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London, United Kingdom

www.naturalmat.co.ukwww.naturalmathotel.co.ukwww.naturalmatmarine.co.uk

London, United Kingdom

All Fabric Buying tasks mentioned below, with increased focus on designing and project managing the development of furniture ranges. Communicated daily with purchasing and prototyping teams at company factory in Poland, as well as fabric mills in Italy, Belgium, France, Spain, Turkey and the UK on product developments for upcoming seasons.Managed biannual textile collaborations with known brands/designers from concept to production.Led marketing team and sales team training for new product launches.Designed the maiden dining chair collection and developed a children's furniture collection.

London, United Kingdom

Main contact of any fabric mill who would do business with Sofa.com. Involved in negotiation with suppliers regarding prices and payment terms, as well as addressing quality issues.Sourced and developed with mills new collections for the company’s fabric range.Collaborated with Head of Buying on development of new furniture designs, and seasonal analysis of their performance.Pioneered and managed a biannual fabric capsule collection across 4 seasons.Ensured UK compliance of purchased fabrics and sofa components, liaised with testing houses, kept record of spec sheets, testing documents, and created a department fabric reference library.Personally designed 4 sofa ranges and was involved in the development of all new furniture styles each season.

London, United Kingdom

Project managed the biannual showroom display change from trend research and conceptualisation, to liaising with the factory, and organising the delivery and sales teams for the event. Conducted training for the sales team on store layout and new fabrics and furniture featured each season.Performed stock takes and managed ordering and delivery of sample swatches and all printed showroom collateral.Liaised with printers on copy editing and ordering all printed showroom collateral.Dealt with the weekly treatment or replacement of any soiled or damaged products on display. Assisted the owner in comp shopping and designing new sofa styles.Assisted the COO in discussions with fabric suppliers and selection of new product for development.Met seasonally with sales managers of major designer fabric brands to keep up to date with latest collections, as well as maintaining and updating the Customer's Own Material Libraries across the showrooms.

London, United Kingdom

An omni-channel sales role with greater focus on showroom sales, particularly clients needing advice on floor plans and with selecting Customer's Own Material.

Manila, Philippines

Executed multiple projects from establishing client relationships to design research, programming, concept development, drafting, product specification, sourcing, and overall budget and project management during construction.

Manila, Philippines

Project managed the production of annual coffee table book, Philippine Tatler Interiors—included copy editing, layout development, photography sourcing, photoshoot organisation and interior styling. Worked closely with the Asia Tatler Group Head Office in Hong Kong, ensuring brand alignment on styling and layout.Managed and edited all other annual Tatler magazines—Philippines’s Best Restaurants and Philippine Tatler Society—as well as all yearly launch events related to the three publications.

Manila, Philippines

One of four interior designers for a weekly lifestyle and home improvement programme that aired internationally. Tasked with solving homeowner's design dilemmas within limited time frames and budgets, as well as featured the latest home-related products and innovations.Spokesperson for a Philips Lighting ad campaign, as well as a bed linen brand for the Philippines's largest home store.

Foundation Degree, Furniture Design And Manufacturing

Pass with Merit Work was selected to exhibit at New Designers 2012

Licentiate Degree, Interior Design

Activities and Societies: Student Council VPGraduated Summa cum laude

Bachelor Of Arts (Ba), Interdisciplinary Studies

Degree focus was on Business and Fine Arts