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Nandos Columbine s(m)itten on Raw’s Ohtwo™ Chairs.

Nandos Columbine s(m)itten on Raw’s Ohtwo™ Chairs.

Even before Raw’s new Ohtwo™ chairs were available to order, interior designer Anne Maclachlan from Foundation Design specified them for use in the new Nandos Columbine Restaurant. The fact that the chairs are available in two model types and eight colour choices was also not lost on her as it fit beautifully into her vision […]

Raw to talk worklife at 100% Design Show this year

Raw to talk worklife at 100% Design Show this year 100% Design Pod

Each year, when debating whether or not to be part of the 100% Design expo Raw Studios looks inward, and contemplates their situation: what does one present to the public, what does one say, who are we? This year, there is no new product range per se on show, but rather an attitude, an important image-making and […]

Nandos and Raw in hot, hot, hot Combo.

Nandos and Raw in hot, hot, hot Combo. Nandos home in Lorentzville Johannesburg

UPDATE: See the project video footage. When the South African success story, Nandos, decided to revamp its spiritual home in Lorentzville Johannesburg, where it started trading over two decades ago, it was bound to be anything but a run-of-the-mill project. The brief was a collaboration with industry veteran, Tracy Lynch, who curated the relationship between […]

New OhTwo™ Chair and Table range ready to conquer the world!

New OhTwo™ Chair and Table range ready to conquer the world! Raw OhTwo chair and table

The difficult second chair. Chairs are notoriously difficult to design. Especially after the success of our first chair, the second one seems to will one to fail, but after two years in concept form and three months of prototyping and development, Raw Studios is proud to announce that the first production run on our newest […]

UP Students Rock the Raw once again: 2015

UP Students Rock the Raw once again: 2015 UP Students Workshop 2015

In mid-July, Raw Studios hosted a week long collaborative workshop with twelve students from the University of Pretoria. The brief focused on the design solutions for the typology, “Micro-housing”, using Raw Studio’s signature technology: CNC cutting and jointing of birch plywood into designed ergonomic systems. The goal of the workshop is to expose young designers […]

The Offis™ will never be the same again.

The Offis™ will never be the same again. Offis™ System

The new collaborative, connected workplace is not only about redefining our mind-set about what furniture we need and how our space needs to be reconfigured to be effective. It also requires a new appraisal of how people and technology interact for the benefit of employer and employee. The technology revolution offers new potential that will […]

What the new and improved RAW Studios can do for your project.

What the new and improved RAW Studios can do for your project.

In an effort to serve our existing clients better and to grow our client base even further, Raw has started outsourcing production of our products to local firms that we trust to uphold the quality we are known for. In the last year we have sought to reposition ourselves more decisively in the service market, […]

Social Sustainability: South Africa’s Top Ten Designers. As named by theculturetrip.

Social Sustainability: South Africa’s Top Ten Designers. As named by theculturetrip. House and Leisure, Fouche House in South downs

http://theculturetrip.com/africa/south-africa/articles/top-ten-south-african-designers/ Raw Studios: Working predominantly in Birch plywood, Raw is committed to creating its furniture systems using sustainably sourced and environmentally responsible materials. Based in Pretoria, Raw Studios is now a culmination of a 16 year creative journey that has seen the company come up with a vast number of exciting and innovative designs. An […]

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