![]() ![]() She is a 2023 Polar Music Prize laureate. Her father was a musician, and her mother worked as a choreographer and theatre director. Kidjo was born into a family of performing artists. He undertakes the entire design process, from interior architectural design as well as custom furniture, art pieces, landscaping and the project management of all of these.Angélique Kpasseloko Hinto Hounsinou Kandjo Manta Zogbin Kidjo ( / ˌ ɒ̃ ʒ ə ˈ l iː k ˈ k ɪ dʒ uː, - ˈ k ɪ dʒ oʊ/ born July 14, 1960) is a Beninese- French singer-songwriter, actress, and activist noted for her diverse musical influences and creative music videos. Jacob is based in Cape Town and works in Johannesburg as well. It was then that he decided to channel all his experience into his own brand Kojabu Interior & Lifestyle. Here Jacob cut his teeth in everything related to corporate styling for events and weddings. ![]() During this period Jacob’s skill in visual merchandising caught the attention of D & K Fashions, a collective of Errol Arends, Bogart Wear, Morgan de Toi and NafNaf Paris, who offered him a Visual Merchandiser position for their Johannesburg stores.ĭuring this time he became inspired by the emerging South African contemporary design movement, a love affair that impacted him greatly and resulted in him moving down to Cape Town where he collaborated with Aleit Swanepoel of The Aleit Group. Thereafter Jacob was awarded an internship at Hertex in Somerset West, where he came to know a great deal about textiles and gained experience in showroom management.Īfter completing his internship, he began his working career as a visual merchandiser for the homeware department at Woolworths (Tygervalley, Canal Walk, Cavendish Square and Paarl Mall). Subsequently he worked as a contracted consultant on their landscaping projects. After graduating, he consulted in a freelance capacity with his extended network before diversifying his spatial design skills by completing a landscaping course at ElaineScape in Somerset West. Jacob Crafford ¬Burger started working as an Interior Designer while he was still obtaining his formal qualification, a diploma in Interior Design, at Rita Linde Interior & Design School in Cape Town. Over the years we have accrued a high-end network of clients with the completion of numerous projects both residential and commercial in both Johannesburg and Cape Town. Kojabu Concepts has become known for our attention to detail, strong work ethic and of course our bespoke and personalized approach. ![]() For both our renovation projects and new builds, we work timeously and efficiently, and for the former we always ensure your most valuable furniture and possessions are well looked after. ![]() Our construction team places enormous emphasis on quality, extra attention to detail and providing our clients with a final product that is much more than what they anticipated. This team is a standalone service that can be outsourced by other interior designers to execute their design projects. We are able to achieve this thanks to Jacob’s multifaceted skill-set, which includes creative direction, project management and implementation of all projects.įacilitating the design process, Kojabu has an inhouse construction team of highly reputable builders and craftsmen to bring to life the renovation of small projects and to oversee the development of new builds. Core values of our business are cost effectiveness without compromising on the highest quality design standards. Founded in 2012, by Jacob Crafford-Burger, who has a solid background in multiple design and creative fields such as Interior Design, Landscaping, Fashion and Textiles, Kojabu has been committed to offering an all-inclusive design and construction service. ![]()
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