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What ignited your passion for design and made elevates any professional making them appealing Amadeo Modigliani and Henri Matisse and was you decide this is the way to go? to potential clients, companies and suppliers. Other a source of inspiration for Europe’s early art I have always had a passion for interiors benefits include listing on the IDAN’s website, top- movement. For the art and design industry, Africa and product design but ended up studying notch trainings of project members to international has remained a source of inspiration. More recently, Mathematics at university. Two critical things standards by local and international facilitators, we have seen fashion designers from Valentino and happened which started steering me in the trade discounts from a wide range of suppliers, Jean-Paul Gaultier to Louis Vuitton get inspiration direction of pursuing a degree in Interior Design. I complimentary tickets to attend IDAN conferences for our culture. There is a lack of diversity in the discovered that I was more interested in the science and free memberships for interior design students. global furniture design industry; African designers of a space or object and its functions than owning We also give discounts to attend IDAN’s CPD’s, have been marginalised. In recent research by Jomo a factory. I also found that I was naturally creative, discounts on exhibiting in IDAN’s trade show GUIDE Tariku, the number of African designers working whether it was in designing a book, an object, an and other shows like MADE BY DESIGN, advertising with international furniture brands was shocking; event or a piece of furniture; I loved the process of discounts in publications such as Essential Interiors out of 4,417 branded collections, 14 were with Titi Ogunfere is the 21st developing a concept to seeing it completed. magazine and interior design platforms like the ID black designers. That is roughly one-third of 1 per president of the International My budding passion for design saw design as a Buyers Guide. cent. This study steered up a lot of criticism on racial profession, not a hobby. I did not want to learn it The association is led by IDAN President Omon inequity in the global furniture design industry, but Federation of Interior through experience but to have a formal degree, Mordiand executives; Tola Akerele, Gbemisola it also showed a flaw in our educational systems. Architects/Designers (IFI), the so I took time after establishing my design firm in Aluko, Nora Azubuike, Ronnie D’Souza, Bukola Creativity is the new oil. It is a shame we have first African and person of 2002 to get formally trained. In those early years, Adeyemi and Freda Anegbe. not developed our raw materials and skill. The many people did not understand the role and The requirements for membership vary based continent is rich in creativity inherited from colour to hold the position since importance of an interior architect or designer; on categories ranging from interior designers, previous generations and is unique, unlike anything the organization was formed it was a reasonably green ground but a journey I found anywhere else, but we have not done much over 50years ago. She has been was ready to embark on and what I found fulfilling. in developing what we have. My journey has taught me that the cycle of self- With its proven potential to bring prosperity, new transforming interiors into discovery happens as you show up and take steps employment and better income, Industrialisation award-wining spaces for over towards your goal. Creativity is the new oil. It is a has been a campaign promise throughout the 15 years, with a unique sense shame we have not developed African continent. Despite this, Africa is less of style that combines beauty You are the founder of Interior Designers developed today than it was when I was growing of Nigeria (IDAN); what impact has the our raw materials and skill. The up. The answer to a lot of our problems in and functionality. Titi’s organization made in Nigeria and the diaspora? continent is rich in creativity education and I believe we must take this seriously. exceptional design style and I remember relocating back to Nigeria and inherited from previous African design is becoming increasingly popular; attention to details has earned visiting a client turned sister and now IDAN generations and is unique, however, demand is outstripping supply. As more chairperson, Ekua Abudu, who was by then, a serial unlike anything found anywhere eyes turn to the continent with perceptions of what her an excellent reputation member of various associations to share the idea constitutes modern and contemporary product amongst her peers and most of setting up an association just like the British else, but we have not done much design, it has become critical for developing our importantly her clients. She is Institute of Interior Designers in 2006. She was in developing what we have. educational system and manufacturing industry. excited and gave me all the support I needed. I also also the founder of the Interior visited Muni Shonibare, Anselm Tabansi and Muni What challenges does the industry face due to Designers Association of Fagbemi and Sarah Daniels. They were pioneers in lack of regulation? Nigeria (IDAN), a body charged the furniture manufacturing industry at that time Interior design licensing has been implemented with the promotion of excellent to share the idea of the association. They became interior decorators, industry partners and suppliers in most countries