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Doctor No Dey - Agboyi Ketu

’…(if) someone falls inside the water, no one has the idea of dressing or doing anything…sometimes, before they take the person to the hospital, the person will give up. But with this, it will help the community’’
-Dorcas Agi, Trainee

Agboyi Ketu is a rural community located in the city of Lagos, Nigeria at the coastal cusp of Ogun state, surrounded by water. Agboyi Ketu residents’ primary source of survival is fishing and trading in sea foods and since there is no linking bridge between the community and other communities, residents only move around in canoes. This exposes them to high risks of falling into the water and possibly drowning or sustaining water related injuries and this is mostly prevalent during the rainy season. The community lacks basic social amenities like roads, portable water, secondary schools and essential health care facilities, they therefore rely on traditional medical health care. Understanding that trado-medical health care and the lack of medical health care facilities poses a major challenge for such riverine communities.

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‘HUMANISING’ IN THE FUTURE OF WORK

Introduction
The digital world and forces of change (with the latest being COVID-19) affecting work today means no one can accurately predict the future. When work changes, it forces the workplace and workforce to change too. A lot has been said about the place of humans in a world characterized by rapid technological changes. If humans aren’t secondary labor, then what will it mean to be human in the future world of work? How should organizations compose and transform themselves to define their place of work, how work is done and the people they need to get work done for value, efficiency, and meaning?

Join Adora Neboh to discuss these.

Who Should Attend?
– Entrepreneurs
– Job Seekers
– HR Professionals
– Tech Enthusiasts
– Digital Experts
– Start-Up Representatives
– Students & Graduates
– Designers & Design Enthusiasts
– CEOs, COOs, Business Managers and Decision Makers
Facilitator
Adora Neboh is an Organizational Transformation and Design Leader, speaker, and consultant. She has a career spanning corporate strategy, business advisory, organization transformations, and set-up and talent strategy. Adora is currently CEO, Chrysalis Consulting Limited, Boston Massachusetts and former Chief talent officer, Troyka Group Nigeria.

Date: Wednesday 29th July, 2020
Time: 6:00 pm
Registe HERE to attend.

Mbari Uno launches 0pen Innovation Platform to Positively Impact Social Well-being.

Mbari Uno (House of Collaboration) a design hub in Lagos has officially launched its open innovation platform, the Mbari Uno Forum (MUF); a nonprofit organization. The forum is a Collective of designers and professionals using design thinking rooted in indigenous realities to develop culture, products and services that solve social problems in Africa. The group is set to begin its first innovation cycle in the Public Health sector in line with the United Nations (UN) Sustainable Development Goal 3: Health & Wellbeing.
Speaking on the launch, Mr. Chuma Anagbado, one of the founders of Mbari Uno, said that
“the forum is our solution to the numerous challenges we face as a people and the time has come for us to look inwards and take charge of our life and destinies. It is time for Africans to solve the problems of Africa. The Mbari Uno Forum provides the platform for meaningful collaboration and pooling of skills by not just African professionals but people that bear the brunt of the problems – all of us.”
The Covid19 pandemic engulfing the world has brought to fore the pathetic state of health infrastructure in Nigeria and by extension Africa. There have been predictions that we would be the hardest hit as a result of our weak economies and deficient health infrastructure. Reiterating the organization’s objective, Mr. Anagbado explained that the first innovation cycle of MUF will focus on SDG goal 3: Good Health and Wellbeing. “We have chosen this goal in response to the unprecedented Covid19 pandemic and the attendant need to urgently address the quality of public health care in our communities. We will be challenging ourselves on ways to improve public health care quality, accessibility, & infrastructure in Nigeria, by identifying gaps and needs in public health care delivery.”
The first innovation cycle would begin this July and run through to September 2020. At the end of each cycle, a detailed report of the Collective’s activities and solutions birthed will be published and an exhibition held within the premises of the Mbari Uno. This exhibition is expected to attract investors, policy makers, captains of industry, agencies and government functionaries in attendance. The group plans to hold an annual design summit that would be a round-up of all the developments from its quarterly innovation cycles.

About Mbari Uno (House of Collaboration)
Mbari Uno (House of Collaboration) is a hub using design to build human capacity & make social impact. We collaborate with communities to innovate solutions to social and business problems. We exist to promote ‘Design thinking’ by creating & publishing design content, curating an online professional’s directory, and setting up spaces where designers and professionals can share insights, knowledge and resources, showcase their work, network, and explore opportunities for collaborative growth across Sub-Saharan Africa.

(Julia Obinna, 08025946996)

The world changed in the first quarter of 2020 as the unprecedented effect of the Coronavirus and its domino effect usurped normalcy in every sector of our daily lives. Africa, the earth’s second-largest continent and one of her most populated and under-developed watched the world try to contain the deadly respiratory disease. By the time Nigeria announced her first case on the 28th of February, 2020- the first in sub-Saharan Africa- the virus was already termed a ‘pandemic’ by the World Health Organization.

With the fragility of her economies and the frailty of her health sector, the threat posed by the Coronavirus to Africa is ‘considerable’, according to the WHO. With over 32,000 confirmed cases as at the time of writing this article, many nations in Africa are taking steps to stem the spread of the virus and flatten the curve. While the efforts of the government to battle the pandemic has been commendable so far, there are individuals and groups who have taken it upon themselves to use design as a weapon of curbing the coronavirus. Enterprises are leveraging on innovative tech, design, and research to disseminate information, prevent the spread, and save lives. For the scope of this article, we would be examining three impressive innovations developed in Africa, by Africans, in response to this raging pandemic.

