DESIGN & INNOVATION
EXHIBITION
23-28.10.2025
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The Design & Innovation Exhibition is a curated platform dedicated to new ideas, emerging talent, and future-focused design.
Presented as part of Design Week Lagos, the exhibition provides a space for experimentation, discovery, and exchange showcasing concepts, prototypes, and exploratory works that challenge how design is conceived, produced, and experienced.
It exists as a platform where ideas are first seen, voices are discovered, and the next generation of designers begins its professional journey.Operating at the intersection of creativity and industry, the platform supports local production, encourages innovation, and creates pathways for African designers to access global opportunities.
About DESIGN &
INNOVATION EXHIBITION
A Platform for Discovery
At the heart of the Design & Innovation Exhibition is discovery. The exhibition spotlights designers working at the intersection of creativity, material exploration, technology, and cultural thinking presenting early-stage ideas, experimental works, and new approaches to design-making.
Projects may be conceptual, research-led, or prototype-based, reflecting design as a process rather than only a finished outcome.
Connecting Ideas to Industry
Beyond exhibition, the Design & Innovation Exhibition functions as a bridge between creativity and production.
Selected designers and projects may be introduced to manufacturers, industry partners, and institutions encouraging collaboration, development, and pathways toward real-world application. In this way, the exhibition supports the transition from idea to opportunity.
National and Pan-African Platform
Conceived as a national and pan-African showcase, the exhibition brings together designers from Nigeria and across Africa, fostering exchange across regions, disciplines, and design cultures.
By presenting diverse perspectives and emerging practices, the exhibition contributes to a broader conversation on Africa’s role in shaping the future of design.
National and Pan-African Platform
Conceived as a national and pan-African showcase, the exhibition brings together designers from Nigeria and across Africa, fostering exchange across regions, disciplines, and design cultures.
By presenting diverse perspectives and emerging practices, the exhibition contributes to a broader conversation on Africa’s role in shaping the future of design.
