Event Alert: Kiki Kamanu, Sound Sultan and Dapo Akintunde for DWSeries9

The organizers of the Design Workshop Series are delighted to announce the confirmation of Sound Sultan award winning lyricist and singer, Kiki Kamanu editor at 234NEXT’s elan & international fashion designer and Dapo Akintunde RCA trained designer as speakers for the ninth edition of the DWSeries

Sound Sultan is an award-winning Nigerian lyricist, composer, singer and producer born Olanrewaju Fasasi in Ibadan SW Nigeria. The name ‘Sound Sultan’ was given to him by his elder brother coincidentally another iconic music figure- Baba Dee. Originally a graduate of Geography and Regional Planning from Lagos State University LASU, Sound Sultan has worked with other prominent musicians including Akon, Wyclef Jean, Tuface Idibia, Omawumi and a host of others. He has performed on stages with some of the world’s best and toured five continents. With three albums to his credit, he is respected for his technical mastery and wizardry. Sound Sultan is on the DWSeries stage not to sing but to present a thought-provoking paper on: ‘The Sound of Originality’

Kiki Kamanu began her fashion journey at age 5, as a child model and later graced the runways for several designers including CHANEL & GUCCI, she began designing her own fun clothes, when she was 11. Educated across 3 continents Africa-Nigeria, Europe-France & the Americas-USA and an avid traveller, she has been to more than 50 far flung destinations on 5 continents and all this cultural influences are very visible in her very diverse creations. She later took up fashion fully after quitting her job as a corporate event planner at Harvard University and from that time till now has not looked back. Kiki is the face of her eponymous fashion label and has exhibited her works at the London Fashion Week, New York Fashion Week and Arise Magazine Fashion Week. She got married to her long-time sweetheart Noble Ekajeh at a lavish ceremony in Turkey where her wedding gown was the subject of intense media scrutiny due to the unconventional use of colours. Kiki Kamanu has worked with a range of clients including Stephanie Okereke, Omawumi Megbele, Omowunmi Akinnifesi, Genevieve, TW Magazine, Boston Globe, MADE, elan, ‘Face of Sleek’, Reeds and the Society of Performing Arts (SPAN). She’s currently the editor of 234NEXT’s elan

Dapo Akintunde holds a Master of Arts degree in Vehicle Design from the prestigious Royal College of Arts, London, where he won the External Examiner award for “Conceptual Thought”. Prior to his study at RCA, Dapo had finished from the University of Lagos graduating with a B.Arch (MSc equivalent) with distinction in design in 1990. He was elected member of the Chartered Society of Designers in 1995. Prior to joining Design Union as a Director, Dapo had gathered extensive experience in the UK Architectural & Retail Product design fields at director’s level. He has worked on several notable projects like the Car Concept design for EA Games burnout Franchise, concept for the London Olympics bid film, Concept for the Sochi Olympics, Samsung brand identity films, Concept Branding & Retail design for Sahara Oil Service, UEFA Cup branding sequence, amongst others.. He has been responsible for projects like Sahara Oil HQ, Abuja, reviewed masterplan for Olabisi Onabanjo University, Ago-Iwoye and a myriad of other projects. Dapo is a member of the Nigerian Institute of Architects NIA and Royal Institute of British Architects RIBA

Established in 2011, the DWSeries has become a major avenue for consistent interaction between industry practitioners and students or willing youths, hence bridging the gap between the two worlds and challenging young minds to creativity and focus. Set on the main campus of the University of Lagos, the Design Workshop Series has received an enthusiastic response from the audience as the forward-looking, experimental and context sensitive show.
In December 2011, the organizing committee decided to re-work the workshop series by introducing a system where industry practitioners who have made a reputation out of careers in the creative economy: art, architecture, cinema, literature & music; are invited to keep the lectures expository and interesting.  On 25th February 2012, Tunde Kelani, Kelechi Amadi-Obi and Paul Kodje graced the DWSeries stage to deliver thought-provoking sessions.



The organizing committee includes Tony Oladeji Director of the Lagos Biennial, Olajide Emmanuel Acting Head Creative Office ONE EA, Adedamola Osinloye Head Business Development at ONE EA, Pelumi Olowolafe Head of Marketing ONE EA, Wale Folami Head DWConference, ‘Tola Olaifa, Head DWSeries and Babasanya Craig Head DWBusiness. The facilitator of the DWSeries is ONE EA and venues include PG Architecture Studio, University of Lagos and Ember Creek, Ikoyi (both in Lagos), other venues will be announced later.

If you have questions or require further information, please do not hesitate to contact us.
More information concerning the workshops is available at www.facebook.com/DWSeries and www.DWSeries.blogspot.com
The 9th edition of the Design Workshop Series is funded by ONE EA. Prospective project investors are welcome: kindly write projects@oneea.com.ng






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HEAD DWSeries
‘Tola Olaifa [megaspeed-at-hotmail.com]
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