Read the full article on https://mbariuno.com/coronavirus-how-africans-are-innovating-ways-to-win/

Designing products is creating a language. Beyond the object itself, there must be an idea it expresses. As Africans, what sets us apart is the story our products tell and the culture they carry. This session is aimed at teaching us how our work can be a reflection of our heritage and story. Tunde Owolabi of Ethnik by Tunde Owolabi is our facilitator for this session. His vast experience, weaving products from the African tradition and story will be shared to inspire us to create from a place of true personal identity.

Who Should Attend?
1. Product Designers
2. Fashion Designers
3. Design Enthusiast and Students
4. Interior Designers
5. Photographers
6. Graphic Designers
7. Innovators

Facilitator
Tunde Owolabi is the founder and creative director of Tunde Owolabi Studios, a multidisciplinary design and photography studio based in Lagos, Nigeria. He studied Graphic Design from Yaba College of Technology.

After his degree, Tunde became a freelance artist, a journey that led him to develop a keen interest in photography. He took a professional course in photography and photo retouching from the London College of fashion. While in England, he worked as a designer at the research studios London, working on accounts such as nickelodeon, Somerset House, Sofitel etc. On returning to Nigeria, he worked with Insight Communications, as an art director, working on brands such as Pepsi, Heineken, Mainstreet Bank, to mention a few.

As an artist, he has participated in a few group exhibitions and two solos. In 2015, he created the brand Ethnik by Tunde Owolabi. An afrocentric lifestyle brand inspired by the Yoruba culture, designing fashion accessories with aso oke, a handwoven Nigerian fabric. The brand and its unique line of product has caught the attention of many and has been featured in various media, including CNN, BBC, FORBES ROMANIA, BLOOMBERG, etc to mention a few.


Join Via Zoom
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Meeting ID: 712 4463 0747
Password: 9UDduJ

Topic: Storytelling in Product Design
Date: Wednesday 13th May, 2020
Time: 1:00 pm

One of the earliest social structure inherited by Nigeria in her post- colonial times is her educational system. Forged from the white man’s idea of a manifest destiny, the drive to civilize Africa meant that her citizens must be taught how to basically read, write, speak , and do sums. This responsibility fell on the government of the day during the post-colonial era. Arguably, the educational sector was handed over to them in its earliest stage of development and instituted in the constitution, it was promptly added to the concurrent list- made a responsibility of the state and local governments- as the federal government supposedly had matters of more importance to attend to.

Read full article on https://mbariuno.com/the-deplorable-condition-of-education-in-nigeria-needs-redesigning/

Just like the steady thump of a speaker’s bass, creativity has a pulse and Design Activist, Chibueze Ewuzie offers a medium to effectively keep it beating. His brainchild, Africa Design Radio is a platform for creative inspiration. It is an audio journey into the minds of some of Africa’s most brilliant artists and designers in order to explore the world of design and effectively chart its impact on the future of Africa.

Click on the link to read the full story.

https://mbariuno.com/africa-design-radio-podcast-houses-the-conversations-we-should-be-having/

A drone shot of Leigh Street in the Yaba area of Lagos, Nigeria will make for stunning viewing for any enthusiast of architecture. Set on a landmass of 233sqm in the area, Studio Inkline; a creative composition of Niyi Opebiyi and his team at Inkline Design Studio stands as a visual artistic contrast to the generic-looking structures that surround it.

Evocative of the Origami, a paper-folding technique that was founded in Japan as far back as the nineteenth century, Studio Inkline is an architectural masterpiece that carefully incorporates Japanese aesthetics and style with local materials and methods. The building, with its impressive undulating black roof and mural infused façade, houses the Inkline Design Studio. Largely built with wood and clad in cement, the structure is pleasingly curvilinear, looks lightweight and curiously, fits spectacularly into a topography it appears to dictate for itself.

Click on the link below to read the full article.

https://mbariuno.com/studio-inklines-origami-architecture-suggests-a-stunning-alternative-to-the-norm/

Designing the bottle of Mothercare‘s feeding range in 2011, Daniel Weil deviated from the advances of technology and engineering and found his muse in people and symbolism. He said; ‘to design a bottle, I needed to understand the development of parenting…”. Similarly, Hero Lager as a brand is a romantic- a birth child of historical symbolism. It is proudly allied, bold in speech and in sentiment, fluent in the language of the people it favors.

Brewed in the Southeastern city of Onitsha, the story of this proud alignment began in 2012 and even before then. In the wake of the burial of Odumegwu Ojukwu, the leader of the Republic of Biafra in 2011, a burgeoning brewery, 20 miles from his hometown was invested in by SAB Miller PLC. Upon opening in 2012, the flagship product of this brewery was named ‘Hero’. A subtle homage to Ojukwu perhaps, but this allusion to the regional hero was further emboldened by the logo of Hero lager; a rising sun, adorned with the significant tricolor of red, black, and green which were the colors of the Biafran flag. Perhaps the greatest indicator of its acceptance was the name it was christened on the streets- Ompa!, meaning ‘my father’.

Read the full article on https://mbariuno.com/the-heros-new-cape-a-review-of-hero-lagers-new-design/

Designing products is creating a language. Beyond the object itself, there must be an idea it expresses. As Africans, what sets us apart is the story our products tell and the culture they carry. This session is aimed at teaching us how our work can be a reflection of our heritage and story. Tunde Owolabi of Ethnik by Tunde Owolabi is our facilitator for this session. His vast experience, weaving products from the African tradition and story will be shared to inspire us to create from a place of true personal identity.

Who Should Attend?
1. Product Designers
2. Fashion Designers
3. Design Enthusiast and Students
4. Interior Designers
5. Photographers
6. Graphic Designers
7. Innovators

Facilitator
Tunde Owolabi is the founder and creative director of Tunde Owolabi Studios, a multidisciplinary design and photography studio based in Lagos, Nigeria. He studied Graphic Design from Yaba College of Technology.

