London, UK
Furniture designer
at Tom Dixon
Tom Dixon has an opening for a furniture designer to join its studio in London.
Furniture designer
The furniture designer will be responsible for the generation of design concepts and the development of product ranges. The designer will work closely with the creative director and product manager to translate ideas and information into designs ready for prototyping.
Our studio
Design Research Studio is the innovations and design agency at the heart of Tom Dixon working on the spaces, products and brands of tomorrow. A restless innovator, Tom established Design Research Studio in 2002 to work on innovative projects and products with a wide variety of partners, brands, developers and entrepreneurs. Rich in narrative, we nurture a fast-growing global portfolio of projects working across interior design, product design, graphics and branding.
Tom Dixon has offices in London, New York and Hong Kong, with our head office located at:
The Coal Office
1 Bagley Walk
N1C 4PQ
London
More information about us can be found at www.designresearchstudio.net and www.tomdixon.net.
About the role
Design Research Studio is embarking on a period of transformative change as part of our expansionary strategy. This role will be pivotal in leading teams, designing, developing and delivering design projects for our global client base. More specifically the role will be include:
Concept:
- the research and development of style and trend forecasting; contributing to the annual design orientation
- to research and assist with the formulation of product briefs and collection strategies
- to research competition, processes and manufacturing techniques
- working directly with Tom Dixon, creative director and chief product officer to translate ideas and information into finished and manufacturable product designs ready for production
Development:
- development of design briefs set by the range manager, responding to the strategic range requirements such as retail price, factory, materiality and product-type sketching, rendering and conceptual development
- skilled in model making and prototyping to ensure efficiency and accuracy in product development process
- development of technical working drawings and specification packages for manufacture
- own the design process and the delivery of projects from start to finish; delivering concepts and final drawings in line with the critical path
- source new factories and new technologies
- participate in factory visits, both national and international, to liaise with suppliers on manufacturing processes and design concepts
- signing off samples and prototypes
- visit fairs and exhibitions, and have knowledge of the competition and market, to generate creative and commercial ideas
Management:
- booking and managing freelance resource where required
- mentoring of interns
- assist with company presentations and events
- the organisation of designs through documenting and filing of all sketches, renders and conceptual developments for registration purposes
- managing design budgets to ensure design work is delivered to budget
- managing critical dates to ensure design work is delivered on-time
About you
We’re looking for someone who has a great understanding of the balance between creativity, technical design and management and who is enthusiastic to work in a fast-paced environment. We want to bring on someone with a good dose of common sense, who is interested in more enlightened ways of working in a truly modern design studio.
- consider the relationship between creativity and technical design as fluid and be able to confidently deliver a design vision
- take ownership for processes in our studio and in doing so help us reduce complexity and clarify our ways of working
- superb communication skills. You naturally ignite great rapport with people and adapt your style to all levels
- time and content-management; ensure the current level of design thinking and information is produced for each project phase in an accurate and timely manner
For the right candidate, we will offer a competitive remuneration package alongside the opportunity to build an extraordinary career within one of the world’s leading design agencies and lifestyle brands.
We embrace diversity in all applicant’s backgrounds. The successful applicant must have eligibility to work in the UK.