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List 100 of Nigeria's historical Buildings and monuments There is a legacy map which gives you all historical monuments that we know of. There are a whole lot more than in the map. There is the Chief Odo Nwokol's palace in Enugu State,…

What drew you to working in Nigeria? Actually, I came to Nigeria by chance. I had worked as an architect in the UK for five years and then I did a master’s degree in Town Planning.  After the degree, I worked as an architect planner for…

Vanessa Power, the editor of Avenir and Avenir Africa talks exclusively to Essential Traveller about her latest exhibition in Nigeria: Yellow Sun: The New Contemporaries. Tell us a bit about how Yellow Sun came about. To…

Faux flowers have come an incredibly long way in recent years. The stigma once attached to the traditional old-fashioned versions of decades gone by are slowly fading. Today, technological advancements in the industry have seen modern…

NINEVITES Published on DESIGNINDABA website Produced as part of Mlangeni’s final year project at the Kaospilot school in Switzerland where she was studying social innovation and creative leadership, the idea was borne of her desire to…

Design tips – Designing a standard furniture layout for a large living room The living room is the place in every house that is noticed every time and by everyone. It is the area where visitors are welcomed and so, needs to be the best.…

Remember when the only time we turned on candles were when nepa "took light"? How times have changed. Today, candles serve the purpose of much more than artificial lighting. Scented candles are an interior styling staple. They create a…

House of Splendor, a hotel owned by SD Interiors Sarah O Daniel, is a boutique hotel & spa. The vision of House of Splendor boutique hotel has an expression in Deloitte & Touche definition of a luxury boutique hotel: " They are…

1. At what age did art begin for Diseye Tantua? -From age 3 if I can remember correctly. 2. Diseye Tantua is regarded as a pop artist both locally and on the international scene, what does the term ‘pop art’ mean to you? -Pop Art …

PROFILE FEATURE ON ESSENTIAL INTERIORS MAGAZINE ISSUE 16 INTERVIEW with Artist/Designer SARYA JAMALof "Pieces of Me" (POM) 1. When did painting start for Sarya Jamal? I am a Pharmacist by degree but an artist at heart. Ever since I…