Raya is built by Mateusz Ciećwierz and Piotr Kurpiewski - architects, 3D artists and the people behind the CG Wisdom courses. We built the visualization tool we were looking for ourselves.
Design, visualization and teaching designers are what we do every day. When AI visualization tools appeared, we tested them on our own projects. None of them fully met our expectations, so we decided to build our own - a tool made by designers, for designers.
We wanted interior designers and architects to create visualizations on their own: without months of learning complex render engines, without an expensive computer and without waiting for the final image. We have been making courses for designers for years, so we know their expectations and requirements well - and every Raya feature is built on them.
Raya launched in April 2026 and has been growing fast ever since. We keep improving the quality of visualizations and adding new features.
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We designed Raya primarily for interior designers and architects. We want creating a visualization to be as simple as possible, while giving more demanding users full control over the result.
Raya was founded by Mateusz Ciećwierz and Piotr Kurpiewski. Both are architects by training, have worked in 3D graphics for years and run CG Wisdom together.
Co-founder of Raya, founder of CG Wisdom
Architect and 3D artist, graduate of the Faculty of Architecture at Warsaw University of Technology. He got into 3D graphics while still studying: he taught 3ds Max, worked with an architectural visualization studio and later created visualizations and 3D models as a freelancer. In 2013 he founded CG Wisdom, and he has authored more than 25 courses, mainly on 3ds Max and V-Ray.
Author profile on CG WisdomCo-founder of Raya, partner at CG Wisdom
Architect and graphic designer, graduate in architecture and urban planning from the Faculty of Architecture at Gdańsk University of Technology. He founded the visualization studio niuanse and ModelUp, a platform with 3D models for SketchUp. Since 2019 he has taught his own computer-aided design course at the Polish-Japanese Academy of Information Technology in Warsaw. He has spoken at many conferences about using AI in design. For years he has been creating SketchUp and V-Ray courses for CG Wisdom.
Author profile on CG WisdomMateusz Ciećwierz founded CG Wisdom in 2013 as the first service in Poland with professional online SketchUp courses. Piotr Kurpiewski has been creating courses for it for years, and since 2023 the two have run CG Wisdom together as partners.
Today CG Wisdom offers more than 200 courses, taken by more than 10,000 people. Working with students has taught us what designers expect from their tools, and we bring that knowledge into Raya.
Our users notice it too: Raya was made with a designer’s work in mind.
The platform is genuinely great — its focus on design makes working with visualizations much easier and faster. You can tell it is built by people who truly understand the field and answer real needs right on point! :)
Joanna GoldsztajnInterior DesignerYou can tell Raya was built specifically for creating visualizations, not as just another all-purpose AI tool. The predefined features really make the work easier and let you focus on the project instead of fine-tuning prompts. Being able to edit selected parts of a visualization, add reference photos and carry a style across renders works great for keeping a consistent mood. Another big plus is the support — fast, helpful and genuinely engaged.
Natalia JabłońskaNatalia Jabłońska Architektura WnętrzRead more in the reviews from architects and interior designers, together with their before and after projects.
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