About 16/16

16/16, together with the Friends of 16 network, forms an evolving constellation of creators—artists, facilitators, thinkers, and artisans—who coalesce around a shared commitment: building trust, infrastructure, and possibility within Lagos. At our core, 16/16 is both a physical and conceptual aggregator—a site and a catalyst—where ideas, practices, and relationships are free to germinate across disciplines.

Since our inception, we have invited members of our carefully curated creative ecosystem (our 'Friends of 16') to activate 16/16 as a centre for mutual learning and collaboration.

Through co‐programming, workshops, open studios, residencies and idea prototyping, we've transformed the space into a prototype of shelter: simultaneously a safe harbour as well as a creative vantage point, continuously orienting our ever-growing community toward the untold potential of our urban futures.

We understand that creative ecosystems seriously falter when trust infrastructure is absent. We believe that big problems—particularly those posed by rapid urban expansion, ecological volatility, and deepening inequality—are solved by interdisciplinary groups of people working together. To that end, we offer vital infrastructure: a physical maker-space, a network of collaborators, and a plethora of programs that bring together diverse skills and perspectives across the city.

Our programming is guided by the core belief that beauty is not luxury, but resistance, connection, and design logic. We cultivate intersections—between woodworkers and natural dyers, sculptors and customs agents, community organisers and waste‐plastic traders—invariably reinforcing what we have believed from the beginning: that making and belonging are inextricably intertwined.

With seeds planted in Lagos and tendrils growing across the world, our work articulates untold futures and outcomes, informing the city and its potential for progress from the bottom up.