Alumna Profile:
Nicola Fundaro
3D Visualiser at Pattichides and Partners
The South African professional landscape is bursting
with talented and passionate young women making
waves in their respective fields. One such young woman,
Nicole Fundaro is smashing the glass ceiling on the way
to the top of her creative field.
Nicola Fundaro, an IIE graduate, graduated from Vega in
2014 with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Interior Design and
joined the in-house 3D department of Pattichides and
Partners in the same year, where she’s responsible for
creating high-end 3D visual renderings of architectural
spaces for a variety of clients. She describes herself as
a born creative with a passion for creating beauty in
unique ways to bring her clients’ ideas to life.
“You never know what life has in store for you, so
it’s important for young women in particular to equip
themselves with as much knowledge and exposure to
their chosen industry as possible, because knowledge
is power.”
Building the next generation of empowered female
entrepreneurs and industry leaders starts with a solid
education, and is fuelled by encouraging and enabling
women to enter creative fields.
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