Banke Kuku

Kuku's textile designs focus on printed fabrics.^[7][1] She produces her designs in the Ikoyi neighborhood of Lagos.^[2][8]

Kuku worked as a freelance textile designer in the UK.^[2][9] She created interior design textiles.^[2][10] In 2011 she established her eponymous label, then Banke Kuku Textiles, and established a studio in London.^[11][12][6] Around 2016 she moved back to Nigeria because she was marrying a Nigerian man.^[6] Clients expressed interest in garments made with her interior design prints, and in early 2019 she created a collection of loungewear, pajamas, and kaftans.^[2][6] In November 2019 she opened a storefront in Lagos.^[10][13][9] In March of 2020 the COVID-19 pandemic shut down her storefront operations, and she launched an online sales space.^[9][6]

Kuku moved into daywear and evening wear after the COVID-19 restrictions lifted.^[2] She debuted her designs at the 2021 Lagos Fashion Week.^[2] The brand eventually expanded to include menswear, childrenswear and resort wear.^[10][14]

She collaborated with Gabrielle Union on a 2022 6-piece capsule collection.^[2][15] In 2023 she was a guest judge on The Great British Sewing Bee for designs that included batakari, adire fabric, and boubou.^[16] In September of 2023 she was the cover feature for ThisDay Style.^[17]

Tiwa Savage, Michelle Obama, Kelis, and Catt Sadler have worn her designs.^[4][5]

In 2017 Kuku married Olusola Lawson in Marrakesh.^[18]