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‘It is always a pleasure to surprise’: inside Lagos-based high-jewellery house Akano Diamonds
Akunna Nwala-Akano, founder of Akano Diamonds, fills us in on the creative process behind her brand
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Nigerian architects SI.SA draw on 'simplicity, clarity, and unity'
SI.SA, a young Nigerian practice, is featured in the Wallpaper* Architects’ Directory 2024; tour its Scissor House in Ikoyi, an elegant solution to a constrained plot
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The John Randle Centre ‘rises from the earth in a nod to Yoruba spirituality’
The John Randle Centre for Yoruba Culture and History is an urban regeneration project at the heart of Lagos Island, designed by Studio Imagine Simply Architecture
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Josh Egesi on his designs and evolving culture: 'Design is a form of cultural documentation'
Nigerian designer Josh Egesi tells Wallpaper* about the creativity behind his studio, design approach, his country's cultural revolution, and venturing into surfboard design
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Afrobeats and modernism: how the concrete ‘ruins’ of Lagos become a stage
We explore the relationship between Afrobeats and modernism in Lagos, as the Nigerian capital’s concrete structures become a stage for the music genre
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Lagos Biennial 2024: the highlights
Lagos Biennial 2024 took over the city’s Tafawa Balewa Square with the theme of ‘refuge’
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Inside Nollywood: tracing Nigeria’s film history
With plans afoot for a new Lagos museum to preserve Nigeria’s film history, we hear from the collection’s curator
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Adidas Lagos champions the city’s ‘resilient, adaptable and go-getter resolve’
Adidas Lagos by Tosin Oshinowo opens its smart retrofit of a 1970s building
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Art X Lagos 2023: discover the artists to watch
Art X Lagos 2023, the 8th edition of West Africa’s biggest art fair, was bigger and better than ever
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Highlights from Design Week Lagos 2023
Design Week Lagos 2023 (19-22 October) showcased Nigerian creativity and ideas at Lekki’s Livespot Entertarium
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The Lagos Light Series harnesses the power of collaboration
The Lagos Light Series is a collaboration between Lagos and Zurich designers presented at 'Sparked!', as part of Design Week Lagos 2023
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Tosin Oshinowo’s cmDesign Atelier is a cultural powerhouse
cmDesign Atelier from Nigeria is part of our series of profiles of architects, spatial designers and builders shaping West Africa's architectural future
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HTL Africa imagines architecture as an ‘object of performance’
HTL from Nigeria is next up in our series of profiles of architects, spatial designers and builders shaping West Africa’s architectural future
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Nifemi Marcus-Bello is the Nigerian designer shaping Africa’s designscape
Among Wallpaper’s ‘Future Icons’, Lagos-based designer Nifemi Marcus-Bello speaks of creating a local manufacturing network and documenting design production in Africa
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Nigerian Studio Contra blends contemporary culture with local craftmanship
Nigerian Studio Contra is part of our series of profiles of architects, spatial designers and builders shaping West Africa's architectural future
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Seaside pavilion by Tosin Oshinowo brings minimalism to the Lagos lagoon
Tosin Oshinowo and cmDesign Atelier create idyllic beach pavilion off the Lagos lagoon in Nigeria
