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Furniture Designer

Published on Nov 27, 2015

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Furniture Designer

Furniture designer does

  • Producing new designs
  • Improving existing ones if working with manufacturer
  • Taking into account cost and availability of materials and safety implicati
  • Preparing sketches of initial ideas, by hand or using computer software
  • Testing ideas using models, prototypes and computer-aided design

Furniture designer skills

  • Plenty of creative ideas
  • Good drawing and sketching skills
  • Ability to use computer design software
  • Using various tools from raw materials to finished item

To be a furniture designer

  • Bachelor's degree in furniture design or related fields
  • 1-3 years professional experience
  • Sketching ability & development of patterns
  • 3-D design software program, AutoCAD
  • Plot drawings, electrical and data dimensions

Ball chair

Ero Aarnio 1963

Egg chair

Arne Jacobsen 1958

styles of furniture designer

  • Modern
  • Country
  • Victorian
  • Traditional
  • Vintage

types of furniture designer

  • Seating-single seat/Multiple seats
  • Sleeping or lying
  • Entertainment
  • Storages
  • Surfaces-Tables

work location for furniture designers

  • Designer studio
  • Warehouse
  • Factory

Furniture Designer Salaries in US

Furniture Designer Salaries in UK

professional group for furniture designers

  • IFDA: International Furnishings and Design Assocation
  • AHFA - American Home Furnishings Alliance
  • International Casual Furnishings Association
  • North American Home Furnishings Association
  • Home Furnishings Industry Professionals