worldwide, and many more are the first board members of the association, and all and student’s membership. For some categories, on their way to having license legislation passed. If practices in the interior design contributed financially to helping establish IDAN professional qualifications are required; for some Nigerian Interior Designers are to stay competitive sector of Nigeria. She is the during the first few years. The first President was others, years of experience in the industry, while globally, adopting a licensing system for Interior Creative Director at Essential Muni Shonibare, then Anslem Tabansi. I was happy for some, recognition as an invaluable asset to Designers is a vital and necessary step. to be the Secretary-General of the Association for the industry, qualify one to receive honorary With the rapid growth in Nigeria’s economy in Interiors Consultancy, a several years until 2016 when I was voted in as membership. recent years, interior design has become lucrative. It pioneer interior designing President. has attracted many unqualified individuals who do company in Nigeria that Over the past 14 years, the association has Do you think more universities should adopt not have the necessary educational background or publishes Essential Interior grown significantly from a handful of members Interior design as a university major/ course? experience in the field, causing a real risk to society. who started from my office on Lewis street to In Nigeria, the only institution of higher learning The difference between qualified and unqualified magazine. FUNKE BABS- an association with a chapter in Abuja, which offering a Postgraduate degree program Nigeria is interior designers affects everyone. People spend KUFEJI speaks to the critical organizes world-class exhibitions, conferences and the Obafemi Awolowo University, Ife. I commend over 90 per cent of their lives in interior spaces, and design thinker who speaks to Continuous Professional Development courses. One Professor Dolapo Amole and the University for this skilled interior designers ensure comfort, safety, of our most significant achievements was getting great achievement. wellness, sustainability and accessibility utilising her about her foray into the the IFI declaration signed in 2012 by the then Yes, I believe Interior, Product and Industrial science, building codes and regulatory standards to world of Interior design. Minister of Housing on a national level, the first to Design are the future. Before Obafemi Awolowo construct spaces we live, work, play and heal. be signed globally, which firmly placed Nigeria on University, aspiring interior designers had to go A qualified interior designer understands the the global map for interior design. abroad for education and, in many cases, they necessary processes to design an adequate space. In 2017 IDAN organized the prestigious World do not come back. I continue to put pressure on They know which product and finishes to use in Design Congress/ General Assembly by the Universities in Nigeria and Africa to introduce more a creche, hospital, bar, restaurant, or any projects, TITI International Federation of Interior Architects/ design-related degree courses. The number of with their various peculiarities of flammability, Designs (IFI) and the African Culture and Design indigenously trained designers on the continent product maintenance, air quality, environmental Festival bringing together the global design grows and has a significant economic impact. sustainability, surface contamination, etc. community to Lagos. I was director of the Product and Industrial Design is another An unqualified interior designer may violate exhibition, curating a showcase of the very best aspect I believe we are missing out on. Nigeria codes, create life-threatening hazards like fire, Modern & Contemporary African Arts, Traditional is rich with an abundance of raw materials from electric shock, sick building syndrome etc., African Art and Contemporary African design bamboo, thatch, stones, grass, brass, bronze, without even realising because they have no clear objects. The exhibition, which included 1,000 leather, copper, wool, cotton, clay and dyes. We understanding of regulations or experience and pieces of the celebrated Femi Akinsanya collection have an inexhaustible source of inspiration but design education required, thus making support and that of the National Museum, was the highlight are yet to industrialise these techniques into mass for regulation in the industry very important. of the event for the international community. production. It is important to note that Professional bodies GLOBAL ACCLAIM! It is evaluated that 80% of Nigeria’s raw materials of Architects, Doctors, Lawyers, Engineers, Who are members of the IDAN, and what do are exported and brought back to us as finished Accountants in Nigeria have regulatory authorities OGUNFERE members stand to gain from this organization? goods. Louis Vuitton and Gucci, for example, buy established by parliament. The Interior Designers Association of Nigeria is leather from Kano, and we travel to buy these the only national association for the interior design brands. Classical African art influenced history’s You were recently appointed the 21st president profession in Nigeria. Being a member of IDAN most celebrated artists, including Pablo Picasso, of the International Federation of Interior

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industry also needs to collaborate with product designers to develop goods that solve our local needs and problems.

