THE TALENT BRANCH LTD
Furniture Designer
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Job Title: Furniture Designer (Bespoke Joinery & Upholstery)
Job Type: Full-time, permanent (in-house only not remote)
Location: SW London / Surrey area
Salary: Up to £40,000 (depending on experience)
About the role:
We are recruiting on behalf of an established, high-end bespoke furniture manufacturer (family-run) with long-term, repeat clients and a strong pipeline of work. The business is growing year on year and is looking to add an experienced Furniture Designer / CAD Technician to support continued demand.
This is an in-house role working closely with the workshop and upholstery and joinery production teams. It will suit an experienced Furniture Designer who understands manufacturing and enjoys hands-on collaboration, not someone focused purely on design for visuals.
You'll take client concepts through to manufacture, producing accurate 2D/3D CAD and detailed technical production packs for bespoke joinery and upholstery-led furniture.
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What you will be doing:
- Design bespoke fitted and freestanding furniture (joinery and/or upholstery)
- Produce 2D/3D CAD models and technical manufacturing drawings (production packs for all departments)
- Collaborate daily with workshop/production teams to ensure designs are buildable and accurate
- Liaise with clients and internal teams throughout the project lifecycle
- Conduct site surveys and support projects through to installation
- Order materials, calculate take-offs, costs and support quotations
- Coordinate projects from enquiry through to installation, working to deadlines and resolving technical queries
What we're looking for:
- Proven experience as a Furniture Designer / CAD Technician within bespoke furniture (high-end/luxury ideally)
- Strong understanding of upholstery and/or fitted joinery manufacturing processes, materials and construction methods
- Confident producing accurate technical drawings for manufacture (not just concept design)
- CAD proficiency using SolidWorks and/or Rhinoceros (Rhino)
- Fluent written and spoken English
- Willing and able to work full time on-site with workshop teams (no remote working)
- Right to live and work in the UK
- Bespoke joinery and/or upholstery design experience
- Practical making/production exposure understands how furniture is built
- Strong workshop communication and teamwork mindset
- Full UK driving licence desirable (for site surveys)
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If this sounds like the next step you've been waiting for, get in touch today to find out more about the role. Please send your CV and a brief portfolio (or examples of technical production drawings and 3D CAD work), ideally including examples showing SolidWorks/Rhino capability and how you've worked with manufacturing/workshop teams to deliver build-ready designs.
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