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Aphiwe Brander

Aphiwe Brander

Interior Designer
Pretoria, Gauteng,Gauteng

Summary

I am a motivated Interior Designer with 4 years of progressive experience. Energetic self-starter and team player. With vast experience in effective and efficient operations. Displays outstanding knowledge and practical expertise to provide exceptional all-round service.

Overview

2025
2025
years of professional experience
5
5
Languages

Work History

Interior Designer

Dikeamo Architects
08.2024 - Current
  • Designed floor plans, elevations, 3D perspective views, and material boards for review and presentation for Commercial Office Spaces and Telkom Retail Stores .
  • Selected and sourced materials, furniture, and accessories for aesthetically pleasing spaces.
  • Optimized spatial planning for improved workflow efficiency in commercial interiors.
  • Specified appropriate products and materials to meet project objectives and design scheme.
  • Developed comprehensive design concepts through sketches, renderings, and 3D models.
  • Developed space planning concepts, color palette selections, and textile presentations.
  • Conducted site visits and meetings with clients to gather necessary information for successful project execution.

Interior Designer

Tonic Design
3 2022 - 3 2024
  • Working Drawings on Autodesk CAD, Autodesk Revit 3D Modeling for projects, Autodesk 3Ds Max and Vray Renderings for client presentations, Communicating with Suppliers,Technical Drawings for Furniture Production, Site Surveys, Assisting clients in the Showroom, Handling Inbound telephone queries and directing to the relevant person, Retail Projects- Spitz, Kurt Keiger, GANT, Commercial- FNB Slow Lounge Cape Town, Residential- House Zak, House Weavind, House Goobe, House Kuming

Freelance Interior Designer

Mr. S Ramashala
03.2023 - 02.2024
  • Work Integrated Learning for a residential dwelling refurbishment
  • 3D Renderings
  • Spatial Layout Design
  • Animation walkthrough

Freelance 3D Visualizer- Furniture Modeling

Design Partnership
09.2023 - 09.2023
  • Collaboration with Design Partnership for 3D Furniture Modeling under the supervision of Interior Designer Lyse Lwambiyi and Senior Interior Designer Maryke de Wet.

Junior Interior Designer

Lateral Design-Nelspruit
03.2020 - 06.2020

Site Surveys, 3D Renderings, Autodesk Revit General Plan Layout, Assisting Senior Designer, Assisting in the showroom, Retrenched due to COVID19

Junior Interior Designer

LP Architects &: Development Specialists
05.2019 - 02.2020
  • Revit Technical Drawings, Commercial Bathroom Design Layout, Site Visits, Presentation Layout Design, Printing

Interior Design Intern

Inhouse Design Studio
06.2018 - 08.2018
  • CAD Working Drawings, Revit Modeling&: Technical Drawings, Filing, Site visits

Education

Certificate of Higher Education - Advanced Design Visualization & Animation with 3Ds Max & Vray

Academic Institute of Excellence

Certificate of Higher Education - Design Visualization & Animation with 3Ds Max & Vray

Academic Institute of Excellence

NQF Level 6 - Diploma in Interior Design

Tshwane University of Technology

NQF Level 4 - NSC Matric

Lady Grey Arts Academy

Skills

3D Modeling with Autodesk Revit

Technical Drawings with Autodesk Revit

Technical Drawing with Autodesk CAD

3D Modeling and Rendering with 3Ds MAX and Vray

Post Production with Adobe Photoshop

Presentation Layout with Adobe Indesign

Material & Fitting Schedules with Microsoft Excel

Microsoft Word

Microsoft Powerpoint

Microsoft Teams & Outlook

AutoCAD

Adobe Photoshop

Adobe Indesign

Basic knowledge of Lumion Rendering Program

Timeline

Interior Designer

Dikeamo Architects
08.2024 - Current

Freelance 3D Visualizer- Furniture Modeling

Design Partnership
09.2023 - 09.2023

Freelance Interior Designer

Mr. S Ramashala
03.2023 - 02.2024

Junior Interior Designer

Lateral Design-Nelspruit
03.2020 - 06.2020

Junior Interior Designer

LP Architects &: Development Specialists
05.2019 - 02.2020

Interior Design Intern

Inhouse Design Studio
06.2018 - 08.2018

Interior Designer

Tonic Design
3 2022 - 3 2024

Certificate of Higher Education - Advanced Design Visualization & Animation with 3Ds Max & Vray

Academic Institute of Excellence

Certificate of Higher Education - Design Visualization & Animation with 3Ds Max & Vray

Academic Institute of Excellence

NQF Level 6 - Diploma in Interior Design

Tshwane University of Technology

NQF Level 4 - NSC Matric

Lady Grey Arts Academy
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