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The National Design + Innovation Pavilion explores the ideas, products, materials and creative enterprises shaping the f...
17/06/2026

The National Design + Innovation Pavilion explores the ideas, products, materials and creative enterprises shaping the future of Nigerian design.

Curated by Norman Teague (Norman Teague Design Studios), the pavilion brings together makers and innovators pushing material and form in new directions, from furniture to product design.

Image Credit: Dye Lab x Emma Emodi.

21–25 October 2026
National Theatre Lagos

WHY FIVE?Because Africa is not one story.The Design + Innovation Exhibition at Design Week Lagos 2026 is organised into ...
16/06/2026

WHY FIVE?

Because Africa is not one story.

The Design + Innovation Exhibition at Design Week Lagos 2026 is organised into five curatorial pavilions, each one a distinct lens into contemporary African design, innovation, culture and making: National Design + Innovation, African Diaspora, Anglophone Africa, Francophone Africa, and Lusophone Africa.

Five pavilions of what African design is, and what it’s becoming.

21–25 October 2026
National Theatre Lagos

FIVE PAVILIONS. ONE CONTINENT OF IDEAS.The Design + Innovation Exhibition at Design Week Lagos 2026 is organised into fi...
15/06/2026

FIVE PAVILIONS. ONE CONTINENT OF IDEAS.

The Design + Innovation Exhibition at Design Week Lagos 2026 is organised into five curatorial pavilions, bringing together designers, makers, innovators and creative thinkers from across Africa and its diaspora.

From furniture, lighting and product design to textiles, ceramics, material innovation, collectible design, installations and experimental works, the exhibition explores the breadth and diversity of contemporary African design today.

The five pavilions are:

— National Design + Innovation Pavilion
— African Diaspora Pavilion
— Anglophone Africa Pavilion
— Francophone Africa Pavilion
— Lusophone Africa Pavilion

Each pavilion offers a unique lens into the ideas, materials, cultures and creative practices shaping the future of design across Africa and beyond.

Over the coming weeks, we’ll be introducing the pavilions, the curators and some of the remarkable designers whose work will help define this landmark exhibition.

21–25 October 2026
National Theatre Lagos

FIVE PAVILIONS. ONE CONTINENT OF IDEAS.The Design + Innovation Exhibition at Design Week Lagos 2026 is organised into fi...
15/06/2026

FIVE PAVILIONS. ONE CONTINENT OF IDEAS.

The Design + Innovation Exhibition at Design Week Lagos 2026 is organised into five curatorial pavilions, bringing together designers, makers, innovators and creative thinkers from across Africa and its diaspora.

From furniture, lighting and product design to textiles, ceramics, material innovation, collectible design, installations and experimental works, the exhibition explores the breadth and diversity of contemporary African design today.

The five pavilions are:

— National Design + Innovation Pavilion
— African Diaspora Pavilion
— Anglophone Africa Pavilion
— Francophone Africa Pavilion
— Lusophone Africa Pavilion

Each pavilion offers a unique lens into the ideas, materials, cultures and creative practices shaping the future of design across Africa and beyond.

Over the coming weeks, we’ll be introducing the pavilions, the curators and some of the remarkable designers whose work will help define this landmark exhibition.

21–25 October 2026
National Theatre Lagos

12/06/2026

The Design + Innovation Exhibition is a platform that connects national talent, continental voices, and the global diaspora in one room, the kind of room that sends work onward to stages across Africa and beyond.

Furniture, lighting, product, sculptural objects, material innovation, functional art. If your work translates concept into ex*****on, this is the floor it belongs on.

If you have been building, making, pushing your practice forward, this is the room to put it in.

Applications close July 30th. Exhibition runs October 21st to 25th, National Theatre, Lagos.

Link to apply in bio.

Meet the Curatorial Team.Behind the Design + Innovation Exhibition is a collaborative network of minds shaping the futur...
11/06/2026

Meet the Curatorial Team.

Behind the Design + Innovation Exhibition is a collaborative network of minds shaping the future of African design. Working alongside the Lead Curator and Pavilion Curators, this team bridges geography and discipline, uniting research, architecture, and contemporary art to build new creative pathways across the continent and the diaspora.

The Curators
Ogechi Harry (OGECHI HARRY, ESQ.) — Attorney, art advisor, and founder of Golden Our, a Chicago-based practice guiding collectors in building intentional collections rooted in Black history, culture, and storytelling.

Joy Julius (JOY JULIUS) — Award-winning fashion and eyewear designer based in London. MA graduate of the Royal College of Art, her work has been featured on Vogue Runway with commissions including the Royal Opera House.

Belverence Tameu (Belverence) — Italian-Cameroonian architect and designer based in Marrakech. Co-founder of Sablé Matière and founder of LUMANE, a pan-African cultural hospitality platform.

Oluwakanyinsade Ademuson (Kanyinsade Ademuson) — Lagos-based architect with over 15 years of experience in architecture, modular housing, and industrial design. Founder of Organic Cotton studio.

Isha Musampa (Isha Musampa) — London-based art advisor specializing in contemporary African art, collection building, and cultural strategy. Her practice includes developing the inaugural Democratic Republic of Congo Pavilion at the Venice Biennale.

Audrey Forson (Audrey Forson) — Ghanaian furniture designer and Managing Director of TEKURA. Named one of the 100 Most Influential Women in Africa (2024) and Young Innovator of the Year (2024).

