Furniture Designer at Interior Woodwork Limited

Interior Woodwork Limited, an Integrated Furniture company, is registered as a limited liability company under the company and allied matters Act of 1990. The company manufactures furniture for sale on a wholesale and retail basis; and it has experienced tremendous growth within the last 21 years of its operations. The company’s production facility is located Plot 58, Idu Phase , Idu - Karmo, Abuja, Nigeria. The company has its showroom in Abuja and Lagos. The company is a One stop indigenous, yet ultramodern furniture hub that delivers world-class, affordable products and services to corporate as well as individual clients that cuts through the Nigerian class strata.

Today, Interior Woodwork is recognized as an active partner of choice to deliver contemporary design solutions in todays world of high taste for aesthetic, comfy and durable furniture designs. Our expert workforce is competent - all possessing the endless drive for creativity and innovation – skilled with the latest approach, and devoted to quality service delivery.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Furniture Designer

Location: Abuja (FCT)

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

Application Closing Date
Not Specified