IDAN World Interior Day 2022

The Month of May is globally fixed by the International Federation of Interior Architect/ Designers{IFI} for the annual event of World Interior Day, as the Nigerian body, under the auspices of the Interior Design Association of Nigeria (IDAN), celebrated resident designers as the crème de la crème in the interior sector converged!

This year’s edition, tagged ‘’Pride of the past an incentive for the future took place at the Alliance Française de Lagos in Ikoyi, Lagos, a centre donated by Chief Mike Adenuga. It was an elitist night with a beehive of activities, including networking, panel discussion, 1-minute pitch session, monitoring opportunity, and cocktails.

This event was not only for camaraderie, but also to assess the impact of the sector, create more awareness, and highlight its importance to the public. It was also an opportunity for designers and architects to further promote their businesses, hence the above-average attendance witnessed by the Hog Furniture Team. The up-and-coming brands in the industry, given the chance to network with the bigger names, is a way of closing the gap between the former and the latter so that they can have a strong relationship for mutual benefit and growth of the association in general.

Hog Furniture team been a member of the association for some years now, grace the occasion to see how we can further promote the growth of the interior sector as we provide a solution to the stagnating status of some interior designers with their unique craft but due to lack of visibility to the industry’s customers, the run on a mill job practice continues in the promotion of only foreign product and style

According to Evon Hassa, one of the guest speakers, she emphasized what Brands like Hog Furniture stand for, as she aptly stated that even though we are coming from somewhere, the future also lies in the hands of technology for the sector to strive more in our ways of expressing Arts, and the way and manner designers offer services to clients.

Another top player with much pedigree, Mrs Kaine M. Amachree, took the audience back to memory lane as she shared how growing up was for her with her white stepmother as she lived and enjoyed the western architectural structure, passion for interior, and the eventual break-even into the sector. The audience was so surprised as she made a strong statement, making a detour from what her background would have influenced her by encouraging contemporary interior designers to come all out to make Nigeria’s statement through their works, as they have remained complacent to what our colonial master bequeathed to us.

Also, a seasoned architect and speaker at the event, Mr Michael, views on the contrary but tackles what the industry players are facing. According to him, ‘’Due to my architectural background, before I ventured into this sector, I understood that architects are not well paid. At that time, I was determined to buy the latest car (Range Rover), but I discovered that it would take me 5 years to purchase it owing to what I was earning then. So, with my company, we seek to offer value to clients, so if what we do influences how they earn, what they do, I think I should also earn better.

All these eye-opening and secret discussions thrilled the audience as the whole program was brought to an end, not after the raffle draw game. Different representatives shared their brands, which was followed by a cocktail as we all relished the wonderful moment together.

The HOG Furniture team therefore enjoins members of the Interior Design Association of Nigeria to further speak of our unique culture and heritage through our craft as we beautify our home and environment

This article is part of the HOGDigest editorial series.
Originally written by [Olatunji Olasehan] and republished with permission.

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