Honored to have collaborated earlier this summer with the amazing Temitayo Ogunbiyi (@temitayostudio) on an extension of her exhibition, “You will wonder if we would have been friends” currently on display at The Noguchi Museum (@noguchimuseum), until November 2, 2025. Special thanks to the folks running the Noguchi Museum Shop for all of the care and direction they put into the project. As written on the museum’s website: “As part of Temitayo Ogunbiyi: You will wonder if we would have been friends (June 18–November 2, 2025), The Noguchi Museum Shop presents a collection of wooden spoons created by Lagos-based artist Temitayo Ogunbiyi and Broolyn-based designer and craftsperson Robert Seishin Rurup. “The spoons can be used for salt, spice, or other cooking ingredients, and reference the form of an omorogun, or turning stick, a versatile cooking tool used in African cuisine. Crafted from either walnut or ash, the shapes are designed by Ogunbiyi and hand-carved by Rurup. “Each spoon also features one of two phrases by Ogunbiyi in ink: “you will…” and “you will do what you love.” Over the past decade, Ogunbiyi has chosen “you will” as a recurring titling convention for her artworks, a phrase typically used as a declarative wish for good fortune in Nigeria. Like the artworks on display in Ogunbiyi’s exhibition at The Noguchi Museum, the spoons can be seen as a reference to global histories, community, and playful functionality. “The spoons are available to purchase in-person or via inquiry at [email protected]”