You started making it because you loved it, or maybe it was a skill you learned from family, a hobby that grew into something more, or simply your way of turning an idea into something you could hold in your hands. But when people start asking to buy what you make, the journey changes. You…
Imagined demand for ones' products can sometimes work. It is however usually better to start small and make haste slowly.
The prospect of gain can be so appealing but can be costly. Learning the peculiarities of the market and adjusting to it means a reduced risk of overstocking which significantly affects liquidity. Not having cash…
My name is Jumoke Dada, an Architect-turned-furniture maker. The Founder and Creative Director of Tǽillo Furniture and Lifestyle Company. I'm a graduate with a first class in Architecture from the prestigious University of Lagos, (Unilag) Nigeria. I hold a Master’s Degree in Environmental Design. Crafts has always been a part of me. My dad once…
My name is Oluwabukola Obazenu, I'm the founder of Bukky Small Beginnings, a handcraft (hair accessories) venture. I describe my kind of crafts as Fabric Craft; making flower corsages and brouches.
I've always been good at making things even if I'd need to look through the waste bins to pick up discarded items and…
TENDENCIES OF SIMILARITIES
In every crowd you'd find and gravitate towards your kind and settle. People who look and think like you, so that you are comfortable. Your class.
Fake people find fake people, sophisticated people find sophisticated people, rough boys find rough boys, clowns find clowns, gossips find gossips. We create communities around our similarities.…
