Article by:
ERIN FLORIO
A former lawyer, Reni Folawiyo left the corporate world to introduce luxury retail to her native Nigeria. Today, her Alara concept store, designed by David Adjaye and found on Lagos’s Victoria Island, houses an expertly curated selection of African and international labels and has become the standard for high-end shopping in the region. Folawiyo has been featured as a member of the BoF 500.
This interview is part of The World Made Local, a global collaboration between the seven international editions of Condé Nast Traveller in which 100 people in 100 countries tell us why their home turf should be your next destination. Read the full travel article here.