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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