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Furniture designer: Typical employers/vacancy sources

Typical employers

Employers likely to recruit furniture designers include:

• design practices;
• furniture manufacturing companies;
• retailers;
• interior and multidisciplinary design studios;
• architectural practices;
• exhibition organisers;
• private buyers (occasionally).

Many furniture designers choose to be self-employed. In this case, funding may be an issue as you will have to pay for rent, materials and other costs associated with self-employment. Your local Business Link will have information on available funding and other advice on setting up your own business. See also Self-employment and Flexible Working for ideas about getting started and how to manage in the early days when you may have to look for income from other sources until you build up a client base.

Sources of vacancies

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• Design Week
• Cabinet Maker
• RIBA Journal.
• Careers in Design
• Designers Business Agency

For making speculative approaches, useful directories include:

• The Pocket Design Directory
• Directory of Design Consultants .

Recruitment agencies often handle vacancies but may only deal with people who already have commercial experience.

Jobs may be advertised in the trade press but it is also worthwhile to make speculative applications. Trade fairs can be a useful source of information and contacts, and networking is crucial.

See also job hunting tips and applications, CVs and interviews.

AGCAS

Written by Rita Kapadia, AGCAS

Last updated:

January 2009

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