Sani Sani-Mohammed — Artist, curator, and project manager integrating contemporary art with community landscapes. With collaborative initiatives with the Serpentine Galleries, Barbican Centre, CCA Goldsmiths, and the Royal College of Art.

Joe Yilla (Joe Yilla) — Founder of KNESST and Design Week Freetown. A 2024 BCA Leadership Fellow and 2026 Tech Visionary Award recipient.

📍 Venue: The National Theatre, Lagos
🗓️ Dates: 21 - 25 October 2026

Meet the Curatorial Team.Behind the Design + Innovation Exhibition is a collaborative network of minds shaping the futur...
11/06/2026

Meet the Curatorial Team.

Behind the Design + Innovation Exhibition is a collaborative network of minds shaping the future of African design. Working alongside the Lead Curator and Pavilion Curators, this team bridges geography and discipline, uniting research, architecture, and contemporary art to build new creative pathways across the continent and the diaspora.

The Curators
Ogechi Harry (OGECHI HARRY, ESQ.) — Attorney, art advisor, and founder of Golden Our, a Chicago-based practice guiding collectors in building intentional collections rooted in Black history, culture, and storytelling.

Joy Julius (JOY JULIUS) — Award-winning fashion and eyewear designer based in London. MA graduate of the Royal College of Art, her work has been featured on Vogue Runway with commissions including the Royal Opera House.

Belverence Tameu (Belverence) — Italian-Cameroonian architect and designer based in Marrakech. Co-founder of Sablé Matière and founder of LUMANE, a pan-African cultural hospitality platform.

Oluwakanyinsade Ademuson (Kanyinsade Ademuson) — Lagos-based architect with over 15 years of experience in architecture, modular housing, and industrial design. Founder of Organic Cotton studio.

Isha Musampa (Isha Musampa) — London-based art advisor specializing in contemporary African art, collection building, and cultural strategy. Her practice includes developing the inaugural Democratic Republic of Congo Pavilion at the Venice Biennale.

Audrey Forson (Audrey Forson) — Ghanaian furniture designer and Managing Director of TEKURA. Named one of the 100 Most Influential Women in Africa (2024) and Young Innovator of the Year (2024).

Myles Igwebuike (Myles Igwe) — Nigerian-American artist and spatial practitioner. Royal College of Art alumnus, curator of the Nigeria Pavilion at the London Design Biennale, and incoming Yale School of Architecture.

Joe Yilla (Joe Yilla) — Founder of KNESST and Design Week Freetown. A 2024 BCA Leadership Fellow and 2026 Tech Visionary Award recipient.

📍 Venue: The National Theatre, Lagos
🗓️ Dates: 21 - 25 October 2026

10/06/2026

Meet the Curator.

Design Week Lagos is pleased to announce Nana Biamah-Ofosu as Curator of the Anglophone Africa Pavilion at the Design + Innovation Exhibition 2026.

A Ghanaian-British architect and founder of YAA Projects, Biamah-Ofosu’s practice explores counter-histories, material cultures, and diasporic experience through making, speaking, and writing architecture. She is a Unit Tutor at the Architectural Association and a lecturer at Kingston School of Art, and has served on the juries of several awards including the RIBA Silver Medal.

As Curator of the Anglophone Africa Pavilion, she brings a practice defined by critical inquiry and cultural depth, one committed to expanding the terms on which African design and architecture are understood, discussed, and valued.

📍 Venue: The National Theatre, Lagos
🗓️ Dates: 21 - 25 October 2026

The Design + Innovation Exhibition is a curated platform where bold creativity and technical mastery meet, celebrating t...
08/06/2026

The Design + Innovation Exhibition is a curated platform where bold creativity and technical mastery meet, celebrating the depth and potential of Africa’s design and production ecosystems. Meet the Curators.

Nana Biamah-Ofosu (.ofosu), Curator, Pan African Design Pavilion, Anglophone Africa. A Ghanaian-British architect and founder of YAA Projects, her practice is built around counter-histories, material cultures, and diasporic experience through making, speaking, and writing architecture. A Unit Tutor at the Architectural Association and lecturer at Kingston School of Art, she has lectured widely including at the inaugural Venice Biennale College Architettura at the 18th International Architecture Biennale.

As a writer and practitioner, Biamah-Ofosu examines the social, political, and cultural dimensions of design and architecture, engaging with contemporary practitioners to define new paths towards a more critical, expansive, and inclusive discourse on the built environment. She brings that same rigour and intention to the Anglophone Africa Pavilion at the Design + Innovation Exhibition.

📍 Venue: The National Theatre, Lagos
🗓️ Dates: 21 - 25 October 2026

07/06/2026

Meet the Curator.

Design Week Lagos is pleased to announce Júlio Rafael as Curator of the Lusophone Africa Pavilion at the Design + Innovation Exhibition 2026.

An architect, urbanist, and co-founder of Do Lado B in Angola, Rafael’s practice works across architecture, the city, and human behavior. Trained at South Bank University in London, his work since 2012 has used architecture as an active tool in urban transformation, with a parallel ceramics practice that reinforces his belief that space is not only designed but felt.

As Curator of the Lusophone Africa Pavilion, his vision is built around UNNAMED, a framework and a conviction: that what the continent needs most is not more creativity, but structure. Structure built by practitioners across the five Lusophone territories, on their own terms, in their own voice.

📍 Venue: The National Theatre, Lagos
🗓️ Dates: 21 - 25 October 2026

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