OUR MISSION

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• Provide artists with tools and support necessary for enhancing growth and professional development.

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• Insure RDC provides exceptional service becoming an asset to local businesses, schools, and independent home owners.

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• Teach and explore the use of technology as a tool in the creative process.

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• Engage with the local community as a cultural hub for creative expression, design and educational resources.

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• Encourage, initiate and develop successful arts initiatives for the betterment of the city of Baltimore and the global arts community.

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RDC CORE VALUES

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• Trust, transparency, honor, compassion

 

• Dedication to the advancements of the arts through experience, education and community connection. 

 

• Fearless in the face of change with the courage to take calculated risks.

 

• Technology is a tool to broaden creative expression, doing it faster, safer, smarter!

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RDC FOUNDERS

Scott Tucker and Melani Dowdy Tucker, the duo behind the new Raunjiba Design Center (RDC) on 29th St. in Remington have called Brooklyn, the UK, and Washington D.C. home - but it’s Baltimore where they’re launching their unique Raunjiba Design Center. A creative showroom & design resource where artists and creatives of all stripes can bring ideas to reality. 

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OUR STORY

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Small Business Growth Continues in Remington with Addition of Raunjiba on 29th St. 

Local Black-Owned Design firm opens Innovative “Raunjiba Design Center” for artists, designers, builders, and creatives to take ideas from concept to reality

 

Scott Tucker and Melani Dowdy Tucker, the duo behind the new Raunjiba Design Center (RDC) on 29th St. in Remington have called Brooklyn, the UK, and Washington D.C. home - but it’s Baltimore where they’re launching their unique new concept: a collaborative space where artists, fabricators, and creatives of all stripes can come together to bring ideas to reality. The 10,000-square-foot space will feature a boutique of Melani’s Mellibelli designs where shoppers can purchase her one-of-a-kind upcycled, vintage clothing and jewelry.

 

Tucker, the artist, designer, fabricator, and builder behind Raunjiba, has had a 25-year career working with brands like NIKE, LVMH, and Evian France. In addition, his personal artwork is represented by the Bishop Gallery in New York City. The Bishop Gallery will have an exhibition space in the new Raunjiba Design Center and plans to bring high-profile works and collections through the space on a rotating basis.

 

“We are very excited to open the RDC and share our experience with the community. Our goal is to provide turn-key, hands-on creative support to Baltimore artists, makers and DIY’ers,” said Scott Tucker, Raunjiba’s founder.

 

On Friday August 27th 2021, RDC opened its doors to the arts community at large at their space at 527 W. 29th St. in Remington. 

 

The Raunjiba Design Center is a one-stop shop for artists and community members alike to bring ideas to life. Whether working on a rowhome renovation and looking for custom-built shelving or furniture elements or a small business looking to prototype and bring to market new product offerings, the Raunjiba team will have offerings to bring concepts to life. They will offer: design consulting, wood and metal fabrication, CNC precision routing, laser engraving, 3D printing, and a white space A/V stage with chromakey backdrops for AR & VR content creation. 

 

About The Raunjiba Design Center

The Raunjiba Design Center is a 10,000-square-foot facility in Baltimore’s Remington neighborhood and has been developed to provide support for artists, designers, builders, inventors, and creatives. Each department is ready and equipped to produce your drawings, fabricate your prototype, develop AR & VR experiences, package your content, and deliver your design to your social media target(s). In addition, the RDC features a boutique of Mellibelli designs where shoppers can purchase one-of-a-kind upcycled, vintage clothing and jewelry.

 

The Raunjiba Design Center supports our community by offering internships with local universities, conceptualizing and executing neighborhood beautification projects, and offering a variety of available workshops, studio art classes and tours for kids & adults.

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We are proud to celebrate 25 years in design with the opening of the RAUNJIBA Design Center, "RDC" in NW Baltimore City.

This unique facility has been developed to provide support for artists, designers, builders, inventors and creatives.

Each department is ready and equipped to produce your drawings,  fabricate your prototype, develop AR & VR experiences, package your content and deliver your design to your social media target(s).​

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The Raunjiba Design Center will support our community by offering internships with local universities, conceptualizing and executing neighborhood beautification projects and offering a variety of available workshops, studio art classes and tours for kids & adults..

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Facility Services Include:

• Design Consulting 

• Wood & Metal Fabrication

• CNC Precision Routing 

• VR (virtual reality and AR (augmented reality) content development.

• Photographers, videographers, pod-casters and influencers can book time in the RDC stage & studio.​

• Curated events for artist & designers to show their work in RDC's FussWorthy Brand Gallery experience.

       Display your work with AR embedded content to a global audience.