I feel truly blessed to Is interior design and interior architecture the be the first African same thing, and if not, what is the difference? to be President of the The term “Interior architecture” was coined in IFI, (International 1970. It was used instead of interior design in Federation of Interior Norway and Germany. There is not much difference between interior design and interior architecture. I Architects/Designer). believe that the evolution of the Interior Architect My primary focus is was in response to the need that licensed Interior serving humanity Designers who perform the same roles and through design. That responsibilities with the same level of expertise is the foundation on are functioning as Interior Architects without the professional title. Interior architecture and design which I do things. I do cover design analysis and interior construction, not think about my a good knowledge of building regulations, and skin, but my purpose an understanding of buildings’ structure to make and I want to use this projects safe, habitable, and functional. office to do the best I Interior decoration, however, does not involve can for my country any structural reconfigurations or altering the room layout. The decorating aspect of interior design and region. is primarily creating the interior atmosphere, choosing the colours, finishes and furnishings of a room. To capture the personality & style of the owners and express it in their space, or to transform an unwelcoming & dated interior into a contemporary & warm home. Interior Architects and Designers can decorate, but Interior decorators cannot design.

What do you love about being a designer? Where do you draw your inspiration or go for stimulation? I love the fact that I can create what I see in my mind. It is a fulfilling experience. I love challenges and thrive in such situations to bring out the best in me.

When you design, how do you combine beauty and function? Steve Jobs once said good design is not just what Architects/Designer (IFI), a first for anyone of designers regulated and has the highest ethical it looks like and feels like but how it works. I believe African descent and colour. What do you aim standards in the best interest of the public. that designers must focus on both be successful. to use this to shift the design narrative of the African continent, especially Nigeria? How long have you been a member of IFI, and Despite the ban on furniture in Nigeria, people It is an honour to be instrumental in the how does it feel to be the first person of colour still import these goods into the country. What furtherance of the interior architecture and global of African descent to hold this position in such a effect does importing these goods into the design industry. We have consistently continued huge organisation? country have on the interior industry? to review and clarify the core purpose of IFI. As the In 2007 when IDAN was about to be inaugurated, First off, as I designer I believe the world should sole international body for the interior’s profession, we invited the then President of IFI to Lagos; we be our marketplace, but I know that the local one of our ongoing questions has been how to were not members of IFI at that time. We attended industry can only grow when we industrialize. The continuously serve humanity, from the established a general assembly in Dubai and asked IFI again local manufacturing industry needs a lot of support nations to the emerging design communities. to visit Nigeria for an awards program in 2012. It from funding to research and development to As president of IFI, my agenda is to push for was after that event that I was invited to sit on the infrastructure to skilled labour. The manufacturing interior design legislation in Nigeria and Africa. board representing Africa. Five years later, I was industry also needs to collaborate with product Even though I am not an educator myself but a voted in as the 21st President of the Federation and designers to develop goods that solve our local practitioner, in 2019, I led a special task force of took office in 2020. needs and problems. 