This episode is brought to you in collaboration with Design Week Lagos to commemorate “Nigeria at 60” through conversations with recognizable design practitioners that embody the country’s unique artistic and cultural legacy.

In this episode, I chat with Lani Adeoye, an award-winning sculptural lighting and furniture designer, and design strategist. And is the founder of Studio Lani. In our conversation we talk about the collective challenges of furniture and sculptural lighting practitioners in Nigeria, what inspires her designs, cultural representation, and nurturing creativity in young designers.

In conversation with the initiator of the Lagos: City of Water Architecture competition 2020 and founder of The Arc Eddy Eguavoen Foundation, a Non-government Organization that pushes for innovation in Nigerian Architecture through an annual design competition, setting up of design workshops and buildings for communities-in-need.

This episode is presented in collaboration with The Cultural Intellectual Association - Lagos, a non-profit group of creative’s that seek holistic solutions to urban challenges using design & clear thinking.

This episode is Part One in a 3-part series from the CIA, Lagos listening session 04 and we spoke with Olamide Udoma-Ejorh, the Executive Director of the Lagos Urban Development Initiative, an NGO that advocates for a more inclusive, livable, and sustainable Lagos, through collaboration, research, and dialogue.

Olamide's is engaged in bridging the gap between communities and their urban environment through innovative initiatives, and this episode is no departure, we spoke about the future of Lagos, exploring its largest natural resource (it's wetlands) and the role of government in urban development.