Design Week Lagos (DWL) 2025 has concluded its most dynamic and far-reaching edition yet, transforming the city into a vibrant hub of African creativity under the theme “Made in Africa: Shaping Industries, Shaping Futures.”
The six-day festival, held from October 23 to 28, 2025, brought together top designers, artists, architects, and policymakers to celebrate the continent’s creative ingenuity and potential in driving the global design economy.
Among the renowned participants were Bibi Seck, Victoria Adesanmi, Myles Igwebuike, Yew Kee Cheong (President, AIA), and Astrid Hébert (3C Awards).
This year’s programme featured over 100 activations and showrooms spread across Victoria Island, Ikoyi, Lekki, and Yaba. Key highlights included the Design + Innovation Exhibition, Made by Design Show, Roots & Resilience at the Federal Palace Hotel, Design Intersect 2025 at Soto Gallery, and the official launch of the Institute of Professional Interior Designers & Product Inventors (IPIDPI) at Alliance Française.
The launch of IPIDPI marked a major milestone for Nigeria’s design industry, establishing a new regulatory body to standardize education, licensing, and professional certification for interior designers and product inventors.
The festival also featured a Student Design Competition—organized in partnership with Caverton Marine—which challenged emerging designers to rethink maritime mobility solutions.
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Anchored by the Lagos State Government and supported by the Federal Ministry of Tourism, DWL 2025 was officially opened by the Lagos State Commissioner for Tourism, Arts and Culture, Mrs. Toke Benson-Awoyinka. She emphasized that the initiative aligns with the government’s commitment to positioning Lagos as a leading destination for creative and design innovation.
Reflecting on the success of the event, the Founder of Design Week Lagos, Titi Ogufere, said: “It has been an extraordinary journey since our debut in 2019. This year, DWL reaffirmed our mission that design is a powerful language—one that tells our stories, shapes our economies, and connects Lagos to the global conversation on creativity and innovation.
“The momentum of Design Week Lagos underscores the massive potential that Design Tourism holds, not just for Lagos and Nigeria, but for the entire continent. We are now recognized as Africa’s leading festival of design, and I am looking forward to ensuring that this potential is explored to its fullest, driving economic growth and global visibility for African creatives,” she said.
Design Week Lagos 2025 concluded with widespread acclaim, solidifying Lagos’ status as Africa’s creative capital and highlighting the continent’s growing influence in the global design landscape.