EDUCATION
2015
WITWATERSRAND UNIVERSITY
BACHELOR OF ARCHITECTURAL STUDIES DEGREE (BAS)
ACHIEVEMENTS
2011
MEMBER OF THE GOLDEN KEY SOCIETY
(1ST YEAR ARCHITECTURE | WITS UNIVERSITY)
2013
DEPUTY CHAIRPERSON OF THE SCHOOL OF
ARCHITECTURE AND PLANNING STUDENT
SCHOOL COUNCIL (SoAP SSC)
2018
ACCREDITED PROFESSIONAL (INTERIORS)
GREEN BUILDING COUNCIL SOUTH AFRICA (GBCSA)
2018
TOP 10 FINALIST : NANDOS HOT YOUNG DESIGNER
[NATIONAL PATTERN DESIGN COMPETITION]
2019
FIRST BUSINESS LAUNCH : PRIMROSE CHARMZ (PTY) LTD
[ENTREPRENEURSHIP]
2019
DESIGN RESIDENCY [FOR HER PATTERN DESIGNS] : ANGOLA
INVITATION PROVIDED BY BESPOKE INTERIOR DESIGN FIRM
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2019
YOUNG AFRICAN DESIGNERS TRAINING PROGRAM : CHINA
1 OF 4 DESIGNERS SELECTED BY CAPE TOWN UNESCO CREATIVE CITIES NETWORK TO REPRESENT CAPE TOWN
EXHIBITIONS
2019
27 COLLECTION LAUNCH : CAPE TOWN / SOUTH AFRICA
EMERGING CREATIVES PROGRAM , DESIGN INDABA
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PRIMROSE CHARMZ
ENTREPRENEUR/DESIGNER
SERVICES/PRODUCTS:
PRIMROSE CHARMZ SPECIALIZES IN BESPOKE LICENSED PATTERN DESIGNS AND ART SOLUTIONS THROUGH THE USE OF BOTH HAND-DRAWN AND DIGITAL DESIGNS.
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DESIGN THEMES OF SPECIALIZATION INCLUDE NATURE, ARCHITECTURE AND CULTURE.
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HAND-DRAWN VS DIGITAL DESIGN:
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PRIMROSE IS A SELF-TAUGHT SURFACE DESIGNER AND ARTIST WITH TWO DISTINCT CONTRASTING DESIGN STYLES : FREE-FLOWING HAND-DRAWN ILLUSTRATIONS AND GEOMETRIC , DIGITAL DESIGNS. EACH STYLE CELEBRATES AN ASPECT OF HER PERSONALITY:
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THE HAND-DRAWN ILLUSTRATIONS DEPICT SCENES OF NATURE AND CELEBRATE THE ADVENTUROUS & CAREFREE ASPECTS OF HER PERSONALITY : THESE TRAITS ENABLE HER CREATIVE FREEDOM TO FLOW USING INTUITION AND IMAGINATION.
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IN CONTRAST , THE DIGITAL DESIGNS ARE MOSTLY (IF NOT ALL) GEOMETRIC IN NATURE - THESE CREATIONS REQUIRE ACCURACY AND LOTS OF PLANNING USING DIGITAL SOFTWARE. THESE DESIGNS CELEBRATE THE PRACTICAL , DISCIPLINED AND PRAGMATIC QUALITIES OF HER PERSONALITY :)
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CAREER BIOGRAPHY
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PART 01:
ARCHITECTURE/INTERIOR DESIGN
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IN 2015, PRIMROSE GRADUATED WITH A BACHELOR OF ARCHITECTURAL STUDIES DEGREE (BAS) FROM WITS UNIVERSITY . SHE SUBSEQUENTLY PURSUED CREATIVE DESIGN OPPORTUNITIES WHICH ENABLED HER TO TRAVEL NATIONALLY AND GAIN WORK EXPERIENCE IN BOTH ARCHITECTURAL AND INTERIOR DESIGN FIRMS ALIKE.
BETWEEN 2017 - 2018 , PRIMROSE WORKED AS AN ARCHITECT- URAL TECHNOLOGIST , GAINING VALUABLE INTERIOR DESIGN TRAINING WITH K/M2K - AN AWARD-WINNING MULTI - DISCIPLINARY DESIGN FIRM IN CAPE TOWN . PRIMROSE ALSO BECAME AN ACCREDITED INTERIORS PROFESSIONAL WITH THE GREEN BUILDING COUNCIL OF SOUTH AFRICA (GBCSA), OUTSIDE OF OFFICE HOURS.
PART 02:
HELLO! ENTREPRENEURSHIP :)
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TOWARDS THE END OF 2018, PRIMROSE DECIDED TO BRANCH OFF FROM K/M2K AS AN INDEPENDENT CREATIVE TO FOLLOW HER HEARTS DESIRE TO CONVERT HER PASSION FOR ART AND PATTERN DESIGNS INTO A CAREER. 2019 WAS HER DEBUT INTO THE WORLD OF ENTREPRENEURSHIP WITHIN THE DESIGN SECTOR WHICH LED HER TO EXPLORE THE POTENTIAL OF PRINTING HER PATTERNS ONTO ECO-FRIENDLY TEXTILES. .
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PART 03:
2021 AND BEYOND: ART / SURFACE DESIGN :)
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AS OF 2021 , PRIMROSE WILL BE SPECIALIZING IN THE CREATION OF LICENSED PATTERN DESIGNS FOR COMMERCIAL BRANDS AS WELL AS FOCUSING ON HER DIGITAL CULTURAL ARTWORKS.
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