Robert Hudson Email & Phone Number

San Francisco, California, United States

Founded design firm to capitalize on experience and knowledge in furniture design. Representative projects include:Furniture: 23 pieces of ready-to-assemble office furniture, and 20 pieces of entry room furniture designed for M&N International.3 suites of free-standing bathroom furniture for CA International's Harborview brand; concept development through shop drawing documents.9 occasional table designs and 1deck furniture collection for Restoration Hardware.12 commercially successful designs for Pottery Barn including wood bureaus and bedside tables for the Sonoma and Fairfield lines, a campaign desk and several seating designs; wood and upholstered.Numerous special-purpose pieces designed for private clients. Residential Interiors: Art Nouveau salon for historically significant John Hudson Thomas house in Berkeley.Design concept, millwork detailing, and project management.High-end residential interior design projects for historically significant Bay Area homes. Insured unifying contemporary design theme while maintaining respect for the historical context. Included design and detailing for 3 complete residences, 11 kitchens, 10 baths.Three San Francisco and Marin designer showcases; projects were awarded two regional design excellence awards.Retail Interiors: Flagship store for Giggle, a national retailer of baby-specific products. Store layout, fixture design and detailing, construction documents, and project management.Specialty retail environment for Eastern Mountain Sports incorporating an interactive kiosk to introduce navigation products and dispense topographic maps for outdoor trips. National implementation.

CAD designer for manufacturer of ornamental metalwork for restaurant and hospitality sectors.Responsibilities included detailing, project management, procurement, and supplier relations.

Established Millwork Division as an independent profit center for high-profile Bay Area building firm.Responsible for all aspects of operation; sales, project development,design engineering, project management, production, profitability.Developed and implemented an integrated flat panel processing program.Founded a regional business roundtable to discuss issues and trends.

Designed and manufactured studio furniture and furniture grade residential casework.Designed and manufactured a line of contemporary lifestyle furniture with statewide distribution.Invented a knock-down construction system for manufacturing residential casework to facilitate bi-coastal projects.Several projects featured in regional and national shelter magazines.

Assisted in all aspects of fine furniture making.Participated in salon of international craft movement luminaries.

Bfa, Industrial Design

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