British designer Yinka Ilori has applied his trademark colourful style to a demountable skatepark at the Faena District in Miami Beach during Miami art week.
Called the Skateable Object Park, Ilori’s temporary installation features salmon-pink ramps on a bright yellow floor and was commissioned by the female-founded “nomadic boutique” Unique Design X Group.
The skatepark was designed by Yinka IloriIt forms part of a five-day programme of art activities called Unique Design X Miami @ Faena District, which takes place at the Miami Beach complex developed by Argentinian property magnate Alan Faena.
Colourful ramps are positioned within a yellow spaceDefining itself as “a team of colour-obsessed architects and designers”, Ilori’s studio is known for its vibrant and often intricately-patterned work.
The Miami Beach skatepark is a large expanse of yellow space surrounded by patches of grass and trees, while quirky-shaped skate ramps are coloured in a mixture of salmon-pink, orange, green and blue.
The skatepark was designed in partnership with The Skatepark ProjectIlori designed the skatepark in partnership with American skateboarder Tony Hawk’s The Skatepark Project – a non-profit organisation with a mission to provide accessible places for young people to skateboard in underserved communities.
Each year, Unique Design X Group plans to commission an artist to design and install a temporary skatepark in Miami.
“A permanent skatepark is a major undertaking both financially, and due to the permanent allocation of a large space,” said Unique Design X Group.
“The possibility of being able to assemble and disassemble the skateable obstacles is what makes these [temporary] parks ‘kits’.”
The skatepark makes use of Yinka’s vibrant coloursYinka Ilori is a British-Nigerian designer based in London. Last year, he transformed a former exhibition hall in France into another vibrantly-coloured skatepark.
Other recent skatepark projects include La Duna in Mexico, the design of which was informed by the undulating forms of sand dunes.
