So you’ve watched the teaser video, above, right? Good, now let’s get you up to speed with the rest of the story. In our last blog newsletter we gave a little taste of a current project for the University of Pretoria , which sparked the development of a brand new furniture range. (Didn’t read it? […]
Workers Rise Up! Join the movement!
Something is stirring deep within the belly of our beautiful motherland and it’s time that workers everywhere rise up and show that they have had enough! “Had enough of what?” the unenlightened employer may ask. At RAW we are fighting the system, the system that keeps providing us with ill conceived, unsustainable, badly designed and […]
Time to live differently. Our 5 ways to design to a different tune.
Companies and designers have to keep challenging their designs to remain contemporary: a challenge that requires alternative approaches and thinking. With some insight into what RAW is up to, here are our top 5 ways to get in tune with ‘different’: 1. Have an opposite day. Used to tackling your design process in a specific […]
The countdown has started… The world is coming to Africa.
Imagine an existing space where human, space and object are intertwined, where interaction is a core aspect of creating synergy between humans and their environment. Well, stop imagining because this concept is already in the making at the Future Africa Institute, a campus for international students aimed at creating a holistic and interactive environment. Earthworld […]
Jo’burg’s who’s who.
Ditulo Office Furniture Engineers is a Johannesburg-based company making waves within the office design market. Providing a niche service for clients and suppliers, Ditulo embraces quality and promotes holistic and collaborative approaches to workplace design.The name behind the company’s success is Isla Galloway-Gaul. A woman of integrity with smart business sense and a down- to- […]
Confessions of our latest RAW member.
This Visi magazine featured designer reveals her 4 funniest experiences being new to furniture design and RAW. 1. Avoid stereotypes. On my first visit, I expected a grimy old chaotic workshop full of mounds of saw dust , furniture parts scattered everywhere and sad fluorescent lights flickering overhead. To my surprise Raw Studios was the […]