The 16/16 Makerspace is now open at 30 Ajasa Street, Lagos Island.
We’re starting as a workshop and community for artists, makers and tinkerers—a place to learn, experiment and create something physical.
Our first programme, Introduction to Making, starts in September with 3-hours intro classes to ceramics, 3D printing and concrete casting. The space is also available to rent for creative events.
Clay
The 16/16 team runs a keeper-maker system at the Makerspace, which means the person who looks after the house must also develop a craft.
Samuel, our keeper-maker, is running our clay practice. We bought a clay wheel and hosted Kabiru (a really good clay artist) to teach him how to use it. We also enrolled him in beginner classes to learn how to organize one.
3D Printing & Concrete
Tolu Kalejaiye leads fabrication. We have a Bambu Lab machine and are inching close to more printers. He’s been testing the setup and making home products using a mix of concrete casting, 3D printing and electronics.
Business model
We’re starting with paid beginner classes, rentals for creative events and small-scale fabrication. We’ve set up a website for bookings and an Instagram page, and will use our existing brands to drive traffic.
Over the next four months, we’ll turn these early activities into a clear and repeatable operating model.
Training: Develop the curriculum, pricing, registration, class schedule and participant experience for introductory clay and 3D-printing classes—and begin marketing them.
Space bookings: Introduce standard event packages, publish the space’s availability and establish clear booking and payment processes.
Artist stays: Prepare the accommodation, confirm the operating requirements and introduce an initial rental offer at $50 per night.
Join us!
If you’d like host a workshop, make something or support Makerspace (especially with money), we’d be glad to hear from you.