Furniture R&D Designer (UK market)

Roles & Responsibilities:

• Visual styling the products, ensuring alignment with brand aesthetics and market trends.
• Collaborate and manage the 3D visualization team, artists and Video Animators to refine angles, lighting, mood, textures, designs and composition for final outputs.
• Provide creative guidance on materials, color palettes, styling, and spatial design.
• Create mood boards, style guides, and design references to communicate visual direction.
• Conduct UK market research and market analysis while pushing innovative ideas.
• Analyze customer feedback and competitor products to refine existing designs and propose new ideas.
• Conceptualize, design, and develop furniture products from initial idea to final production.

Skills Required:

• Proven experience as an Art Director or Product Designer (Furniture), or in a similar creative leadership role (preferably in interior/furniture, architecture, or lifestyle brands).
• Strong knowledge of visual storytelling, color theory, composition, texture, and space planning.
• Ability to guide and collaborate with 3D artists, graphic designers, and content teams.
• Clear communication skills to convey ideas to the team and clients.
• Familiarity with design software i.e., Photoshop, 3Ds Max, Blender, Maya and other relevant tools.
• A strong portfolio showcasing a range of design work, especially related to interiors, products, or lifestyle brands.
• High attention to detail, creativity, and a strong aesthetic sense.