LACE RELATIONS follows journalist, Ireti Bakare-Yusuf, daughter of Jarin Yusuk-Seriki, the founder of Lagos' lace-market (Gota), and retired Austrian trader Grete Bösch as they uncover centuries-old textile ties between Nigeria and Austria. From slave-trade linen and "white gold" cotton to lace and damask, their journey exposes colonial violence, hidden trade, and the resilience of fabrics as vessels of memory and meaning.