{"id":1951,"date":"2025-10-25T09:29:20","date_gmt":"2025-10-25T09:29:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/africainternationaldesignawards.com\/?p=1349"},"modified":"2026-03-28T14:11:10","modified_gmt":"2026-03-28T14:11:10","slug":"aida-awards-presented-at-the-design-week-lagos-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/elitus.hr\/africainternationaldesignawards\/aida-awards-presented-at-the-design-week-lagos-2025\/","title":{"rendered":"AIDA Awards presented at the Design Week Lagos 2025"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"block-wrapper block-wrapper--paragraph\"><div class=\"container container--narrow\">\n<p>The AIDA Awards were proudly presented by <strong data-start=\"119\" data-end=\"136\">Astrid H\u00e9bert<\/strong>, Founder and Director of 3C Group, together with <strong data-start=\"186\" data-end=\"199\">Bibi Seck<\/strong>, Head of the Jury, during <strong data-start=\"226\" data-end=\"247\">Design Week Lagos<\/strong>, in front of an audience of more than <strong data-start=\"286\" data-end=\"318\">250 designers and architects<\/strong>. This moment marked an important milestone for the program, introducing its mission to one of Africa\u2019s most vibrant and influential design communities. Astrid and Bibi shared the core vision of the Awards: to celebrate African creativity on a global stage, empower both emerging and established talent across the continent and its diaspora, and build a platform that elevates design as a catalyst for cultural identity, innovation, and economic transformation. Their message emphasized representation, access, and the collective responsibility of the design community to shape the future of African aesthetics and creative industries.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"block-wrapper block-wrapper--image\"><div class=\"container container--narrow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"580\" src=\"https:\/\/elitus.hr\/africainternationaldesignawards\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/IMG-20251024-WA0011-e1765445259824-1024x580.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1509\" srcset=\"https:\/\/elitus.hr\/africainternationaldesignawards\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/IMG-20251024-WA0011-e1765445259824-1024x580.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/elitus.hr\/africainternationaldesignawards\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/IMG-20251024-WA0011-e1765445259824-300x170.jpg 300w, https:\/\/elitus.hr\/africainternationaldesignawards\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/IMG-20251024-WA0011-e1765445259824-768x435.jpg 768w, https:\/\/elitus.hr\/africainternationaldesignawards\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/IMG-20251024-WA0011-e1765445259824-550x312.jpg 550w, https:\/\/elitus.hr\/africainternationaldesignawards\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/IMG-20251024-WA0011-e1765445259824-150x85.jpg 150w, https:\/\/elitus.hr\/africainternationaldesignawards\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/IMG-20251024-WA0011-e1765445259824.jpg 1103w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"block-wrapper block-wrapper--paragraph\"><div class=\"container container--narrow\">\n<p>They were joined on stage by esteemed Jury members <strong data-start=\"1006\" data-end=\"1022\">Titi Ogufere<\/strong> (CEO, Africa Design Network) and <strong data-start=\"1056\" data-end=\"1073\">Seun Olatunji<\/strong> (Founder &amp; Design Strategist, OLAT Design Consultancy), whose participation reinforced the strength, credibility, and pan-African spirit behind the AIDA initiative. Together, they delivered an inspiring call to action\u2014inviting designers to participate, collaborate, and contribute to a new chapter where African design voices are recognized, celebrated, and amplified.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"block-wrapper block-wrapper--image\"><div class=\"container container--narrow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"662\" src=\"https:\/\/elitus.hr\/africainternationaldesignawards\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/IMG-20251024-WA0012-1024x662.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1511\" srcset=\"https:\/\/elitus.hr\/africainternationaldesignawards\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/IMG-20251024-WA0012-1024x662.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/elitus.hr\/africainternationaldesignawards\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/IMG-20251024-WA0012-300x194.jpg 300w, https:\/\/elitus.hr\/africainternationaldesignawards\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/IMG-20251024-WA0012-768x497.jpg 768w, https:\/\/elitus.hr\/africainternationaldesignawards\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/IMG-20251024-WA0012-550x356.jpg 550w, https:\/\/elitus.hr\/africainternationaldesignawards\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/IMG-20251024-WA0012-150x97.jpg 150w, https:\/\/elitus.hr\/africainternationaldesignawards\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/IMG-20251024-WA0012.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"block-wrapper block-wrapper--paragraph\"><div class=\"container container--narrow\">\n<p>We extend our warmest thanks to the <strong data-start=\"1480\" data-end=\"1512\">Design Week Lagos organizers<\/strong> for offering such a dynamic and impactful stage to introduce our program to the Nigerian design community. Their support not only enabled us to share our vision but also strengthened our commitment to fostering meaningful connections across Africa\u2019s creative landscape.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The AIDA Awards were proudly presented by Astrid H\u00e9bert, Founder and Director of 3C Group, together with Bibi Seck, Head of the Jury, during Design\u2026<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1951","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/elitus.hr\/africainternationaldesignawards\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1951","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/elitus.hr\/africainternationaldesignawards\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/elitus.hr\/africainternationaldesignawards\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/elitus.hr\/africainternationaldesignawards\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/elitus.hr\/africainternationaldesignawards\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1951"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/elitus.hr\/africainternationaldesignawards\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1951\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2008,"href":"https:\/\/elitus.hr\/africainternationaldesignawards\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1951\/revisions\/2008"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/elitus.hr\/africainternationaldesignawards\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1951"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/elitus.hr\/africainternationaldesignawards\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1951"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/elitus.hr\/africainternationaldesignawards\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1951"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}