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. Originally approached to supply the, now famous Ikonik and Klik system products, Raw Studios presented a mock-up of the Office system. […]
Back in 2017 Mathews and Associates Architects approached Raw Studios to develop an exhibition system for the exciting new Javett Art Centre at the University of Pretoria. The brief was music to our ears and a chance to challenge ourselves. In the end, we in collaboration with Journeyman Collective designed and manufactured a walling system, […]
The Future Africa conference facility consist of a 250-seat auditorium, two 50-seat multi-purpose rooms and six break-away rooms, linked to the auditorium: also doubling up as translation booths. In addition to the fixed furniture in the student accommodation Raw also designed and supplied many of the workstations, storage and break-out furniture for the Main Administration […]
Long hours of post-production, studio filming, client walk-ins, and spontaneous meetings. These are just a few of the challenges a film production company, like Mighty Fine, deals with on a daily basis. Our approach was to meet all the demands of a creative lab but to add a sense of style and comfort, qualities indicative […]
It took a forward thinking organization in need of change, combined with an architect team with real vision, to create what is quickly becoming known as the “new” Africa Centre. Raw is proud to have played a significant part in the transformation of the workspaces and interiors at this legendary international research centre in rural […]
ICAT is an environmental solution company to whom environmental and social responsibility is no trifle matter. Once Raw’s excellent green credentials, in sustainable raw materials, machining processes and low waste was presented to them by the ever innovating Earthworld Architects, Raw was commissioned to supply the main office furniture component for their newly finished, beautifully […]
CIVICUS is a global alliance of civil society organisations and activists dedicated to strengthening citizen action and civil society throughout the world. They were established in 1993 and since 2002 have been proudly headquartered in Johannesburg, South Africa, with additional hubs across the globe in more than 175 countries. This NGO is all about Dialogue […]
When asked to supply furniture for the PG Study Hub, in the Old Agriculture Building at the University of Pretoria, Raw saw the opportunity to transform the space from a dark and stuffy room, to a vibrant, flexible, study space. In addition to supplying ample study desks with privacy screens, Raw included comfortable, lightweight ottoman […]
Following the successes of Raw’s first Lecture hall seating project at the University of Pretoria we were awarded the design/supply contract by Stefanuti Stocks Building (SSB) on the New Engineering building (TUKS) to supply 1800 seats, acoustic paneling, drawing room tables and other related joinery. Again we proved that we are capable of delivering quality […]
Raw had been asked by Earthworld Architects to produce a unique seating design for the their Centenary building at the University of Pretoria. Using Birch plywood, we designed a system that could be produced and installed within near record time. Innovations included a glue-less timber-clipping system that made installation of the 1800 seats and tables […]