After his degree, Tunde became a freelance artist, a journey that led him to develop a keen interest in photography. He took a professional course in photography and photo retouching from the London College of fashion. While in England, he worked as a designer at the research studios London, working on accounts such as nickelodeon, Somerset House, Sofitel etc. On returning to Nigeria, he worked with Insight Communications, as an art director, working on brands such as Pepsi, Heineken, Mainstreet Bank, to mention a few.

As an artist, he has participated in a few group exhibitions and two solos. In 2015, he created the brand Ethnik by Tunde Owolabi. An afrocentric lifestyle brand inspired by the Yoruba culture, designing fashion accessories with aso oke, a handwoven Nigerian fabric. The brand and its unique line of product has caught the attention of many and has been featured in various media, including CNN, BBC, FORBES ROMANIA, BLOOMBERG, etc to mention a few.

Date: Wednesday, April 8th, 2020.
Venue: The LearnRoom. 10C Ladoke Akintola, Ikeja G.R.A., Lagos.
Time: 12pm prompt

Attendance is Free! Register below.
N.B: On-Site Registration attracts a fee of N2000

Visual Storytelling is expressing a narrative via visual medias such as still photography, illustration, or video, and can be enhanced with graphics, music, voice and other audio. The visual media is the most valued and important medium of communication in today’s fast-evolving world. To create impactful stories and translate messages effectively, there is the need to master the art of the visual media. This session presents Mathias Aragbada, one of the best Visual Storyteller in the country and CD/CEO of Dudutoonz. It is an excursion into the vital points needed to create a compelling visual narrative across multiple mediums.

Who Should Attend
1. Visual Content Creators
2. Photographers
3. Animators
4. Admen
5. Graphic Designers
6. Videographers
7. Filmmakers
8. Creative Directors
9. Illustrators
10. Artists, Designers, and others…

Facilitator
Matthias Aragbada is a multi-creative award winner whose works span across drawing, painting, illustration, animation, graphic design, motion graphics, photography, and filmmaking. Inspired by his rich multi-cultural experiences, he is the founder and Creative Director of Dudutoonz Studios, set up to celebrate the creativity inherent in ‘Black’ people, as ‘dudu’ is the Yoruba word for black.

Aragbada has over 10 years of working experience in the media communication industry and has completed several branding projects,
television commercials and documentaries for reputable multinational companies eg ( Coca-Cola Nigeria, Reckitt Benkiser, PWC, Samsung Nigeria to mention a few), individuals, advertising agencies and entertainment houses. He also trains young people who he sees as the future,
at his Dudutoolz Academy Digital Art School.

In 2018, he won an American embassy photography recognition award. He created the trophy and branding for Nigeria’s biggest music awards Hip-hop world now called the Headies. In 2017, Aragbada shot and directed his first short film Providence, a period paranormal thriller. The short was featured for screening at national and international film festivals like the Real Time Film Festival, Nigeria, Afro Film Festival Ananse in Columbia,
Lake International Poetry and Film Festival in Kenya and the Fright Night Film Festival in Louisiana. It also was selected to screen for Best Short Film at The African International Film Festival (AFRIFF) which took place in Lagos Nigeria.

Date: Wednesday, March 11th, 2020.
Venue: The LearnRoom. 10C Ladoke Akintola, Ikeja G.R.A., Lagos.
Time: 12pm prompt

Attendance is Free! Register below. Click on the link https://mbariuno.com/enterprises/fundamentals-of-visual-storytelling/

See video from Spoken Word Lagos 1


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xLeg_4TOw8A&t=4s

juliambariuno:
Spoken Word Lagos is an exhibition of some of Lagos’ finest creative. A mini festival of poetry, music and conversations; SWL is an experience for the neutrals and a platform of expression for poets, artistes, and speakers across the city of Lagos.

This gathering is brought to you by Mbari Uno and Griot in celebration of our uniqueness of art and ideas. It is a promotion of the African narrative through the voices of her people.

YOUR HOSTS

Ndukwe Onuoha
Ndukwe Onuoha fuses a unique conversational delivery with traditional instrumentation to deliver poetry that is accessible, relatable and at once punchy. An incurable ad man, Ndukwe is an award-winning copywriter and Creative Director of 7even Interactive, a fast-rising advertising agency in Lagos, Nigeria

Bunmi Africa
Bunmi Africa is a Writer and Spoken Word Artist who uses performance poetry as her soap box.
Her love for blending music with poetry led her to contribute to two EPs, with tracks like “Ariwo Èkó” off the Ariwo Èkó EP and “I’m Queen” off the Project Femme; Alte’cation EP featuring other female artists.

She currently hosts the poetry radio show “Lagos Poetry Sessions” on City 105.1FM. Some of her Major Influences are Saul Williams and Gill Scott-Heron Her greatest passion is creating and channeling her imaginations into relatable art.

Date: Saturday, 7th December 2019
Address: 10C Ladoke Akintola, Ikeja G.R.A., Lagos.
Time: 4 pm prompt

Attendance is Free! Register below.

https://mbariuno.com/enterprises/spoken-word-lagos/

The stories dominating the African discuss are Eurocentric. We have our histories, our actions, our continent and culture narrated by foreign media and passed around as truth. In this session with Onye Ubanatu- award-winning producer, director, seasoned content creator, and creative facilitator, we will be inspired to tell our own stories. This is open to creatives from all genre because this session will take you on a journey into how to create your own reality (the life you seek), through telling your own story from a place of strength as a creative entrepreneur.

In addition, we will also talk about how to improve the quality of your life, your creative product while giving impactful meaning to others through your work process.

