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Nifemi Marcus-Bello in Lagos: ‘The conditions and histories of Africa are my greatest inspiration’
As the Nigerian designer stages ‘Material Affirmations: Acts I–III’ at Tiwani Contemporary (until 10 January 2026), he speaks to Wallpaper* about African craft and industry, and Lagos as his muse
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Postcard from Lagos Design Week 2025
This year's Lagos Design Week demonstrated how Nigerian and African designers continue to expand the language of form, texture, and material
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Yinka Ilori’s new foundation is dedicated to play and joy: ‘Play gave me freedom to dream’
Today, artist and designer Yinka Ilori announced the launch of a non-profit organisation that debuts with a playscape in Nigeria
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Inside Nahous, Lagos’ new creative hub in a brutalist 1970s building
Richard Vedelago on Nahous: the gallerist tells Wallpaper* how he hopes this new space will shape Lagos’ bustling creative ecosystem
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How Lagos’ street markets inspired a new generation of Nigerian creatives
Nigeria’s creative scene is embracing the informal structures used by Lagos market traders as paragons of adaptability, flexibility and identity
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Coconut palms frame Ishahayi Beach House, a slice of paradise living
In Nigeria, Ishahayi Beach House by Studio Contra offers a striking connection to the natural world with uninterrupted views of the Atlantic Ocean
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An architect-designed market stall is an upgrade for Lagos traders
With his modular ‘umbrella crate stall’, architect Paul Yakubu – fascinated by the informal structures of market traders in the Nigerian capital – has designed an adaptable, scalable solution
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'The more I create, the more questions I have': Nifemi Marcus-Bello on craft and creativity
The Nigerian designer discusses the evolution of his Oríkì series, the distinct design language of Lagos and the shifting landscape for young African designers
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The 10 emerging West African architects changing the world
We found the most exciting emerging West African architects and spatial designers; here are the top ten studios from the region revolutionising the spatial design field
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Olorunfemi Adewuyi's community-oriented design honours local culture and tradition
In a rapidly changing world, the route designers take to discover their calling is increasingly circuitous. Here we speak to Olorunfemi Adewuyi on his thoughts on how design has a social and democratic impetus
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Postcard from Design Week Lagos 2024
Reporting from Nigeria’s capital during Design Week Lagos 2024, our correspondent shares his view from the streets and explores the role of design in economic evolution
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Daniel Obasi discusses Lagos’ Amah members’ club, where vocation and wonder can meet
Amah, a new members’ club founded by photographer, art director and stylist Daniel Obasi, is a creative co-working space and meeting point for Lagos’ creative class
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Wallpaper* Architects’ Directory 2024: meet the practices
In the Wallpaper* Architects Directory 2024, our latest guide to exciting, emerging practices from around the world, 20 young studios show off their projects and passion
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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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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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FF Projects brings Image Impressions to the Vaughan-Richards House in Lagos
A collaboration between art and architecture, the new Image Impressions exhibition at the Vaughan-Richards House is curated by FF Projects founder and creative director Faridah Folawiyo
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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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