashion designer Emmy Kasbit.

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Others decided to delve further into the African diaspora by selecting someone from a neighbouring African country such as Nairobi architecture studio Cave Bureau, who nominated Ugandan-based Doreeen Adengo. See below for the 14 architects and designers that you should know:

Eve de Haan

Nominated by Yinka Ilori
"If you haven't heard of Eve de Haan yet, expect to be hearing a lot more from her over the next year. Based in London and working predominantly in neon, I've been following her works for Half a Roast Chicken for a number of years now ? a powerful mix of electric colour and charged words bringing a modern take on personal storytelling.
"From The Saatchi and The Neon Gallery, Eve has been steadily gaining attention also ...