15 global Professors and Educators from Europe, I feel truly blessed to be the first African to be America, Australia, the Philippines and China to President of the IFI, (International Federation of You have been a pioneer in the forefront interior review the Global Interior Architecture/Design Interior Architects/Designer). My primary focus design sector, breaking barriers and making Education Policy. This timely project launched is serving humanity through design. That is the bold strides; what is your advice for those who in September 2020, five months into office, is a foundation on which I do things. I do not think want to go into this industry, especially young comprehensive, future-focused, inclusive and about my skin, but my purpose and I want to use women who want to foray into interior design? globally relevant Interior Architecture/Design this office to do the best I can for my country and I want to start by saying Interior Design is not a Education Policy. The previous document, region. feminine profession; it is a science of understanding which came into force in 1979, did not consider behaviours to help clients create a functional space developing regions like Africa and a technological Despite the ban on furniture in Nigeria, people within a building, including the shapes of a room’s world. still import these goods into the country. What walls, floors, and more. The policy creates the basis for evaluating future effect does importing these goods into the Now for women who want to start a profession curricula and accreditation of Interior Architecture/ country have on the interior industry? in interiors, it is important to remember that every Design education programs worldwide. The IFI, First off, as I designer I believe the world should industry has many challenges. While many women (International Federation of Interior Architects/ be our marketplace, but I know that the local in the creative industries are still unrecognized, Designer) under my watch as President, is available industry can only grow when we industrialize. The the tide is changing for sure. We must continue to to provide experience and know-how with the local manufacturing industry needs a lot of support work hard and push even harder in the field. I have backing of the world body to ensure that the from funding to research and development to always promoted women’s work not just in my area, profession in Africa produces world-class Interior infrastructure to skilled labour. The manufacturing but in society in general. 16 17 5

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LILIAN AFEGBAI A PROCLA VIOLET EZEDIMORA - FEMININE MATION CHARM: OF POLKA Polka dots DOTS: If are inherently you decide girly, so take to make a it one step statement FIT GIRL INSPO further to the like in a dot-printed After loungewear, it’s feminine side dress, keep activewear that’s proved to with charm- ZOE MSUTWANA the rest of be the pandemic’s official ing details - your look uniform. like a top. A SLEEK SOPHISPolka simple. Just Stylist Tip: Keep piece like this TICATE: pair with - the scale of stands out, so dots are a great a simple ALEXANDRIAH SHO-SILVA way to incorpo the polka dots simply pair it small when jacket and rate prints into you’re wearing with jeans. LOUNGE LOVING your workwear, easy acces- a print to work sories. As we continue to partially work especially on a - this will keep it Stylist Tip: Want to from home, loungewear takes structured pencil toned-down and balance your bold and girly sides? Try Stylist Tip: precedence over all else when skirt. Try pairing- appropriate. To keep this something tough on it comes to working from the it with some look in the the bottom like a pair comfort of your house. thing solid and retro realm, of jeans with a looser - wear boots simple, or for a fit worn with a cool-girl and polka more glamour cuff and pumps. ous feel, pop dot hose for on a silk blouse a throw-back and be instantly style ready for an 18 after-5 outing. 19 STYLE & DESIGN THISDAY Style STYLE & DESIGN THISDAY Style BY USIADE Vol.ISIOMA 22, No. 9495 Sunday, May 9, 2021 Vol. 22, No. 9495 Sunday, May 9, 2021

BY USIADE ISIOMA Use as a choker Pick bright coloured scarves to make a loud statement such as hot pink, green, yellow, and any bright colour. Try wearing a colourful square scarf as Tie it on your to a long tie or a choker to spice up your head business casual clothing. You can wear it Colour matters as a bandana, Choose a as a headdress DAY rectangle or square polyester or in whichever or silk scarf in way you want subtle colours to flaunt it! You and designs for will look chic by everyday wear at simply adding work. Blues and this colourful NIGHT greens are colours accessory to The Balloon pants is one of the hottest trends likely due to that indicate your outfit. Go their comfort and versatility. Whether you’re heading for strength, power, experiment a weekend get together or a cocktail party, this is a stylish and trust, so they with fun prints, are a perfect fit for upgrade to your trusted skinny jeans. It’s actually quite TIWA SAVAGE fabrics and the office. simple to switch looks wearing the same outfits from day colour this summer! time to an evening out. Stylist DERIN ODUGBESA THOMAS JULIETTE FOXX has effortlessly put this look together basically by just TOKE MAKINWA removing a few items and changing her accessories.

