Experience

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  W RETAIL AND INTERIOR DESIGN T/A W DESIGN

  • Cape Town Area, South Africa

  • Member | Retail & Interior Designer

    • Jan 2008 - Present
    • Cape Town Area, South Africa

    W DESIGN are involved with a broad and varied range of projects, turning ideas into top end designs that will work intuitively across all platforms.We have a meticulous eye for detail, wide reference points for creative options and a driven attitude to ensure the highest standard of delivery at every stage of the project.We offer a personal service through all aspects of interior design, from the brief and site survey, space planning, concept development, design development through to monitoring the implementation on site, to the final Client handover.We liaise with the professional teams, specialist consultants and contractors to ensure our creative ideas are being executed to a consistent, exceptional standard with an eye on the successful completion of the project for our clients. We have extensive experience in Homeware Retail Design having been the Brand Custodian for the TFG @home Brand of Stores. My involvement with the @home Brand spanned a period of 18 years and included international travel, Concept Development and the complete Drawing Pack for Council submission and site implementation. Our experience also extends into the Corporate Office workplace sphere.

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  TDC

  • PAARDEN EILAND

  • ACCOUNTS EXECUTIVE

    • 2002 - 2008
    • PAARDEN EILAND

    At TDC I managed The Foschini Group Stores @home brand of stores. My involvement with the project, soon after the first store was opened, developed quickly. I traveled extensively with the @home team and gained much experience in handling every aspect of the project. I developed new concepts for the brand and assisted in keeping the brand ahead of their competitors.

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  LEONA WILKINSON INTERIOR DESIGN

  • Cape Town Area, South Africa

  • Member

    • Mar 1993 - Jul 2002
    • Cape Town Area, South Africa

    During this period I ventured on my own and designed and built many Jewelry stores for Wolf Brothers Jewelers.I was also involved with various retail, commercial and corporate interiors managing the entire project as a full turnkey service to my clients.

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  RAECO SHOPFITTERS

  • OTTERY

  • Design Studio Manager

    • Jul 1989 - Feb 1993
    • OTTERY

    Here I worked on a variety of projects from the client briefing stage, site surveys, concept design, design development, joinery detailing, right through to project management and site implementation. I was the Designer of numerous retail stores and restaurants at the V&A Waterfront shopping centre, including Exclusive Books. Having our Design Studio located in close proximity to the Shopfitting manufacturing workshop, I learnt much about materials fit for purpose and Joinery detailing. I was also involved in the management of the site installation process.