Interior design

Aline U.

Aline U. is 30 years old and has a great passion for decoration, creative work and interior design. She has a Bachelor's degree in Interior Architecture and Creative Design from Essex University (Southend-on-Sea) London. In 2010, she visited Rwanda after completing her studies and realized that there was a need for professional interior designers and home decorators. She persuaded her husband to leave London, where she had studied and lived for over ten years, and settled in Kigali.

Project ID

254

Country / City

Rwanda / Kigali

Jobs at the start

5

additional potential jobs

5

entrepreneur sponsorship

Training and coaching CHF 250 per month over four years

Project description

She founded her company with the aim of becoming one of the top three decorators in the East Africa region. Her main focus is on commercial spaces such as offices, stores and entertainment clubs. So far, she has completed eight major projects in Kigali and another project in Goma (Democratic Republic of Congo). She offers various services to her clients, including bespoke design furniture, colorful interior painting, partition walls for office interiors, artwork and lighting.
Her team consists of an architect, two graphic designers and herself. Other employees are hired on a project basis. The company uses computer software that creates 3D visualizations and hires contractors to carry out technical work. One of the challenges she currently faces is the growing number of highly professional international companies, but Aline is confident that she can retain and further attract the middle class as a target clientele.

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