VIOLET EZEDIMORA BY USIADE ISIOMA DAY Here Derin has adorned a t-shirt with a jacket worn over her balloon pants. She finishes the look off with lovely tan coloured pointed toe heels and holds her hair back to highlight her Layer up your shades. Her boy bag adds a nice touch casual wears with to the ensemble. scarf You will be surprised INIDIMA OKOJIE to see how a simple piece of clothing A guide can be the perfect solution to bring a on how to complete transition to your overall attire. accessorise So, when you head with scarves out on a casual date or to catch up with It’s amazing how a scarf, your friends in your a piece of fabric made denims and casual from different materials, can shirt dress, simply add a fun element transform a lady’s look and to the look, by are useful for all seasons and draping a scarf. weather conditions. There are no doubt scarves are one accessory CHIC AMA every lady has in her wardrobe, it’s an instant fashion game changer. It is possible to wear scarves all year round Match scarves and dresses with different outfits. From the casual You can turn up your drab outfit into something interesting by wear to the professional look for work, just accessorizing with a pretty scarves transcend all seasons and dress scarf. You can use a sheer scarf occasions. It might not really seem that or one made up lace and wear difficult to throw on the scarf, and you are it straight ahead along with a good to go. However, in some occasions, you skinny belt. You will add the would need to go the extra. right amount of glam to your summer dress by just adding VERONICA EBIE a skinny belt and a scarf to the Here is a guide on how to accessorise with scarves outfit! 1. Thicker and longer scarves are good for cold weather. You can pair with long, rectangular scarves with monochrome dresses or outfits.

2. Choose an infinity scarf for casual wear. Infinity scarves can be tossed and left the way they are. Put on a colourful Touch of glamour Scarf with formal attire or fully printed infinity scarf. Oranges, reds, pinks, and You can add a scarf You can easily work the scarf even yellows give an air of youthful creativity, energy, and warmth NIGHT with bling to make with your formal wear. Just opt for the a bold statement. perfect for any outing. layered look, by adding the scarf to This is a ‘girls out for fun’ Use a scarf with your formal outfit. A bright solid tone combo. Derin has made the balloon pants the focal point with this gemstones, glitter, 3. You can accessorise with a sheer, thin scarf for dressier scarf can make any boring formal wear combo. The simple low side cut cami shimmer, or sequins occasions. An elegant scarf in a solid, subtle or neutral colour adds look great. Since you do not want to Scarfa polish look to your outfits. Both sheerit and pashmina up! scarves are add too much drama to your work tucked into her pants flatters her tiny when you want frame. She has let her braids down to to add a touch of luxurious for any formal affair. wear, opt for a solid colour and steer clear of too many prints or designs. It hang loose to suit her purpose for the glamour to your evening. She’s still carrying the same overall appearance. 4. Scarves will reflect their colour onto your face, so it is important to will easily make you stand out when bag and this time, she’s wearing dainty make sure they are the colours that flatter your skin tone. The wrong paired with your shoes. jeweled sandals for an extra dose of sex colour can make you look washed out or create dark circles under your appeal! eyes, while the right colour gives youthful glow. 20 21 THISDAY Style STYLE & DESIGN THISDAY Style STYLE & DESIGN Vol. 22, No. 9495 Sunday, May 9, 2021 BEAUTY Vol. 22, No. 9495 Sunday, May 9, 2021

Here are 10 beauty tips to keep you looking beautiful for the rest of the month. BY USIADE ISIOMA

BURNABOY MAKES FREEZE YOUR EYELINER Does your eyeliner constantly crumble while putting it HISTORY AS THE on? Try leaving it in the freezer for 15 minutes prior to applying your makeup. It should glide along your lash FIRST ARTISTE TO line seamlessly after that. HIT 100 MILLION NO MAKEUP REMOVER? STREAMS ON TRY LOTION INSTEAD BOOMPLAY If you’re out of makeup The Burna Boy era continues as he asserts his remover, use body lotion dominance in the Nigerian music industry by making to get rid of makeup. It history as the first-ever artiste to amass 100 million works especially well on CERAVE DAILY streams on Africa’s Number one music streaming tough mascara. MOISTURISING LOTION platform, Boomplay. This milestone is coming shortly after making history as the first homegrown Nigerian artiste to win a Grammy solely for his work in the Best World Album category. USE ICE CUBES TO It’s almost a decade since the self-acclaimed