Milton Keynes Arts Centre commissioned Yinka Ilori to collaborate with schoolchildren from here in Milton Keynes, 'guiding 15 primary school children to tell a story using unwanted vintage furniture donated by residents in the locality, and Age UK MK.
The up-cycling workshops present themselves to the wider public from Saturday (July 9) when the exhibition Do Good Because of Tomorrow is revealed.
London-based creative Yinka worked with children from St Monica's Catholic Primary, Great Linford Primary and Giffard Park Primary on the work, which is the first stage of Common Ground, 12 months of collaborations between Yinka and artists Ibiye Campl Tom Dale, Tracing the Pathway and MK Communities.
Yinka specialises in up-cycling vintage furniture, inspired by the traditional Nigerian parables and African fabric that surrounded him as a child.
Bringing Nigerian verbal traditions into playful conversation with contemporary design, each piece of furniture he creates tells a story.
And the name of the exhibition? 'Do Good Because of Tomorrow' is a widely used Nigerian phrase encouraging good deeds in the community.
Like us, he hates the unnecessary waste found in consumer cultures and reuses what others dicgard, bringing new life to reclaimed materials.
Saturday's opening bash comes with West African beats, traditional Nigerian food and drink, and is being hosted on site at MK Arts Centre, Parklands, Great Linford, between 1pm and 3pm.
