Blueprint Conference-Lagos 2019

The Blueprint Conference is an annual conference organized by JSAID involving interior design professionals, architects, skilled workers, artisans, creatives and manufacturers with the aim of creating a thriving community within the interior design industry.

It is one of the few programs that brings together design industry partners annually, to build partnerships and collaborations, and to foster peer learning and knowledge sharing around design.

The conference seeks to empower attendees with practical tools, guidance and motivation as well as the professional networks to take their businesses and ambitions to the next level. The conference has been successful in leveraging the knowledge of renowned design professionals and business experts from all over the world.

The last edition of the Blueprint Conference which took place in Lagos, on 10th of November 2018 at Radisson Blu Ikeja, under the theme “The Business of Interior Design” was in partnership with Interior Designers Association of Nigeria, Lagos State Employment Trust Fund, Black International Designers Association Atlanta, Essential Interiors and Travel Quest.

Given the event’s success in Nigeria, the Blueprint Conference wishes to expand the event across West Africa and thereafter to the entire continent.

We are proud to announce that we were selected as part of the official event partners by His Excellency, the President of the Republic of Ghana, Nana Akuffo-Addo’s Year of the Return initiative. The Year of the Return is a yearlong celebration of cooperation and cultural exchange between Africa and its Diaspora.

It is coordinated by the Ghana Tourism Authority, in partnership with the Office of Diaspora Affairs (Office of the President), under the auspices of the Ministry of Tourism, Arts and Culture. It is our honour to have the Blueprint Conference Ghana officially endorsed as part of this program.

The Blueprint Conference Lagos—now in its second consecutive year seeks to unite key players and innovators from the worlds of architecture, real estate and interior design for an incomparable one-day conference with a host of interactive workshops and panel discussions on timely and provocative topics.

The theme of this year’s conference – Collaboration within the interior design industry seeks to represent and promote the built industry through advocacy, outreach, high standards, integrity, education and investment in the community in which we live and work.

The Second edition of the Blueprint Conference Lagos will be held on the 5th of October 2019 at Oriental Hotel, Lekki, VI.

JSAID proudly holds a solid reputation as a highly involved interior design school within our community. The Blueprint Conference demonstrates our commitment to our community by hosting this event annually to enlighten and educate design professionals

This year’s conference will bring together more than 150 attendees to experience a live dialogue and exchange of ideas from the leaders shaping the interior design industry and beyond, and will feature moguls like Ms. Titi Ogufere IFI President-Elect, Mrs. Omon Anenih Mordi- President Interior Designers Association of Nigeria, Mrs. Udo Okonjo – CEO Fine and Country (Proposed), amongst other experts in the built industry.

This conference provides an innovative platform for the public to hear from great thinkers and doers from a myriad of design-related fields, and debate and discuss the most significant ideas, trends and issues of the day.

For bank transfers pay into Jenniez School of African Interior Design. Diamond Bank 0086158544

He is an Architect and the Co-Founder of Chronos Studeos; and well-known for outstanding 3D Visualization projects in the Nigerian Design and Construction Industry. With a solid background in Leadership and Entrepreneurship, Hassan is constantly working on the edge.

He completed his Masters in Environmental Design (Architecture) and graduated from the University of Lagos in 2012. Working on small and large projects ranging from private residential projects to the Standard Chartered Bank parkade and the construction supervision of the $40m Circle Mall has equipped him with a huge base of industry knowledge. Hassan’s professional practice and project management experience continues to drive his passion and commitment to process improvements.

He is currently a PhD Student in the Architecture department at Texas A&M University where he is exploring new frontiers of research into the practical application of BIM, Blockchain Technology and Virtual Reality for improved project performance on construction projects. He is a Full Member of the Nigerian Institute of Architects whose design, ‘SOHO Living for Urban Professionals’ made it to the 2nd stage of the World Architecture News (WAN) Awards in December 2012. He has received several awards and continues to.

Beyond his expertise in the field of Architecture, he is keen to encourage young entrepreneurs who harbour a similar talent and passion for industry-related subjects. He is Creator and Chief Host of the yearly ‘Creative Architects’ Event where approximately 1500 attendees; mostly Architects, converge to exchange enterprise ideas.

Adeniji Andrew, of the famous Andrezini interior  design is no doubt one of God’s gifts to Nigeria. It’s no longer news that Andrezini, under the watch of Adeniji has scored many first in the world of interior design.

