Isoken Ogiemwonyi of Obsidian, LPM & L’Espace wins the 2012 MTN Lagos Fashion & Design Week/British Council Young Creative Entrepreneur Award – N2,000,000 & Tour of London Fashion Week Prize
Posted on Wednesday, September 12th, 2012 at 3:36 PMBy BellaNaija.com
BellaNaija.com is excited to announce that Isoken Ogiemwonyi, a creative director of Nigerian contemporary fashion label Obsidian and co-founder of retail brands, Le Petit Marche (a monthly shopping event in Lagos, Nigeria) and L’Espace (independent fashion and lifestyle concept store) has been chosen as the 2012 MTN Lagos Fashion & Design Week/British Council Young Creative Entrepreneur of the Year!
Isoken wins a N2,000,000 cash prize and a Tour of London Fashion Week courtesy British Council who will also be hosting 30 other Young Creative Entrepreneurs from different parts of the world!
The search for the 2012 MTN Lagos Fashion & Design Week/British Council Young Creative Entrepreneur Award winner included online applications and rigorous screenings in Port Harcourt, Abuja and Lagos. The panel of judges included Bukola Kajero and Ibobo Chukwuma representing sponsors MTN, Ojoma Ochai from the British Council, Veronica Ebie-Odeka of Vane Style and fashion designer Lanre DaSilva-Ajayi.
Young entrepreneur Isoken is a graduate of Law (LLB Law – Hons.) from the University of Nottingham with a PGD in Hospitality Administration from GIHE, Switzerland and an MSc in Management from BPP London. She has been in the business of fashion since 2006.
The 2012 MTN Lagos Fashion & Design Week will kick off on the 24th of October.
Click to read Isoken and L’Espace co-founder Wonuola Okoye‘s BN Making It! Interview HERE
Congrats!
Tags: Isoken Ogiemwonyi, L'Espace, Obsidian
Bella,you don’t have to publish this. Here is my question.
What is the difference between a post graduate and a Master degree. See an excerpt of you write up below. If you she two masters degrees state it clearly…..
“Originally a graduate of Law from the University of Nottingham, Ogiemwonyi went on to obtain a post graduate degree in Hospitality and a Masters in Management. She has been in the business of fashion since 2006.
@Konnie there is a tiny difference between PGD and Msc; with PGD the individual does not do a thesis at the end of the course meanwhile those who do a thesis get awarded an Msc.
A postgraduate diploma degree is COMPLETELY different from a masters degree here in the UK. Although you can do either subsequent to completing an undergraduate degree, you can choose to do a postgraduate diploma or if you do not get enough credits to obtain a masters degree, you get a ‘pass’ with just a postgraduate diploma in your chosen subject. Trust me, I should know, i’ve got 1 PGD and 2 Master’s degree’s here in the UK.
You have bagged so many degrees yet you cannot use apostrophes appropriately? (last sentence)
this one looks fixed, you people know each other, hmmm. Last year winner still looked a bit more real why this aje butter now, well connected already!
You’re clearly not bright. How is a business woman not deserving of an entrepreneurship award? If she was some brat blowing around millions on bs you’d call her names. You believe it’s fixed because she’s from a wealthy background? Cos such kids don’t amount to anything or what? Stupid.
Congrats on your award!
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congrats to her! the glory is in winning. I dont know who she is but i bet she can comfortably cough out N2m on her own…….mtn haba! after all we nigerians have done for you
What a great feat. This is definitely a surf board for her to make it to the global limelight. congrats girl. Thanks MTN
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One word ….. Fixed
Another word…. FIXED.
As an entrepreneur we have to give it to her, very well done. As a designer! she definately wouldnt have made the cut off point!
As an Enterprise, it is a well deserved award
I love seeing young people doing big things! I’m inspired!
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@ Konnie, I’m thinking the postgraduate degree in Hospitality isn’t necessarily a masters. It could have been a postgraduate diploma
Congrats to her oO ild win something 1 day too,amen.
Pls check your features mail na ahahn!
This is a fantastic award to be received by anyone! Great job very well done Isoken! People will sit on their back sides finding fault in other peoples achievements , yet accomplish little or nothing in their own pathetic lives! Give credit where credit is due! The young lady works hard evidently!
Fixed! N I know from inside sources! Isoken is d one person that doesn’t need this award/ help , omoyemi well done! We already know! Who cares tho, same thing everyday, ignoring those who really need support! So wonu didn’t win last year’ but she was on top ten , now isoken wins??? Okay o! We’ll pay along! Congrats !!!!!!!!!!!
Sorry out of curiosity, it should be given to someone that NEEDS it wether they’re deserving of the award or not? Such a pity! This is the problem with Nigeria! Imagine if the Pulitzers were run by weird thinking people like yourselves. Real pity!
@ Mary and PJ, so is a post grad diploma now a degree? I think its Bella Naija and their use of words that are causing confusion. Congrats to her though it seems fixed with all their swapping of used clothes
ever heard of post graduate diploma?
Congrats !
Congrats!
Congrats….
Congratulations!
go girl!
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People like Isoken just inspire me!
I really don’t get why anyone should hate though…argue from now till 100years later, she would have gone far ahead, while others sit down and argue.
Congrats!!!
Congratulations and weldone girl
BIG CONGRATULATIONS to Isoken…very well deserved
More grease to her elbow.
Wel done and congrats
Dare i say – hairy legs??!