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Lagos Space Programme
Adeju Thompson
Lagos Space Programme is a textile heritage label based in Lagos, Nigeria, started in 2018. Behind the label: Adeju Thompson. It is known for genderless clothing that reworks Yoruba adire and tailoring through research and collaboration with artisans. Latest milestone on record (24 January 2025): Presents FW25 on the official Paris menswear calendar.
Quick facts
Lagos Space Programme at a glance
- Behind the label
- Adeju Thompson
- Based
- Lagos, Nigeria
- Since
- 2018
- Focus
- Textile heritage
- Makes
- Genderless clothing and accessories made in small batches, plus textile hangings
- Trained
- Fashion design in England
- Official site
- lagosspaceprogramme.com ↗
- @lagosspaceprogramme ↗
The person and the label
Who is behind Lagos Space Programme?
Adeju Thompson studied fashion design in England, moved back to Nigeria in 2013, gained experience at the Lagos label Maki Oh and founded Lagos Space Programme in 2018, the LVMH Prize records; it made the label a semi-finalist in 2021. Thompson is non-binary and uses they/them. The label works in numbered projects: the V&A holds pieces from Project 5 (Spring/Summer 2021), which explored the Yoruba Gélédé ritual through adire, the indigo resist-dyed cloth, and from Project 6, a celebration of the orisha Osun. It won the International Woolmark Prize at the Petit Palais in Paris on 15 May 2023, with looks using natural indigo, recycled wool and hardware handcrafted by artisans in Benin City. It presented on the official Paris menswear calendar in June 2023, January 2024 and January 2025, and showed at Lagos Fashion Week in October 2024.
Timeline
Lagos Space Programme, dated
- 2018Adeju Thompson founds Lagos Space Programme. Source ↗
- 2021Named a semi-finalist for the LVMH Prize. Source ↗
- 15 May 2023Wins the International Woolmark Prize at the Petit Palais in Paris. Source ↗
- 19 January 2024Presents FW24 on the official Paris menswear calendar. Source ↗
- 26 October 2024Shows at Lagos Fashion Week. Source ↗
- 24 January 2025Presents FW25 on the official Paris menswear calendar. Source ↗
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Quick answers
Lagos Space Programme, answered
Who is behind Lagos Space Programme?
- Adeju Thompson. Lagos Space Programme is a textile heritage label based in Lagos.
When was Lagos Space Programme founded?
- 2018, according to the sources listed on this page.
What does Lagos Space Programme make?
- Genderless clothing and accessories made in small batches, plus textile hangings. It is known for genderless clothing that reworks Yoruba adire and tailoring through research and collaboration with artisans.
Where did the designer of Lagos Space Programme train?
- Fashion design in England.