Furniture Designer at Interior Woodwork Limited

Job Summary:

The Furniture designer will be responsible for designing and creating different types of furniture from a basic concept or idea. This role will involve creating original prototypes from their initial design and also selecting fabrics, colors, woods, metals, or plastics used to create furniture pieces.

Key Responsibilities:

• Generating sample designs using computer-aided design (CAD), card models, sketches or hard prototypes
• Using software packages such as AutoCAD, Inventor, Solidworks and Photoshop
• Discussing designs with clients for custom ordering or with manufacturers
• Studying, researching and planning various styles of furniture design
• Evaluating issues such as pricing and fixing costs, fashion, purchasing, safety, materials and manufacturing methods and techniques
• Using various tools to complete projects from raw materials to finished furniture items
• Organizing plans and schedules with respect to the availability of resources
• Liaising with craftsmen or production department staff, such as production managers, marketing staff and design engineers, about the process of construction or manufacture

Qualifications:

• A bachelor’s or master’s degree in fine arts with a concentration in furniture design.
• Proven work experience as a furniture designer or in a similar role
• Drawing and design skills
• Manual dexterity
• Knowledge of market trends
• Interpersonal skills
• Creativity