Not only that, Andrezini’s creativity and up to speed technological innovations has not only placed the brand miles ahead of its competitors. It has also changed the face of interior design in Nigeria.

Besides, his leadership role in the interior design world, Adeniji, has built himself into a big brand. He is a role model for so many young people coming behind him in the industry. And even his mates always look at him with envy. Call him the man with the magic wand and you won’t be wrong.

He is a man blessed with gift of creativity. And for years, he has been churning out great interior designs for his high-profile clients.

Omon Anenih-Mordi is the Creative Director Blue Mahogany. She is currently the President of Interior Designers Association of Nigeria {IDAN}.

Entrepreneur, architect and interior designer, Nwamaka Okoye is the managing director and co-founder of Housessories limited,
she has over 20 years of professional experience in interior design, furniture design & manufacturing, Nwamaka has won a number of design awards including 3rd place finalist, hunter fan design competition, Savannah Georgia, USA; 1st place portfolio scholarship award winner, organization of Nigerian building professionals, Chicago chapter; 3rd place, matrix design competition.

Nwamaka is the pioneer Nigeria chapter president for the Stanford seed transformation network. she is a member of & Institute of Directors (IOD) and interior design association of Nigeria (IDAN).

A graduate of architecture, she also studied interior design at the savannah college of art and design, Georgia. she has a master’s degree in engineering technology (with specialization in illustration & multimedia) from East Tennessee state university.
Nwamaka likes to write in her spare time.

Joy started learning the skill of Furniture making by taking up chores in her mum’s factory when she was 14years.
She was privileged to have been taught by the best professionals and experts in furniture making to deliver best quality furniture at all times. Serving in this capacity also led her to the world of Interior design and became a certified interior designer, built capacity in design, production and operations management.
She graduated as a Mechanical Engineer and upon graduation, Joy started working with her mom officially in 2001. She realized that the furniture they created in her mother’s establishment were out of the reach for many people and she wanted to provide beautiful furniture that is also functional to people at an affordable price. So she resigned and started Jaebee Interiors in 2005 which was officially registered it in 2009. Since then, she has continuously looked for cost effective ways of production with optimal use of resources and a mindset of creating more value to customers.

Today, she is the CEO of Jaebee Furniture, Founder Jaebee Furniture School where she teaches others the skills, techniques and rudiments of making good quality furniture and Furniture Experts Network which is a network of over 500 furniture makers in Nigeria and a strong advocate of made in Nigeria Furniture. She is also a faculty member of MRDC (Masterpiece Resource Development Centre), where she teaches operations management and a member of NNEW (Neca’s Network of Entrepreneurial women) where she serves as the vice President of the furniture and interior design sector and currently the serving president of INDECARP (Interior designers and Carpenters Cooperative Multipurpose Society). • In 2016, Joy was one of the recipient of the Women X scholarship from the World Bank and the Enterprise Development Centre (EDC) of the Pan- Atlantic University for women led businesses. • One of the pioneer beneficiaries of the OxFam Work-in-progress (WIP) on entrepreneurial development which has helped grow the business.

Lucy Agwunobi is the co-founder of TRT Arredo, a furniture company that designs and manufactures modern woodwork and other furniture pieces for homes and offices. TRT has been in operation for over 10 years and has grown to engage over 90 permanent staff for its operations nationwide. Since its establishment, Lucy has managed operations and strategic planning that resulted in a net profit increase of more than 30 percent annually in the past 7 years. Outside of work, she is committed to empowering startups through her work with Project Lift Up Africa – an initiative that provides funding and mentoring for small business owners to start and grow their businesses. She started learning swimming and Rollerblading at 32 and will go sky diving with no hesitation. She loves books nearly as much as she loves food. She also writes stories in her spare time and has a few books published under a pen name on Amazon. Lucy resides in Abuja, Nigeria with her husband and three kids. Lucy Agwunobi will be taking on the team-building session where you will learn about how to create the right environment to keep your employees motivated and give their best.

For more enquiries please call 09093895151 or email info@jenniezschool.com

Want to be a part of the Blueprint Conference by sponsoring or partnering with us?

We would be glad to have you on board

For bank transfers pay into Jenniez School of African Interior Design. Diamond Bank 0086158544

Would you like to play a role in growing the local design industry? By supporting the Business of Design Scholarship Fund, you can be part of the candidate selection process, and your company name will be communicated as the funder of these candidates.
Interested? Contact us to become part of the program, with ‘I WANT TO SPONSOR’ as the subject.