Nigeria | Design Indaba

Talking textiles

‘The onus is now on us to innovate our way out of a problem we did not create.’ >
C(hair)

The Patewo Chair is inspired by the intricate beauty of the Patewo hairstyle. >
It takes a village

Intrepid designer Lani Adeoye is inspired by the organic rhythms of the traditional society, adapting them for modern audiences >
Just beachy

Tosin Oshinowo’s Coral Pavilion embraces the traditions of tropical modernism in West Africa >
Designing with empathy

Nifemi Marcus-Bello designs a bamboo kiosk for skater brand Wafflesncream >
How Re-roll Station is helping African fashion entrepreneurs launch their brands globally

We chat with the brains behind Re-roll, Kesiena Harry and Cher Potter >
We Interview Former Design Indaba Emerging Creative Mpho Vackier in TheUrbanative’s New Homecoming Collection

A collaborative collection birthed during lockdown brings together designers from different disciplines to celebrate home, and the continent. >
With Afrowaste, Nigerian Designer Dimeji Ilori turns Discarded Clothes into One-Of-A-Kind Treasures

Afrowaste is a fashion mash-up that blends old and new, Western and African. >
Yinka Ilori’s New 20-Piece Homeware Collection Merges African and English Customs

Design Indaba Speaker Yinka Ilori’s bright and colourful new homeware incorporates his signature motifs. >
The women putting Nigerian creativity on the world map

As the creativity season kicks off in Nigeria, we highlight the women making things happen in the art and design sector. >
On designing resilient African cities

Award-winning Cameroonianian architect, Hermann Kamte, was recently named as one of Quartz' African Innovators for 2019. >
Noma Osula on capturing the beauty of Africa

“I want to portray the beauty I see in Africa and reconstruct the perceived idea of beauty and perfection.” >
Netflix product designer on bridging design gaps across borders

Mariam Braimah talks to us about how she is using her experience to facilitate skills exchanges between Silicon Valley and Nigeria. >
Nigerian artist Victor Ehikhamenor explores the responsibility of the African artist

"I am an artist first, before anything else." >
Nigerian sculptor makes life-sized art using spoons

Abinoro Akporode Collins says he was first challenged by his art lecturer to try unconventional materials for his sculptures. >
African architecture: Ornaments, crime & prejudice

Mathias Agbo, Jr. reflects on the importance of African ornamentation and the stories they convey. >
Funfere Koroye on product design for the West African consumer

Nigerian product designer has designed a range of products that take into account the uniqueness of a West African consumer. >
Afrominima is a Nigerian lifestyle brand inspired by Japanese and Scandinavian aesthetics

The Olubunmi Adeyemi-helmed brand brings the minimalist movement to Africa. >
Toyin Ojih Odutola’s portraits show black skin as textured and diverse

“We have enough about what my skin looks like but what does it feel like?’ >
Feyi Olubodun on what international brands get wrong about the African consumer

"I argue very strongly that sophistication and westernisation don’t mean the same thing. You can be sophisticated and not be westernised." >
The African crown reimagined

Inspired by the work of J.D. Okhai Ojeikere, Medina Dugger and GIF artist François Beaurain celebrate the complexity of hair in Nigeria. >
The bizarre and confounding influence of Dubai on Africa’s emerging cities

Design researcher and built environment designer Mathias Agbo, Jr speaks to Nigerian, UAE-based architect Safiya Yahaya on this phenomenon >
Ify Ojo tells the stories we never hear through textile design

The Nigerian, Canada-based designer pays tribute to the women of Africa with Stèlà Textile. >
Adebayo Oke-Lawal on using fashion as a tool for social change

"I feel like fashion will be such a huge part of the way Africa shapes its future and the way Africa progresses as a people." >

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