About

Mbari Uno (House of Collaboration) is a hub using creativity to build human capacity & make social impact.
We promote the African creative economy’ by publishing art & design content, curating an online professionals directory, and setting up spaces where industry professionals can collaborate, showcase work, share insights, knowledge and resource, network, and explore opportunities for collaborative growth across Sub-Sahara Africa.

For general enquiries, send mail to: enquiries@mbariuno.com

For information on our offering, send mail to: info@mbariuno.com

Telephone: +234 706 294 4882

Address: 6A Olajide George, Lekki phase 1, Lagos, Nigeria.

Life Patron

Born 1935, Baba, as we fondly call him is a Nigerian artist, protean designer, architect and master builder. His works incorporate modern techniques in architecture and stage design to enunciate African subject matter. In the 1960s, he was a member of the Mbari club of Ibadan, a committee of burgeoning Nigerian and foreign artists. He was also a lecturer at the University of Ibadan. In the 1970s, he was the publisher of the now defunct New Culture magazine.

Demas is one of the ‘Zaria Rebels’ who are regarded as the founder of modern Nigerian contemporary Design, and Art. He sees design as an ingenuous activity that carries with it a focus on social responsibility for positive influences in the environment and culture of the society.