Who Should Attend
This workshop is for all creative entrepreneurs in diverse fields who want to overcome self-doubt and learn how to confidently tell their stories, brand inspirations, and creative process from a place of strength. Amongst others, this workshop is for:
1. Film practitioners
2. Photographers
3. Designers
4. Actors, Directors, and Producers
5. Motion Picture Creative Technicians
6. Writers and Editors
7. Journalists
8. Film Enthusiasts

Facilitator
Onye Ubanatu is a content producer, a strategic event producer, and creative facilitator. He is a multi-disciplinary African creative entrepreneur, an inquisitive Nigerian born collaborator with a lot of strategic event production and content creation experience on some of the finest creative, humanitarian, policy influencers, industrial and lifestyle brands, and projects that are part of our daily life.

To many, he is described as the creative beast with an octopus skill set who is constantly searching for an opportunity to inspire many with his story and process. Onye has worked in a diverse range of television shows, corporate videos, International News features, produced documentaries, local and international events including the historic and first-ever Nigerian Football Federation Awards back to back, Warri Again music and comedy concert, BUA group’s 30th anniversary, More than comedy with Kelvin Sapp live in Ghana, Alternate Sound live 3rd and 4th edition back to back amongst many.

His company and platform MypassionMylife Media won the 2012 vendor of the year at The Nigeria Events Awards, And also a functioning and inspiring platform for young Nigerian creative entrepreneurs. Onye Ubanatu is currently Hennessy international Never Stop Never Settle campaign ambassador, an award-winning Screen Producer (The future awards, PACE award creative entrepreneur of the year, Peace Legend Awards creative person of the year 2019).

Date: 29th February 2020.
Venue: The LearnRoom. 10C Ladoke Akintola, Ikeja G.R.A., Lagos.
Time: 12pm prompt

Attendance is Free! Register below.

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Spoken Word Lagos is an exhibition of some of Lagos’ finest creative. A mini-festival of poetry, music, and conversations; SWL is an experience for the neutrals and a platform of expression for poets, artists, and speakers across the city of Lagos.

This gathering is brought to you by Mbari Uno and The Griot Company in celebration of our uniqueness of art and ideas. It is a promotion of the African narrative through the voices of her people.

YOUR HOSTS

Ndukwe Onuoha
Ndukwe Onuoha fuses a unique conversational delivery with traditional instrumentation to deliver poetry that is accessible, relatable and at once punchy. An incurable ad man, Ndukwe is an award-winning copywriter and Creative Director of 7even Interactive, a fast-rising advertising agency in Lagos, Nigeria

Bunmi Africa
Bunmi Africa is a Writer and Spoken Word Artist who uses performance poetry as her soapbox.
Her love for blending music with poetry led her to contribute to two EPs, with tracks like “Ariwo Èkó” off the Ariwo Èkó EP and “I’m Queen” off the Project Femme; Alte’cation EP featuring other female artists.

She currently hosts the poetry radio show “Lagos Poetry Sessions” on City 105.1FM. Some of her Major Influences are Saul Williams and Gill Scott-Heron Her greatest passion is creating and channeling her imaginations into relatable art.

Date: Saturday, 21st March 2020
Address: 10C Ladoke Akintola, Ikeja G.R.A., Lagos.
Time: 4 pm prompt

Attendance is Free! Register below.

It is said that a picture tells a thousand words, but in this new age, the profession of images has the potential to enrich thousands too. A fast-rising discipline, the usual levity with which photography as an art form was taken is being quickly outpaced by its dynamism and promise. There is a newly emergent generation of vibrant creative using the camera to tell stories like never before.

Mbari Uno presents Kelechi Amadi-Obi, perhaps the most highly regarded pace-setter of contemporary photography in Nigeria. In this Icons series, you will have the rare chance of conversing with and learning from one of Nigeria’s foremost storytellers.

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Often referenced as master of aesthetics and creative lightening, Kelechi Amadi-Obi has earned every accolade he has ever been given. A creative photographer, painter, artist and the publisher of Mania Magazine. Kelechi Amadi-Obi settled to full-time studio art after obtaining a law degree and his call to bar in 1993,. He has earned international renown for both his photography and paintings. His clients include former head of states and A-list celebrities. His unique photography style creates understanding, dynamic and result oriented outcomes for his clients.

Some of his works have been featured in exhibitions within and outside Nigeria. These include; 2006 “Snap Judgement” – New Position in Contemporary African Photography, International Centre of Photography, New York, USA,2005 “Depth of Field” South London Gallery, UK, 2004, “Lagos” Ifa Gallery, Stuttgart, Germany, 2003 “Transferts” Africalia, Brussels, Belgium. In 2004, he won the St.Moritz Style Award for Photography.

Some of his clients also include Guiness Nigeria Plc, MTN Nigeria Plc, PZ Nigeria Plc,British American Tobacco, The Ford Foundation, PrimaGarnet Ogilvy, SO&U, InsightGrey, Nigerian Flour Mills and Orange Drugs Nigeria Ltd.

Date: Wednesday, March 4th, 2020.
Venue: The LearnRoom. 10C Ladoke Akintola, Ikeja G.R.A., Lagos.
Time: 12pm prompt

Attendance is Free! Register below.

The Nigerian Film Industry (Nollywood) is globally recognized as the second-largest film industry in the world. It is one of the priority sectors identified in the Economic Recovery and Growth Plan of the Federal Government of Nigeria with a planned $1billion in export revenue projected for the year 2020.

A hugely attractive industry for creatives everywhere in the world, Filmmaking 101 offers an opportunity to gain knowledge and actionable insights into the trends that are shaping the industry.

What You Will Learn
1. Basics of Filmmaking
2. Insights into the film industry
3. Script Writing and Character Design
4. Crew and Cast

Who Should Attend
1. Film practitioners
2. Actors, Directors, and Producers
3. Corporate Communications Managers
4. Motion Picture Creative Technicians
5. Writers and Editors
6. Journalists
7. Film Enthusiasts

Facilitator
James Abinibi is a Film Director, Producer, and Writer who currently resides in Lagos, Nigeria. He started off his creative career in the Advertising Industry as a Creative Director for 5 years during which he launched major national campaigns for brands such as TURA, PZ Cusson, Haier Thermocool amongst others. He extended his creative prowess to the film industry in 2006 and worked in different capacities as a crew member on box office movies such as IRAPADA, THE FIGURINE, OCTOBER 1, THE CEO, etc.

