Beautiful Adire Items by Larpe – An Interview with Ms. Opeyemi Oladiti

We recently interviewed Miss Oladiti, the owner of an amazing small business called Larpe. Larpe represents a beautiful aspect of Yoruba textile culture by bringing you the best clothing items, flower vases, and backdrops made from Yoruba’s famous adire (tye-dye) materials. In this post, we will get acquainted with the creative, her brand, her process, and the journey so far. Stay tuned for promos and discounts too! Also, did you know we have merch?

1. Tell us your name, qualifications, and about your business.

My name is Opeyemi Oladiti the creative behind Larpe, a textile designing brand that is into the production of handmade tie and dye fabrics also known as adire located in Ibadan, Oyo state.

My passion for this art of adire making started in the year 2020 during the Covid period which happened to be a period of my life when am confused about what to do as a student, luckily for me, I saw on someone’s post an adire shirt looking at the picture right there I fell in love with it and I say yes this is it let’s give it a trial. Without wasting my time that day, I reached out to the person who was interested and since his place was far from me, I opted for online classes. That’s how I got started with adire after learning online.

The mission of the brand is to create an experience that lasts with our adire products and also to create an impact by teaching others what I know this way I think I am giving back to my community.

I Studied Computer Science at the Polytechnic of Ibadan (ND) and am currently a computer science student at Lautech, Ogbomosho.

2. What products or services do you offer?

At Larpe we are into adire making ranging from shirts, hoodies, joggers, and crafts like notepads and flower vases.

Beyond Adire wears only we recently added a new product of Adire backdrops for photographers. When it comes to this adire I just want to be known with the fact that it’s our cultural heritage and at the same time exploring creativity.

3. What problem does your product/service solve for customers?

Promoting the art of adire and making an impact by teaching people what I know 

4. Who are your target audience?

Anyone who loves to stand out, be unique, and boost their confidence with what they wear is the target audience. I serve because adire making is a beautiful art and those who value it will always go for it.

5. You can share a success story or case study of what your customers say about your services.

When it comes to adire making, getting people to give reviews is a great one, and below are some pictures.

6. Please share the special promotions or discounts currently running for your business here.

For any of our products, there’s always a discount when you buy more than 1 of that product.

7. How can readers find your business online?

Your readers can find me on Instagram, Facebook, and WhatsApp.

8. If you want, you can offer an exclusive discount for your product/services to my readers

As a potential customer from Discover Yoruba, when they use DY2024 they get 20% discounts on any of our products.

9. Are there any upcoming events/classes or product launches?

The brand is located in Ibadan and we have training on adire making both online and offline. The adire making online class is a self-paced class with instant access after payment. Our classes are quite affordable with N10,000 for the online class and N50,000 for the offline class(material inclusive)

10. What advice do you have for aspiring entrepreneurs?

Being an entrepreneur is not easy but the passion for the skill or business is what keeps one going when it seems like it’s not working out that is why it is okay to give it a break but it is not a good option to give up.

So it is okay to give it a break, restrategize, and come back better but don’t give up.

11. Can you provide some tips for getting the most out of your product or service?

Adire wears are beautiful that is why we pay detailed attention to any design we make and we make sure to give the best of our service.

12. What do you think about the Yoruba culture?

Yoruba culture is just so beautiful and it is one of the cultures I can proudly say I love anywhere. 

13. Is there anything else you’d like to add?

Beyond selling adire and the business adire one thing I am passionate about is giving back to my community by teaching people about adire for free or paid (at an affordable fee) or by volunteering.