KEEP FAT, ACNE ‘African Giant’ launched into the music scene and ever since, he been dropping hits back-to-back. The AND WRINKLES Grammy winning album ‘Twice as Tall’ became an instant hit and recorded one million streams within AT BAY We have heard many 24 hours of its release on Boomplay. Almost eight DODOS ITEGBOJE months after it release, ‘Twice as Tall’ has amassed expert recommend over 45 million streams on Boomplay making it the massaging an ice cube over most streamed album on Boomplay Music. face until it melts. Do it every Burna Boy becomes the most-streamed artiste in night before bed and keep fat the history of Boomplay with Fireboy and Olamide cells, acne and wrinkles under control. trailing behind him. Burna Boy has indeed proven himself beyond reasonable doubt, that he is destined for greatness. APPLY SUNSCREEN DAILY Wear sunscreen every day, rain or shine. Even when it’s cloudy. Whether you know this or not, 80% of the SIMPLE sun’s ultraviolet rays pass 6. The first fashion magazine was published in through the clouds, so it’s Germany in 1586. important to wear sunscreen sunny or not. BONDI SAND SPF 50 7. The most common clothing materials are linen, cotton, polyester, and rayon. DON’T POP IT Don’t do it! Don’t pop your zits. Not only does it increase BY FUNKE BABS-KUFEJI DID YOU 8. Major international Fashion Weeks always take BEAUTY the chance of scarring, it’s also likely that you will place in the following order: New York, London, worsen the blemish and spread bacteria to other places Tips Milan, and finally, Paris. on your face which could give rise to another breakout. To help you make your beauty routine easy this month cheap and cheerful, we scoured the net for every bit of advice we could find on how to achieve KNOW? 9. The launch of Coco Chanel’s timeless fragrance Chanel No. 5, marked the beginning of the KEEP YOUR HANDS OFF YOUR this and also threw in some ideas of our own for good measure. From basic 1. The simple, yet elegant and highly versatile little modern era of perfume. FACE beauty dos like wearing sunscreen every day to don’ts like avoiding popping black dress is attributed to Coco Chanel. Your hands come in contact with a lot of things pimples, as well as other obscure secrets like freezing your eyeliner, we 10. Pregnancy was highly fashionable in the 15th throughout the day and end up collecting a lot of have them all. 2. Buttons were not attached to jacket sleeves century. Women who were not pregnant actually dirt, grime and germs. Each time you touch your face If you’re a dedicated fashionista, for decorative purposes at one point in history. stuffed pillows under their dresses to create the for anything, you really are leaving behind a lot of Napoleon Bonaparte had buttons sewn on jackets you probably think that you baby bump look! germs and creating a minefield of potential zits. We to prevent soldiers from wiping their noses on recommend you to wash and sanitize your hands a (don’t be too rough). Then, use a tissue to wipe away know the A–Z of fashion. The their sleeves. EXFOLIATE YOUR fashion industry, however, has couple of times during the day. excess flakes and voila! You’ll have a perfect pout in no LIPS time. a longstanding history and has 3. The skirt is the second oldest item of women’s HYDRATE INSIDE AND Dry, flaky, chapped lips changed, evolved and reinvented clothing in history, outdated only by the loincloth. are the worst canvas for itself countless times over past OUT. lipstick. To ensure that BEAUTY SLEEP Try to sleep at least eight hours every night. If you eras and centuries. There are 4. Women’s fashion changed with the invention of Skin expert always emphasized your puckers are in VASELINE LIP BALM don’t get enough shut eye, your skin gets tired just like cars, where skirts in the 1900s were made shorter the importance of hydration. “A perfect pout condition, some long-forgotten gems, you - it sags and you get bags. So don’t risk it. You can to allow women step into automobiles with more lack of water means less radiance we recommend fascinating astounding facts also apply honey on your face twice or thrice a week to ease. and more sag”. Use products exfoliating your lips. that you probably have never naturally soothe and heal your skin. cleansing, moisturizing, and To do this, apply lip heard of! Here are 10 of them. 5. T-shirts are one of the most popular clothing anti-aging that have hydrating balm to your lips, then items, with more than two billion of them sold formulas. And, of course, drink using a toothbrush or clean SMILE.. LOTS each year. NEUTROGENA HDRO around eight glasses of water a day. BOOST MOISTURISER mascara wand, scrub your lips Our best beauty tip? Smile! It’s the most beautiful thing! & WATER MASCARA WAND 22 23