He has since directed cinema features such as MENTALLY, THE CALL, THE CLEANSER, LAST REQUEST, and others. His films have been showcased in film festivals around the globe and in 2019 he got an award for BEST DIRECTOR at the AFRICAN FILM FESTIVAL in London.

He runs ROCKBOTTOM FLIX, a film production company based in Lagos, Nigeria. Abinibi gets his inspiration from his environment and sometimes shared experiences, his dream is to make films that evoke emotions and thought processes beyond quality entertainment.

Date: 22 February 2020
Address: 10C Ladoke Akintola, Ikeja G.R.A., Lagos.
Time: 12 am prompt

Attendance is Free but Spaces are Limited. Register Below!

There is WorkRoom, a coworking space within a Design Hub called Mbari Uno (House of Collaboration) located at 10C Ladoke Akintola Street, Ikeja G.R.A.,. It's a prime space for startups and comes with high-speed internet, secure locker and a free cup of coffee for as low as N2,500. There is also the Learn Room, a training space that sits 35 people for N40,000 daily, as well as a Show Room, a space designed for product, art, and digital mini-exhibitions.
Click the link below to view spaces and contact Julia on 08025946996 to book a space.

You can learn more from the website;https://mbariuno.com/spaces/

HOW TO WIN WITH ART

‘Contemporealism’ is an art movement that is primarily centred on fusing Hyper-Realism and Contemporary art. This art activism creates realistic imagery by employing elements of contemporary society to create realistic representations of form, fauna, space etc.

Ken works primarily with charcoal, pencil and acrylic. His works responds to socio-political structures and issues from across the globe. Through meticulous hyperrealist technique, he constructs arresting images rich with deft use of form and space. Cleverly, his illustrations regularly feature obscure portraits of everyday people peeking through the ripped paper, elevating and situating Africans in the global context. Weighty issues like gender equality, African cultures, global politics, Black power, and most recently knife-crime come to the conversation by way of his mind-boggling creation.

Who Should Attend
Designers & Design Enthusiats
Student Designers
Artists
Art Collectors
Curators

Ken Nwadiogbu
The Future Awards winner and Founder of the Contemporealism art form, Ken Nwadiogbu was born in Lagos in 1994. He creates innovative conceptual drawings on various surfaces, as he challenges and investigates Black socio-political structures and issues while engaging in multidisciplinary modes of storytelling. Gender equality, African cultures, and Black power are a few aspects of his current research and artistic practice.

He recently held his debut solo show Contemporealism (2019), in Brick Lane Gallery, London. He has also participated in local and international group exhibitions and fairs around the world.

‘My works document, evaluate, interrogate and challenge socio-political structures and issues with the aim of giving a voice to the voiceless –speaking on behalf of those who cannot be heard’

Date: Saturday. 18th January 2029
Address: 10C Ladoke Akintola, Ikeja G.R.A., Lagos.
Time: 12 pm prompt

Admission is Free. Register Below!

The Brand

A Nigerian-based Interior products brand, founded by multidisciplinary designer, Chuma Anagbado in 2012.

The brand champions ‘Id-Entities’; the Translocation of the ‘African Aesthetic’ for the purpose of promoting identity & preserving heritage by making use of motifs & patterns from Africa’s’ diverse ethnic cultures to make objects imbued with meanings.

The brands initial expose-featuring screen-printed T-shirts shown at ‘The Get Arena’ in Victoria Island, Lagos completely sold out. All products are ‘DESIGNED & MADE IN NIGERIA’.

In this second expose dubbed Beluchi, we are deepening our heritage applications and setting a pace for regular product design & introduction to the marketplace.

Chuma Anagbado

A Designer that is passionate about creating scalable and sustainable solutions through design research & collaborations. He is a leader of thought, a design activist and an influencer in the burgeoning African design industry.
He is the co-founder of both Aziza Design; Nigeria’s 1st Multidisciplinary Design Firm, and Mbari Uno (House of Collaboration), a hub using design to build human capacity & make social impact.

Exhibition opens December 19, 2019 at 2:00pm
Venue: The ShowRoom, Mbari Uno(House of Collaboration)
10C, Ladoke Akintola Street, Ikeja G.RA., Lagos Nigeria.

Artist Statement

Life deals with us in strokes, and we react differently. Perhaps it’s the reason for the expression; different strokes for different folks. These strokes tell intriguing stories of toils, joy, failures, success, and motivations etc. For some, it seems like a straight road with a few bumps here and there; for others, it’s a vicious circle. Of course, we don’t get to choose life’s strokes but we have what it takes to make every crooked path straight.

IN-LINE unravels twisted stories buried in strokes. It reveals words hidden behind bars, and how these words can serve as motivations towards getting our lives in order.

These lines speak of struggles. Humans often desire that a bad situation take a new turn. And for this reason, they sometimes wish for a stroke of luck. However, things only fall in line when we understand the movement of strokes. The question is, can we read between the lines?

Yemi Fetch

A passionate, self-motivated lettering artist, Yemi’s role entails crafting captivating custom typography that resonates with the target audience. He is particularly interested in how a change of lettering style evokes emotions, influences behaviors, shapes perception and gives more meaning to a design. Presently, Yemi Fetch performs these functions and more as the Creative Director of Freak Creative- a design agency based in Lagos.

