The latest addition to the Raw product family is Takke, an Afrikaans word for ‘tree branches’. You may well ask what this “Takke” we are alluding to is? “Takke” is a wall-mounted coat rack with its shape and form inspired by and derived from the simplified silhouettes of tree branches. The branch structure lends itself […]
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Agriculture School Cool
Raw’s lecture hall seating system has found another home at the new School of Agriculture building at the historical University of Fort Hare in Alice, Eastern Cape. Designed by Edward Peinke from Ngonyama Okpanum & Associates it reflects a crisp modern interior to match the exterior, with eco features such as innovative natural ventilation and […]
Look and feely coffee experience…
Tribeca Campus In conjunction with the brilliant design team at EarthWorld architects and Jacques Coetzer, artist and illustrator extraordinaire, Raw played an important role in the realization of TriBeCa Campus, a new restaurant coffee shop on the Tuks Campus in Pretoria. Tribeca Coffee Company is a long-standing client of Raw, and once again we were […]
How green are Raw Studios products really?
We pride ourselves on being an environmentally responsible company and this is evident in our approach to design, raw materials procurement and manufacturing processes. However, since the Green Building Council South African does not test, review or certify products or materials, we have decided to compile a fact sheet to help prospective users to ascertain […]
Double take at Decorex JHB 2012
We have two collaborations going at Decorex Johannesburg 2012. “Decorex Designer collection with Raw Studios” was initiated by Decorex itself to bring some of the coolest designers and craftsmen’s work to the public’s attention, and Raw Studios was asked to ‘house’ them using our popular Ikonik™ woodlockers. Ikonik™ is our take on the traditional steel […]
Klik FS™: Free… and still standing
New Klik Free Standing System We get it! …… An important part of innovation is listening to clients’ needs (and fears). As Raw has always been obsessed with making things easier for users, it is just natural that our systems should constantly evolve. Apart from the small tweaks we perform for our larger projects, we […]
Plywood radios on a mission
Raw designed and produced plywood-clad radios used as promotional items for ICR, a pirate radio station in Joburg central. At a recent ICR event in Melville these sweet little radios were all the rage as fans clamoured to get their paws on the object. Marketing brainchild of Joao Orecchia, one of the founding members of […]
“Rawbotics” – future proofing & fun
“Rawbotics” is all about future proofing and having fun with it. It is with great excitement that we welcome the newest member of the Raw team, especially because this guy doesn’t take lunch breaks or days off. It’s an ABB 6400 robot arm that we acquired second hand from the UK supplier Global Robotics. Once […]
Designing Ways – August 2011
August 2011 – Issue 134 view / download as pdf
Tuis – Junie 2011
Tuis – jou praktiese tuin-en-huisgids. Junie 2011 p.14 “Ontwerpe met oemf!”