The just concluded LLF Digital was an absolute blast! LLF Digital is Africa\u2019s first ever digital leather fair and was this year\u2019s edition of the Lagos Leather Fair. The event took place from 19th-22nd November 2020, it was a 100% virtual and was nothing short of amazing. The 4-days were enlightening, filled with insightful conversations, and impactful masterclasses. LLF Digital also featured a 3D tradeshow style exhibition with 24 top leather designers from all over West Africa.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Day 1 started with a welcome speech from the conveyor, Femi Olayebi who introduced the fair and the journey so far, followed by a conversation with the topic; \u2018Straight Talk: Where is the leather industry headed?\u2019 with Adeyinka Abimbola, Wilson Erumebor, Femi Olayebi and Toyin Adeniji. Baboa Tachie-Benson took a master class where she extensively discussed Tech and Fashion, while Aisha Ugah taught \u2018The Art of Coloring Leather\u2019 afterwards.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Day 2 had Adenike Adeyemi, Lanre DaSilva Ajayi, Femi Olayebi, Rukky Ladoja and Gilles Acogny extensively discuss on the topic, \u2018Finding a balance between creativity and sustainability.\u2019 Yvonne Watson and Lani Adeoye also engaged in a conversation about, \u2018The fundamentals of product design and development\u2019. The founder of Hanker + Reech taught a master class on the \u2018Art of Hand-Stitching to perfection\u2019.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
On Day 3, Laduma Ngxokolo, Giovanni Romano, Nelly Wandji and Sinmi Olayebi took a deep dive into the topic, \u2018Breaking the Made-In-Africa stereotype\u2019. Tara Mulhare deeply discussed \u201cTaking your business from local to global, while Olufunke Jones of Providus Bank spoke briefly on the topic \u2018Providus Bank and the Creative Industry.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Chinyere Okorocha sat with Tade Ipadeola to speak about, \u2018Creativity and Intellectual Property: The Copycatting syndrome\u2019, on Day 4. Followed by one of the most crucial conversations, where Nike Ogunlesi, Paul Okeguo, Tokunboh George \u2013Taylor and Yinka David-West spoke frankly on the topic, \u2018Lessons from the Pandemic: Creating opportunities in a crisis\u2019. The Style Infidel and Ozinna Anumudu teamed up to teach some fashion tips and tricks in the masterclass, \u2018How to style it\u2019.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Lagos Leather Fair is an initiative by FemiHandbags. This year\u2019s edition was sponsored by Providus Bank, Bank Of Industry and ITC\/SheTrades.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"A recap of the 4-Day digital experience The just concluded LLF Digital was an absolute blast! LLF Digital…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":6554,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"csco_singular_sidebar":"","csco_page_header_type":"","csco_page_load_nextpost":"","csco_post_video_location":[],"csco_post_video_url":"","csco_post_video_bg_start_time":0,"csco_post_video_bg_end_time":0},"categories":[41],"tags":[4669,4668],"yoast_head":"\n