Yemi Fetch is the convener of My Type Series– a biannual lettering workshop where he introduces young designers to the art and science of lettering. He also facilitates the Break-away designer’s class at Orange Academy, Lagos

Exhibition opens December 13, 2019 at 10am
Venue: The ShowRoom, Mbari Uno(House of Collaboration)
10C, Ladoke Akintola Street, Ikeja G.RA., Lagos Nigeria.

Spoken Word Lagos is an exhibition of some of Lagos’ finest creative. A mini festival of poetry, music and conversations; SWL is an experience for the neutrals and a platform of expression for poets, artistes, and speakers across the city of Lagos.

This gathering is brought to you by Mbari Uno and Griot in celebration of our uniqueness of art and ideas. It is a promotion of the African narrative through the voices of her people.

YOUR HOSTS

Ndukwe Onuoha
Ndukwe Onuoha fuses a unique conversational delivery with traditional instrumentation to deliver poetry that is accessible, relatable and at once punchy. An incurable ad man, Ndukwe is an award-winning copywriter and Creative Director of 7even Interactive, a fast-rising advertising agency in Lagos, Nigeria

Bunmi Africa
Bunmi Africa is a Writer and Spoken Word Artist who uses performance poetry as her soap box.
Her love for blending music with poetry led her to contribute to two EPs, with tracks like “Ariwo Èkó” off the Ariwo Èkó EP and “I’m Queen” off the Project Femme; Alte’cation EP featuring other female artists.

She currently hosts the poetry radio show “Lagos Poetry Sessions” on City 105.1FM. Some of her Major Influences are Saul Williams and Gill Scott-Heron Her greatest passion is creating and channeling her imaginations into relatable art.

Date: Saturday, 7th December 2019
Address: 10C Ladoke Akintola, Ikeja G.R.A., Lagos.
Time: 4 pm prompt

Attendance is Free! Register below.

https://mbariuno.com/enterprises/spoken-word-lagos/

A highly profitable venture, the Nigerian entertainment scene is more active than it has ever been. Emerging Artistes and established ones are faced with legal issues arising from contract agreements they made as amateurs. This workshop is a headstart for music enthusiasts, entrepreneurs, upcoming and established artistes who are looking to attain success in the Nigerian Music Industry. With the legal knowledge of our facilitator and the industry experience of our guest, this is not a workshop worth missing.

Workshop Touchpoints
1. Music Copyright
2. Partnerships
3. Music Contracts
4. Music Distribution/Merchandizing
5. Music Regulation
6. Music Taxation
7. Fair usage and application of referenced works of other artistes
8. All other things a budding Artiste needs to know from a legal point of view

Raphael Anagbado Dip. Law, LLB, BL, LLM, ACIArd ( Partner, Assist Law)
Raphael Anagbado is a legal practitioner based in Lagos and Partner, Assist Law. He is an experienced Litigator and Contracts Specialist, with a strong bias for Entertainment Law practice. He has in-depth knowledge in the workings of the Nigerian music industry and a Researcher in the area of Music Law. He holds a Diploma in Law, LLB, BL degrees and an LLM degree from Swansea University, UK.

Dj Sose – The Tattooed Faced Dj
Born to a musically gifted Nigerian Father and a Hungarian mother, Dj Sose’s life became immersed with music right from childhood. He embraced the sounds of music and began thinking of ways to ensure that music would play a pivotal role in his life even then. However, it was never just one genre that managed to intrigue the ‘Tattooed faced Dj’. From the diverse range of music surrounding him, Sose became captivated by sounds from afro beats, to classical, to jazz, to hip hop, to rock, to EDM and the list goes on.

Besides playing popular commercial or contemporary music, Sose is no musical snob. If the track is good, he’ll play it. He has lived abroad, mainly in the UK for 14 years, and while he was there he got a degree in business information systems, a diploma in film & video production and managed several music projects allowing his dream to materialize by turning his passion into a profession and has helped others reach their path of self-realization within the music industry.

Date: Wednesday. 11th December 2019
Address: 10C Ladoke Akintola, Ikeja G.R.A., Lagos.
Time: 12 pm prompt

Designing Award-Winning Ad Campaigns

Our mentor for this session of Icons is none other than the Managing Director of Noah’s Ark- one of Nigeria’s best and most awarded ad agency. Lanre Adisa is West Africa’s most reputed adman with industry experience spanning over two decades. A Juror at Cannes in 2018, there is perhaps, no better person to learn how to create a winning ad campaign from on the continent.

Lanre Adisa
Lanre started his career in 1990 as a Trainee Copywriter at MC&A: Saatchi & Saatchi, Lagos, Nigeria. He has since then worked in different capacities as a creative in some of Nigeria’s top agencies. He was at Insight/Grey, Nigeria’s biggest agency, where he worked for six years, leaving in 2003 as an Associate Creative Director. From there he moved to TBWA\Concept as a Creative Director. He left TBWA\Concept as an Executive Creative Director in 2008 to found Noah’s Ark. In over ten years of its existence, Noah’s Ark has established itself as a leading new generation agency, emerging as the most awarded agency within and outside the shores of Nigeria.

In a career spanning almost 30 years, he has created outstanding work for some of the most notable brands in Nigeria such as Indomie Noodles, MTN, Peak Milk, Three Crowns, Virgin Atlantic, Airtel and GOtv among others. Driven by a vision to put Nigeria on the world map of advertising, Lanre is actively involved in the Nigerian creative community with a special passion for inspiring and grooming the next generation. He was part of the pioneer team that started the Lagos Advertising & Ideas Festival (LAIF) over ten years ago. He served for over a decade on the Management Board of LAIF Awards. He was also on the jury of the African Cristals Festival in 2016. In 2018, he became the first West African to serve on the Cannes Lions jury.

In addition to Noah’s Ark, he has also founded other related marketing communications agencies to offer clients more robust integrated services. They are Integrated Indigo Limited, a public relations agency, The Red Wolf Company, a digital marketing agency and Underdog Productions, a content/audio-visual production company.

