Homenkà: Our Parlour, hosted by Ncheta Collective

Our Parlour is an immersive domestic environment hosted by four Igbo women whose practices span design, art direction, photography and food. At its centre is Nchọ, an heirloom reinterpretation of the traditional Igbo strategy game, designed by Zoë Chinonso Ene as a joyful reason to gather.

Drawing inspiration from the Nigerian parlour—the room where families gather to eat, converse and pass stories between generations—the space invites visitors into a week-long programme of game nights, conversations, workshops, reading sessions, performance, vinyl DJ sets and communal dining. Nchọ boards sit alongside vessels, scents and sounds by Chinasa Chukwu, photography by Christina Nwabugo and a culinary programme by Ogochukwu Igwilo.

Responding to Brompton Design District's Perfectly Imperfect theme, Our Parlour explores how familiar materials, everyday objects and repeated acts of gathering accumulate meaning over time. Rather than presenting design as a finished artefact, the space reveals it as something inherently personal and continuously shaped through use, participation and collective experience.

Curator:
Zoë Chinonso Ene
@nowayzoway; @hello.homenka

Exhibitors:
Chinasa Chukwu, Christina Nwabugo, Ogochukwu Igwilo, Zoë Chinonso Ene

Special thanks to:
Amandine Forest-Aguié, Arjun Singh Assa, DJ Dare Balogun, Anglepoise, Limewash London and others

Opening hours for LDF
Sat 12th September 10am-6pm.
Sun 13th September 11am-4pm.
Mon 14th September 10am-6pm.
Tue 15th September 10am-6pm.
Wed 16th September 10am-6pm.
Thu 17th September 10am-9pm.
Fri 18th September 10am-6pm.
Sat 19th September 10am-6pm.
Sun 20th September 11am-4pm.

HOMENKÀ