Charles De Coster Email & Phone Number

London, Gb

London, England, United Kingdom

London, United Kingdom

DESIGNER & ADMIN Knoll UK - London, U.K.

London, United Kingdom

DESIGN MANAGERKoleksiyon Furniture Ltd. - London, U.K.Koleksiyon is an international contemporary furniture design studio and manufacturer, founded 47 years ago. It is operating in 21 different countries and has a yearly global turnover of $70 million.Hands-on role as a design manager of a small team, which provided a wide variety of responsibilities:• Mid- to large project space -and layout planning • Sales and Marketing collateral material and graphic design• Digital print• Developing and managing relations with architect and design clients• Concept visualisation• Sales team support• Main point of contact with the factory• Initial concept development for bespoke furniture• Event planning• Creation of social media content

London, United Kingdom

SOCIAL REP + STUDENT AMBASSADORUniversity of the Arts London - London, U.K.Whilst studying, I worked as a social representative and school ambassador which further developed multiple skills:• Event management • Social skills dealing with contractors, sponsors, students, university staff and housing managers• Promoting and marketing• Initiating and developing new ideas for events which would appeal to a wide array of students-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------UAL is proud to host the UK’s leading events programme. The programme is fresh, innovative and creative. What’s more, it is completely coordinated by students, which makes it unique, inclusive and empowering for everyone involved. The majority of events are free and the programme pioneers campaigns and community projects across every hall. The ‘Social Reps’ are at the foundation of community life and student experience as they create an environment of peer-to-peer support. The list of events is endless and can range from chilled out movie nights to more adventurous tours of London, giving students the opportunity to get to know not only their new home but their new city. Students even have the opportunity to join The Social Programme on trips abroad throughout the year, which provide cultural insight and a break away from studying. To find out more about what's happening this year visit the UAL Social Facebook page--Text UAL Website

Belgium

FREELANCE INTERIOR DESIGNERFreelance - BelgiumPrior to relocating to the UK from Italy, I completed several small-scale residential interior design projects for private and small commercial clients in Belgium:• Sourcing, developing and managing client relations• Initial concept development, presentation and visualisation• Outsourcing builders and FF&E• Organising, supervising and project management• Manual construction assistance• Support and advice with subletting on completionAchievements:• All projects were successfully completed within the desired time frame• Maintained and delivered a high standard of work troughout the design process, resulting positive feedback from clients and labourers• Successfully working independently and autonomously• Managed the selection and delegation of work to labourers

Commercial and financial advising to existing and prospective clients by analysing the clients needs and working out a fitting solution, keeping both the clients' and the company's interests into account.FINANCIAL & COMMERCIAL ADVISORBNP Paribas Fortis, Leenesonne Insurance - BelgiumWorked primarily in a client facing role in the credit department with a supporting role in investor and insurance profiles. Responsibilities included:• Providing commercial and financial advising to existing and prospective clients• Launched a user-friendly guide and programme which explained the concept of Mobile Banking and how to optimise its use for clients

Grad. Dip. Interior Design, Interior Architecture, Graduate Diploma

High Degree, Drawing

Activities and Societies: Learning different drawing techniques through sketching and drawing still lives, live models etc.

Interior Design

Woodworking

Activities and Societies: Interior/indoor carpenter, fine woodworking and furniture making

High Degree, General Arts And Crafts

Activities and Societies: Learning old and new techniques to make all kinds of art and restoring art.

Finance And Insurance, Business Management, Bachelor

Studies about the internal working of the banking sector. Financial courses gave me an insight about (the trading of) investment products..

Bachelor Of Ibusiness Management, Insurance And Investments

Handelswetenschappen (Bachelor Of Science In Commercial Sciences), Business Administration And Management, General

Economics And Modern Languages, Economics, Aso (Algemeen Secundair Onderwijs); General Secondary Education