Date: 4th December 2019.
Address: 10C Ladoke Akintola, Ikeja G.R.A., Lagos.
Time: 12pm prompt

Attendance is Free and Open to all. Register Below.

Mastering the Art and Science of Lettering; A Typography Design Training with Yemi Fetch

For Graphic designers, UI designers, and lettering aesthetes, this workshop aims to demystify the secrets of Type. It is a session that will break down the function and appropriate usage of lettering. It will also feature an insight into how to create unique lettering styles and how to deploy them effectively.

Who Should Attend?
-Graphic Designers/Enthusiasts
-Artists
-Illustrators
-UI Designers/Enthusiasts
-Design Enthusiasts

Facilitator
A passionate, self-motivated lettering artist Yemi’s role entails crafting captivating custom typography that resonates with the target audience. He is particularly interested in how a change of lettering style evokes emotions, influences behaviors, shapes perception and gives more meaning to a design. Presently, Yemi Fetch performs these functions and more as the Creative Director of Freak Creative- a design agency based in Lagos.

Yemi Fetch is the convener of My Type Series– a biannual lettering workshop where he introduces young designers to the art and science of lettering. He also facilitates the Break-away designer’s class at Orange Academy, Lagos

.Date: 27th November 2019.
Address: 10C Ladoke Akintola, Ikeja G.R.A., Lagos.
Time: 12pm prompt

Attendance is Free and Open to all. Register Below.

https://mbariuno.com/enterprises/mastering-the-art-and-science-of-lettering-a-typography-design-training-with-yemi-fetch/

Making Pictures That Pay

Content Design is now a core part of most brands’ marketing strategies. The cheapest, easiest, and arguably, most effective way to reach potential clients and target audience is via social media marketing. Attendees would learn to take advantage of the Season’s festivities to create compelling stories for brands, marketing communications, and personal use.

Training Touchpoints
-How to effectively create content for each media
-How to accurately read social media data
-How to build effective communication for marketing purposes
-Target Marketing

Attendees
-Young Professionals
-Undergraduates and Fresh Graduates
-Start-ups and Entrepreneurs
-Social Media Enthusiasts and Influencers

About Suziette Ukey-Agazie
Suziette Ukey-Agazie is a storyteller. She has a niche for building brands with stories on various marketing communication platforms. With over 15years writing for stage productions, 10 years writing for advertising, planning & organizing Events plus carrying out online marketing, she has created a name for herself in the marketing communication industry. Working on various brands like Glo, Stanbic IBTC, Sterling Bank, Harp, Toyota, Law Union & Rock, MTN, UAC, Adidas, Duracell, amongst others, with top advertising agencies in Nigeria, as a fulltime staff and freelancer. She has also worked as a trans-creation copywriter with agencies in London, Canada, and Australia.

Suziette trains individuals and professionals on Storytelling, content marketing, and social media marketing plus counsel small business on building their online presence with stories. She is the Lead Trainer at CMMC – Content Marketing Master Class training in Bschool.

Date: 20th November 2019
Address: 10C Ladoke Akintola, Ikeja G.R.A., Lagos.
Time: 12pm prompt

Attendance is free and open to all interested participants. Register Below.


https://mbariuno.com/enterprises/content-design-and-marketing-training-2/

Making Pictures That Pay

Perhaps your dream is to produce movies, act in them, or write unforgettable scripts and you are not getting the investors, the right style, a direction, or the right support; we understand why. The Nigerian motion picture business has grown over the years to become a force that cannot be ignored globally. In the past few years, the Federal Government of Nigeria has begun to pay some form of fiscal attention to the industry with some pundits calling it the New Oil

As a student of Filmmaking, you would be told that a film project depends on five variables namely: 1. A Great Story, 2. Great Directing, 3. Great Performances. 4. Good Publicity. 5. Luck. The function of this Masterclass is to x-ray all 4 and teach you how to make your own luck, the fifth Factor. And yes, you call this the Motion Picture Fifth Factor MasterClass.

What You Will Learn
1. Concept Brief Writing (aka Production Treatment)
2. Story/script plot, Character Design (tailoring the story and its Action Agents to the Freytag Triangle or the 3 Acts Structure) and Psycho-Cultural Replication
3. Picture and story layering: montage, set structure strategy (both spatial and psychological)
4. Thinking behind a winning art direction: A director’s Perspective
5. The concept of the Blockbuster Formula and its Application
6. Integrated Content Communication Strategy

Who Should Attend
1. Motion picture practitioners
2. Actors, Directors, and Producers
3. Corporate Communications Managers
4. Motion Picture Creative Technicians
5. Writers and Editors
6. Journalists

Facilitator
Elimihe Osezuah is a Branded Content Specialist. Director. Writer/Screenwriter. Producer. and Teacher in Mind Management. A member of the Independent Television Producers Association of Nigeria (ITPAN), Osezuah was formerly head of TV production, Rosabel Leo Burnett July 1, 2002- 2010 where he won the coveted awards of Agency Man of the Year, and the rare Management Man of the Year both in 2005. He won some awards both as producer and copywriter for the agency key amongst which were the LAIF Best CSR TV commercial(for UBA- AMAA), 2008, and Best Use of Music in a TV Commercial, Best Social Message Awards for Coca-Cola Sweats 2009. He soon grew in the ranks to attain Group Head, TV Production and Creative Services.
A Motion Picture director with a heart for the accomplished picture with over 50 TV commercials and documentaries under his belt, Ose(as fondly called) has also attracted some nominations for his first feature-length movie FIRST CAUSE in the categories of Movie of the Year, Movie with the Best Social Message, Movie with the Best Up-and-Coming Actress all in the 2014 Best Of Nollywood Movie Awards, and Best Actor in Nollywood Movies Awards 2013. Elimihe Osezuah directed Goldmine for Africa Magic Original films in 2015 as guest director, He was the mastermind behind The Maniac movie in 2017. His most recent project Siju is currently in studios.

