Made in Nigeria
September - Made in Nigeria Edition
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The Spark | Ignite / Connect / Achieve<br />
www.thesparkng.com<br />
SPECIAL FEATURE<br />
The Deluxe Designer<br />
oak and teak<br />
Beautiful spaces. Happy Memories. Qualified<br />
Professionals<br />
Muse<br />
When there’s an effect, there’s<br />
def<strong>in</strong>itely a cause – not<br />
arguable. So, when we asked<br />
Morenike Moleh<strong>in</strong> what <strong>in</strong>spired her<br />
charge <strong>in</strong>to the <strong>in</strong>terior design <strong>in</strong>dustry,<br />
we knew there had to be someth<strong>in</strong>g we<br />
didn’t know. She describes the question as<br />
an <strong>in</strong>terest<strong>in</strong>g one say<strong>in</strong>g, “My mum was<br />
my <strong>in</strong>spiration.<br />
I grew up <strong>in</strong> a very beautiful space. At that<br />
time, I thought it was normal to live <strong>in</strong><br />
beautiful spaces until I got married and<br />
beautified our space. People will come<br />
around and ask ‘okay, who did your space?’<br />
I didn’t know that as I was grow<strong>in</strong>g up,<br />
seeds of beautiful spaces were already<br />
sown <strong>in</strong>to me.”<br />
Therefore, mov<strong>in</strong>g from a 9-5 job was a<br />
natural th<strong>in</strong>g for her – she already had the<br />
ideas. “I started do<strong>in</strong>g it on the side and…<br />
the rest is history.”<br />
Growth<br />
This is someth<strong>in</strong>g you always want to hear<br />
from companies who have braved the<br />
storm. I mean, you ask: how did you do it?<br />
Morenike says Oak and Teak grew organically<br />
– no <strong>in</strong>vestor fund<strong>in</strong>g or partnerships.<br />
This growth, she says, was enabled<br />
by a strict adherence to avoid<strong>in</strong>g waste<br />
fli<br />
@thesparkng<br />
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