A Nigerian-American interior designer identified as Victoria Adesanmi has designed a real-life Barbie Malibu DreamHouse.
The design was recently posted on Airbnb in anticipation of the next Barbie movie and was listed as a real-life Barbie Malibu DreamHouse for people to check in and stay, just in time for the highly anticipated summer release of Greta Gerwig’s ‘Barbie’.
This is the second time Barbie DreamHouse has been listed on Airbnb’s website. It was temporarily listed in 2019 to mark the invention of the doll 60 years ago.
Who is Victoria Adesanmi?
Victoria Adesanmi is a Nigerian-American born in Silver Spring, Maryland and raised in a traditional Nigerian household.
Her quest for knowledge aimed to break the bar made her pursue a creative career in industrial design with a minor in textile technology at North Carolina State University.
Victoria began her career journey at Adidas global, where she’s influenced footwear products for athletes, musicians, and artistes, including Kanye West, Jonah Hill, and Beyoncé as a successful colour and material designer.
She further embraced other creative pursuits in interior design, production design and creative direction.
According to Victoria, the years spent absorbing everything sportswear, fashion and pop culture increased her attention to trends and details. She also added that her aesthetic approach to design is influenced by her capacity to connect with people of all background.
The Nigerian-American has also been known for her ability to set up and create memorable spaces with homes, retail space, amongst other spaces.
Victoria believes if God created the heavens and the earth, the possibilities are endless for the spaces and ideas he’ll create through her.
Her certainty and approach to style and functionality made her launch her own interior design company called Aesthetics Studios in 2021.
Her access to tap into a valuable network paved ways for exciting possibilities and the chance to collaborate with the Barbie team to bring a real-life Barbie dream house to life.
The Barbie DreamHouse was said to start reservations on July 17 for stays on July 21 and 22.
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