Lagos | Design Indaba

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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 >
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. >
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. >
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." >
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." >
Omenka

Media Company

Omenka is Africa’s premium art, business and luxury-lifestyle magazine. >
Nigerian entrepreneur Oluseun Onigbinde on forming a transparent government

He founded BudgIT to help the citizens of the country understand the way the government spends money. >
Adebayo Oke-Lawal

Fashion Designer

The founder of Orange Culture, a clothing line movement that covers universal silhouettes with an African aesthetic. >
These striking images offer an alternative view of Nigerian diversity

“One of the biggest statements I try to make with my work is that there is no single Nigerian culture.” >
Artist imagines colossal vertical slums in Lagos

Are slums shaping the face of Africa? Nigerian-born artist Lekan Jeyifo conceptualises the future of slums in Lagos. >
Grigri Pixel is looking for African creatives to participate in a residency in Madrid

The award-winning programme brings together African and European creatives to create urban space interventions. >
Nigerian artist Dennis Osadebe on isolation, the future and African art

“For art in a whole continent to be limited to just one label – 'African Art' – is a problem.” >
Aso Oke fabric travels from head to toe

A Nigerian designer is translating his passion for traditional Nigerian fabric into an unusual design application. >
Wura-Natasha Ogunji on reclaiming the female voice through public performance and protest

The performance artist’s work explores the tense relationship between women, society, space and politics in Lagos. >
Nigerian-Jamaican photographer Nadine Ijewere draws on her heritage for #StellaBy series

“I wanted to give a feeling of diversity and not sticking to the rules – being different." >
Can you redevelop a big city like Lagos without displacing the poor?

Urban planner Lookman Oshodi seems to think it is possible. >
MaXhosa launches rug collection and appoints new creative director

Changes are afoot for the acclaimed South African fashion brand. >
Lagos’ Wooden Tower is an alternative to the city's reliance on concrete buildings

The award-winning tower was designed and conceptualised by Cameroonian Architecture Firm, Hermann Kamte & Associates. >

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