About TRJ
Thato Radebe Jewellery (TRJ) is a Johannesburg-based jewellery design company. The company was founded by two hardworking and dedicated individuals who have a passion for jewellery and business. Our vision is to create a jewellery company that focuses on designing and manufacturing unique and one-of-a-kind jewellery, just as unique and one-of-a-kind as the men and women who will be wearing the pieces. We specialise in bespoke jewellery that you have never seen before.
We believe in individuality, and that ethos runs through each of our hand crafted pieces. For unique, one-of-a-kind jewellery pieces, look no further than Thato Radebe Jewellery, where Individuality Comes Standard.
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Thato Radebe is a Johannesburg based jewellery designer and Academic at the University of Johannesburg in Gauteng, South Africa.
His qualifications include the following:
NDip (Jewellery Design and Manufacture) (UJ) (2010)
BTech (Jewellery Design and Manufacture) (UJ) (2011)
BA Hons (Design) (Cum Laude) (UJ) (2015)
MA (Design) (UJ) (2020)
2025 marks his 18th year in the jewellery industry both as a student and as a professional.
About Thato
Work Experience
January 2010 - March 2010
July 2010 - December 2010
June 2012 - December 2013
January 2014 - December 2015
January 2016 - June 2016
January 2023 - June 2024
Elegance Jewellers
Jewellery manufacturer
Assisted the head workshop manufacturer in the daily manufacturing jobs in the workshop
Akapo Jewels
Freelance Intern
Worked under Mr Labi Kapo as a freelance jewellery manufacturing intern. I was exposed to a variety of technical jewellery skills as a means to upskill myself for my future studies
Durban University of Technology
Jewellery manufacturing lecturer
1st year jewellery design lecturer and co-ordinator. I was responsible for the co-ordinating of the 1st year jewellery design programme including frequent communication with the various 1st year module lecturers to ensure that the programme was running smoothly. As a lecturer I was responsible for the teaching and administration of manufacture, design and CAD
University of Johannesburg
Jewellery manufacturing lecturer
2nd year jewellery design lecturer and co-ordinator. I was responsible for the co-ordinating of the 2nd year jewellery design programme including frequent communication with the various 2nd year module lecturers to ensure that the programme was running smoothly. As a lecturer I was responsible for the teaching and administration of manufacture, design and CAD. I was also employed as the workshop technician responsible for the upkeep of the department.
The Foschini Group
Merchant buyer (Sterns and American Swiss)
I was responsible for the buying of various styles in the diamond division at Sterns and American Swiss. The role included working with a merchant planner to identify new styles and source them from suppliers at the best price possible.
University of Johannesburg
Jewellery manufacturing lecturer
1st and 2nd year jewellery design lecturer and co-ordinator. I was responsible for the co-ordinating of the 1st and 3rd year jewellery design programme including frequent communication with the various 1st and 3rd year module lecturers to ensure that the programme was running smoothly. As a lecturer I was responsible for the teaching and administration of manufacture, design and CAD