MOTUNRAYO
ILO
ilo.motunrayo@gmail.com
I’m Motunrayo. A BA (Hons). Journalism, Politics and History student at City St George’s, University of London.
Observing culture from an anthropological lens, I am open to undertaking roles in research, production, curation, communications and multimedia journalism within the fashion, arts & culture industries.
MOTUNRAYO ILO
|mo. too. rah. yuh ee.loh|
1a. journalist, 1b. producer, 1c. curator
TAARU is a cultural platform dedicated to fashion, art and culture storytelling around Africa and its Diaspora, founded by Motunrayo Ilo in August 2024.
TAARU spent the day with Ore Falase, Creative Director and founder of the eponymous fashion brand By Falase. At the core of her work is her identity, proudly using colours of the Nigerian flag, quotes from the Nigerian army and Lagos State car number plate inspired belts. By Falase is a sartorial testament to Falase’s heritage and identity.
Executive Producer &Videographer - Motunrayo Ilo
Photographer, Edit & Colour Grade - Mayowa Fakorede
Inspired by her Ghanaian - Canadian upbringing, Toronto Based Emmanuela Graham explores the diasporic experience through design. Tropism, her debut collection, introduces silhouettes that mirror the complexities of growth through layering, asymmetry and juxtaposition. It examines the tension between upholding cultural honour while evolving in spaces that challenge those very beliefs. Tropism is about the dualities that shape us ; the public and private, expectation and reality, the familiar and strange.
Creative Director & Executive Producer - Motunrayo Ilo
Photographer - David Okpo, Jaden (@drewsfilmcamera)
PRESENTING
PRESENTING
During Black History Month 2024, I curated and moderated a panel discussion featuring four prominent journalists in London’s creative industry ; Ezreen Benissan, Natty Kasambala, Aswan Magumbe and Emma Ogao in City St George’s, University of London.
The conversation discussed the freelance economy, taking ownership of your craft, adapting to the changing media landscape and more.
YOU’RE IN GOOD HANDS
