Kemi Fatoba
Founder & Editor
Daddy Magazine, Berlin
Kemi Fatoba is a writer and creative consultant from Vienna, Austria. She is also the founder and editor of DADDY, an award-winning culture magazine and consultancy with a focus on diversifying the media landscape.
Kemi studied Media and Communication at the University of Vienna. She worked for culture, travel, and fashion publications in London and now lives in Berlin, where she writes about identity, culture, fashion, and representation. She is a contributing editor at VOGUE Germany and developed their digital section “Weil Sichtbarkeit das Wichtigste ist – #RepresentationMatters”. Kemi consults individuals, institutions and brands on how to communicate effectively with their diverse audiences. She is a member of the International Academy of Digital Arts and Sciences, Neue deutsche Medienmacher*innen, the Fashion Minority Alliance, and Soho House’s Inclusivity Board.
Her written work was published in C/O Berlin, Document Journal, i-D VICE, taz, The Face, VOGUE Germany, and ZEIT Online, among other art and culture publications in the US, UK and Germany. She has appeared in media outlets, including ARD, ARTE, Deutschlandfunk, WDR and worked with clients like Bamako Encounters – African Biennale of Photography, Bayerische Staatsoper, Bumble, Catalyst – Institute for Creative Arts and Technology, D&AD, Deutsche Welle, Fashion Council Germany, Filmfest Hamburg, Fotografiska, Frieze, Hamburg Media School, Horizn, i-D VICE, Meta Journalism Project, Museum Angewandte Kunst Frankfurt, Museum für Kommunikation Berlin, Mykita, Netflix, Nike, OTV – Open Television, PVH Foundation, RAY Photography Triennial, re:publica, Soho House, Spotify, Studio Olafur Eliasson, Theaterhaus Stuttgart, The Lovie Awards, TikTok, Vöslauer, Zalando, Zentrum für Kunst und Medien Karlsruhe, and Zurich University of the Arts.
Kemi Fatoba. Photo: Danilo Sierra