From a young age, Shawn had a passion for architecture. The very idea of how things are structured and work together to build a more stronger and durable piece of artwork is what has always given him his creativity to “Creating a space to call your home”.

In 2005, an opportunity arose to own his own business and he took one of the biggest risks and became the new Owner of Lumber City Kitchens, in 2023 the name changed to Sage Wise Kitchens.

“I saw it as an opportunity to make my childhood dream become a reality. Even though I design kitchen cupboards and other built-in cupboards and projects wanted by my clients, I still enjoy what I do, because just like an architect, my work isn’t just appealing to the eye but also has the high end functionality my clients deserve.”

Shawn stands out as a business and manager of Sage Wise Kitchens because of his involvement with his clients. He takes pride in ensuring that his clients are kept up to date with the progress of their projects as well as if anything such as time or changes to the projects are made. Shawn takes his client’s approval quite seriously especially with a larger scaled project; there is constant communication between himself and the client.

“It gives me satisfaction knowing that, over the years I have accomplished giving my clients top quality services and products provided to them”

Shawn has also traveled internationally to complete projects for his clients. Places such as Mozambique and further up Africa are just some of the locations he has paid a visit to, to ensure the work is up to standard and his clientele is happy anywhere in the world.

Some particular projects Shawn has done are:

• Sasol (Mozambique Housing Development)
• Heidelberg Hospitals and Old Age Homes
• Frail Care and Retirement Villages
• Town Complex Developments
• Restaurants
• Fruit Factories
• Company Offices such as Advance Capital (Internationally known)