Charles was born in Lagos, Nigeria, in sunny West Africa.
He achieved his diploma in architecture, and a masters degree in Urban Design at the Oxford Polytechnic, followed by work experience in various architectural practises, notably by the spanish architect Santiago Calatrava in Zurich, Switzerland.
The studio works in the fields of architecture, interior design, product, furniture and lighting design. our clients include:
Charles has taken part in, and won numerous international competitions.
He lives in Zurich, Switzerland.
2003
Third Prize, Zingg-Lamprecht International Furniture Design competition, Zurich, Switzerland
2002
Shortlisted, Oxo/Peugot Design Awards London, England
2002
Special Mention , Design Report Awards, 2002 Milan Furniture Fair, Milan
2001
First Prize, Design Concept, traffic regulators Wetzikon, Switzerland
2001
First Prize, Oxo/Peugot Design Awards London, England
2001
Semi-finalist Swiss Design Prize Solothurn, Switzerland
2000
Finalist Lichtblick 2000 Messe Basel Basel Switzerland
1999
First Prize Deutsche Bank Munich Germany
1999
Third Prize Concours „L’heure publique“ Musée Int. d’horologie. La Chaux-de-Fonds Switzerland
1999
Finalist Wohnsinn 99. Messe Basel Basel, Switzerland
1998
Second Prize International Cosmopack Award 98 Milan, Italy
1998
Finalist Concorso Internazionale di Design Comune di Cascina, Italy
1997 Semi-finalist iF Ecology Design Award 97
Hannover, Germany
1996
Special Mention International Cosmopack Award Milan, Italy
1996
Finalist Lapponia. The Art Competition for Modern Jewellery Design. Finnland
1995
Finalist GHM Designale Cologne, Germany
1995
Special Mention iFi nagoya International Competition Nagoja, Japan
1995
Finalist 4th Nürnberger Möbeldesign Kontakte 95 Nürnberg, Germany
1995
Third Prize International Cosmopack Award 95 Milan, Italy
1994
Finalist Nagaoka Design Fair 94 Nagaoka, Japan
1994
Finalist ECO Design Europe 94 Brussels, Belgium
1994
Fourth Prize Philips Lichtpreis 94 Vienna, Austria
1993
Semi-finalist Design Preis Schweiz 93 Solothurn, Switzerland
1993
Special Mention SMI Förderpreis 93 Swiss Furniture International
1993
Finalist Japan Design Foundation 93 Nagoya, Japan
