Cheick Diallo

Metalsmith · Bamako, Mali · 12.6° N · 8.0° W

"Wire, nylon, bottle tops — a Malian language of objects."

Cheick Diallo (b. 1960, Mali) trained as an architect and designer in France before returning to Bamako in 2004 to found Diallo Design. His Sansa armchair — woven steel wire wrapped in coloured nylon by artisans of Bamako — is held by the Musée des Arts Décoratifs in Paris and the CID at Grand-Hornu. A founding figure of contemporary African design, he has shown at Milan, the Dakar Biennale and Design Network Africa.

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Catalogue · 2026

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Leather lounge chair

Hand-stitched leather over hardwood frame, Bamako atelier

Lounge scale · 2010

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