“If there’s not a space for you, then you have to create it. I think that’s something that has always been quite deep inside of me,” says Okocha Obasi. The 23-year-old has stayed true to these words throughout his journey into the creative industries, which so far has taken him from running his own zine and club night during uni, to being selected for Somerset House’s Young Producers programme, to his current role as a designer at Futurimpose.

Growing up in London, Obasi was fascinated by the creative scene from a young age, and was constantly experimenting with different styles and mediums in his own practice. “On one side of my family, I come from a design and illustration background. I used to be part of a collective when I was 16, so I’ve always had my toes in design and fashion.”

After doing a short course at Central Saint Martins, Obasi took a leap of faith and ended up studying graphic design at Leeds Arts University. He was the only Black student out of over 70 people on his course and says he often felt “othered” by his personal experience and the overall lack of representation throughout his three years at university.