Date: Saturday. 23rd November 2019
Address: 10C Ladoke Akintola, Ikeja G.R.A., Lagos.
Time: 11 am prompt


Attendance is Free! Register below.

https://mbariuno.com/enterprises/motion-picture-training-with-elimihe-osezuah/

Perhaps your dream is to produce movies, act in them, or write unforgettable scripts and you are not getting the investors, the right style, a direction, or the right support; we understand why. The Nigerian motion picture business has grown over the years to become a force that cannot be ignored globally. In the past few years, the Federal Government of Nigeria has begun to pay some form of fiscal attention to the industry with some pundits calling it the New Oil

As a student of Filmmaking, you would be told that a film project depends on five variables namely: 1. A Great Story, 2. Great Directing, 3. Great Performances. 4. Good Publicity. 5. Luck. The function of this Masterclass is to x-ray all 4 and teach you how to make your own luck, the fifth Factor. And yes, you call this the Motion Picture Fifth Factor MasterClass.

What You Will Learn
1. Concept Brief Writing (aka Production Treatment)
2. Story/script plot, Character Design (tailoring the story and its Action Agents to the Freytag Triangle or the 3 Acts Structure) and Psycho-Cultural
Replication
3. Picture and story layering: montage, set structure strategy (both spatial and psychological)
4. Thinking behind a winning art direction: A director’s Perspective
5. The concept of the Blockbuster Formula and its Application
6. Integrated Content Communication Strategy

Who Should Attend
1. Motion picture practitioners
2. Actors, Directors, and Producers
3. Corporate Communications Managers
4. Brand Managers
5. Motion Picture Creative Technicians
6. Writers and Editors
7. Journalists

Facilitator
Elimihe Osezuah is a Branded Content Specialist. Director. Writer/Screenwriter. Producer. and Teacher in Mind Management. A member of the Independent Television Producers Association of Nigeria (ITPAN), Osezuah was formerly head of TV production, Rosabel Leo Burnett July 1, 2002- 2010 where he won the coveted awards of Agency Man of the Year, and the rare Management Man of the Year both in 2005. He won some awards both as producer and copywriter for the agency key amongst which were the LAIF Best CSR TV commercial (for UBA- AMAA), 2008, and Best Use of Music in a TV Commercial, Best Social Message Awards for Coca-Cola Sweats 2009. He soon grew in the ranks to attain Group Head, TV Production and Creative Services.
A Motion Picture director with a heart for the accomplished picture with over 50 TV commercials and documentaries under his belt, Ose(as fondly called) has also attracted some nominations for his first feature-length movie FIRST CAUSE in the categories of Movie of the Year, Movie with the Best Social Message, Movie with the Best Up-and-Coming Actress all in the 2014 Best Of Nollywood Movie Awards, and Best Actor in Nollywood Movies Awards 2013. Elimihe Osezuah directed Goldmine for Africa Magic Original films in 2015 as guest director,He was the mastermind behind The Maniac movie in 2017. His most recent project Siju is currently in studios.

Date: Oct. 31-Nov, 2, 2019
Address: 10C Ladoke Akintola, Ikeja G.R.A., Lagos.
Time: 10am - 4pm
Fee: N10,000
Account name: Mbari Uno
Account number: 1021376338
Bank: UBA

Send Proof of Payment via Whatsapp to 08025946996 or mail – enquiries@mbariuno.com
Limited Slots Available

https://mbariuno.com/enterprises/the-5th-factor-a-masterclass-in-motion-picture-business/

Icons with Adebayo Oke-Lawal: Designing Identities: Fashion as an Expression of Individuality, Diversity, and Fluidity

In a Nigerian clime dominated by unhealthy stereotyping in gender expression, and the tendency to define individuality by laid down rules and ideas, Adebayo’s Orange Culture Brand is a movement. Our Icon for this third series has been using fashion design as a tool for positive social change. He is a global fashion superstar, brilliant entrepreneur, opulent designer, and an unapologetic advocate of the fluid lifestyle.

Adebayo Oke-Lawal
Adebayo Oke-Lawal has been designing since the age of 10, and since officially entering the fashion industry, he’s dabbled in writing and styling, But design is his greatest passion, and since starting the label in 2011, he’s been hard at work trying to bring Orange Culture to the world. It’s hard to believe, with all he’s accomplished, that he hasn’t even lived a quarter-century.

‘Bayo’s garments answer to just about anyone who’s interested in telling a story with the way they present themselves. It is a “movement” that covers universal silhouettes with an African touch to a creative class of men, translating into a heady mixture of Nigerian inspired print fabrics, color, and contemporary urban streetwear. Aside from fashion design, creative director Adebayo Oke-Lawal also worked for three years as the fashion editor for WOW! magazine, and. has styled numerous celebrities such as Kate Henshaw, Rita Dominic, Munachi, Lala Akindoju, Ice Prince and has done editorial work for magazines like Vogue Italia, Nataal, WOW and many more.

Since its inception, the brand and its creative director have been featured in Vogue, NY Times, Dazed, Id, Elle, Marie Claire, Voice of America, Financial Times, Wings, and the list goes on and on. the brand has been a finalist for huge design platforms like the LVMH (Louis Vuitton and Moët Hennesey ) prize – where he was picked alongside 29 of the hugest emerging designers from all over the world.

Date: Wednesday, November 6th, 2019.
Venue: The LearnRoom. 10C Ladoke Akintola, Ikeja G.R.A., Lagos.
Time: 12pm prompt

Attendance is free and open to all interested participants. Register Below.

https://mbariuno.com/enterprises/icons-with-adebayo-oke-lawal/