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PRE-CHRISTMAS FURNITURE FACTORY SALE AT FURNTECH DURBAN

2011-11-21T05:30:00.000-08:00

Furntech Durban will be hosting a Pre-Christmas Furniture Factory Sale on Saturday 26th November 2011 between 08h30 - 15h30 at 63 Willowfield Crescent, Springfield Park, Durban

Please contact Furntech Durban on 031 - 579 3883 for more information

Furntech and TTC South African Swedish Design Initiative

2011-09-20T01:13:00.000-07:00

During 2011, Furntech in partnership with the Tibro Training Centre (TTC) of Sweden held the first South African Swedish Design Initiative.

The aim of the initiative was to bring together Clients of the Furntech Centres and Swedish Designers for the purpose of knowledge, design and production sharing interactions.

The initiative was implemented in two phases, namely a workshop in Durban, South Africa and a workshop in Tibro, Sweden.

During the initiative, South African designs/influences were exchanged with Swedish designs/influences and vice versa.

A key objective of the workshops was to develop furniture designs and products that were marketable in South Africa and Sweden.

The first workshop was held during March 2011 at Furntech Durban and the second workshop was held at the Tibro Training Centre in Tibro, Sweden during September 2011

It has long been recognized that one of the most significant sources of competitive advantage lies in design and it is hence a key priority of Furntech going foward to develop and nurture local design talent and to facilitate opportunities to showcase local design talent.

The initiative was immensely enjoyed by all participants and the value of the interactions immeasurable. The collaborations and interactions experienced by the participants will endure for a long time to come and it is hoped that this successful initiative can be held each year.

One of the participants, Ahmed Mungalee was selected to participate at the Swedish Furniture Fair during February 2012. Congratulations to him!

Business Support Opportunity in the Design Industry (Cape Town)

2011-08-17T23:33:00.000-07:00

The Furniture Technology Centre Trust (Furntech) has established a Design Technology Incubation Programme and offers support to new, existing and start-up DESIGN BASED businesses by providing incubation facilities and support for aspiring entrepreneurs with a passion and interest in any of the following fields of design:

Interior Design; Industrial Design; Graphic Design; Furniture Design; Visual Art Design and Product Design.

Furntech therefore invites prospective entrepreneurs and existing or start up businesses with experience and qualifications in the above Design Fields to attend an Information Session to be held as follows:

Venue: FURNTECH, 8 Lowe Stoft Street, Paarden Eiland ,Cape Town
Date: Saturday 27th August 2011
Time: 10h00 (Latecomers will not be admitted)

For more information and to be considered for this opportunity, reserve a place at the Information Session by calling the number or emailing the address below:

Contact: Raven Naidoo
Telephone: 021 510 0088
Facsimile: 021 511 1349
E-mail: ravenn@furntech.org.za

Please note that this invitation does not serve as a job or training offer.

Furntech Johannesburg Clients at Decorex 2011

2011-08-04T22:19:00.000-07:00

Casa Nyumba, Ebukhosini Bogosi, Qotho Sizwe and Pandoras Designs will be exhibiting at Decorex 2011 at Gallagher Estate Midrand from today 5th August to the 9th of August 2011.

Catch them at the GEDA Stand in Hall 5.

Furntech Design Technology Incubation Programme

2011-07-07T00:24:00.000-07:00

Furntech is a manufacturing business incubator that offers support to existing and start up businesses by providing incubation facilities for aspiring entrepreneurs with skills in the furniture manufacturing industry. Furntech’s Business Technology Incubation Model has been designed to assist and nurture existing and potential entrepreneurs/businesses through the challenging early stages of developing and growing their businesses.

A new addition to Furntech’s model has been the Design Technology Incubation Programme (DTI) which focuses on entrepreneurs in the design industry.

The objectives of the DTI Programme are to:

Support emerging design businesses through the provision of incubation services to aspiring entrepreneurs in the design industry;

Assist existing and potential design entrepreneurs to transform their creative professional practice, technological knowledge and theoretical understanding into long term sustainable businesses;

Facilitate access to high quality design services and capabilities for Furntech clients and to the furniture industry as a whole;

The individuals/emerging businesses that are targeted for participation in the Furntech DTI Programme include:

• Those with experience and qualifications in the following fields of design:
 Interior Design;
 Industrial Design;
 Furniture Design;
 Graphic Design
 Visual Art Design and
 Product Design.

• Emerging/start-up small and micro enterprises in the design industry

• Individuals who are working or have been retrenched in the design industry who want to start their own business

More information can be obtained by contacting Raven Naidoo on 021 - 510 0088 or ravenn@furntech.org.za