Furniture Designer

Company Overview

Della Luxury Products is one of Indias leading highend luxury interior product suppliers, serving homes, offices, hotels. They have a wide range of products (indoor & outdoor furniture, lighting, decor etc.) and are vertically integrated: design manufacturing distribution.

Reporting Line

• Reports to: HOD (Head of Product Design) / CMD / Head Design (depending on level).
• Works closely with: Production / Engineering / PPC (Production Planning & Control) team / Sales & Marketing / Quality Assurance.

Location & Travel Requirements

• Based in Mumbai / Lonavala / Daman / site location depending on assignment.
• Frequent travel is required (factory visits, prototype checks, site visits).

Key Responsibilities

A Furniture Designer at Della Luxury Products might be tasked with the following:

• Concept & Design Development
  
  • Generate new furniture design concepts (for indoor & outdoor, luxury range) aligned to market trends & brand identity.
  
  • Create sketching, mood boards; translate creative ideas into visual form.
• Technical Detailing & Prototyping
  
  • Produce technical drawings, elevations, working drawings, specification sheets.
  
  • Oversee prototyping; ensure prototypes meet design, structural, aesthetic, and functional standards.
• Materials, Finish & Hardware Selection
  
  • Select appropriate materials, finishes, hardware to match luxury standards.
• Quality Control & Production Oversight
  
  • Coordinate with factories / production teams to ensure fidelity of designs during manufacturing.
  
  • Check preproduction samples, validate final product specs, inspect prototypes.
• Cost, Feasibility & Optimization
  
  • Work with PPC / production / engineering to solve design challenges balancing cost, manufacturability, and design integrity.
• Collaboration
  
  • Coordinate with Sales & Marketing to ensure designs are marketappropriate and meet client expectations.
  
  • Mentor / guide junior designers or engineers where relevant.
• Trend Research & Innovation
  
  • Stay updated on global and regional furniture / interior trends, materials, technologies. Incorporate them into new designs.

Competencies / Attributes

These are the softer or behavioral/attitudinal qualities desired:

• Strong aesthetic sense; high attention to detail.
• Creative, yet pragmatic: able to think of both form and function.
• Good communication & presentation skills (to present ideas internally and to clients).
• Organizational skills and ability to manage multiple design projects / deadlines concurrently.
• Leadership / mentoring ability (for senior roles).
• Integrity, teamwork, adaptability, passion for high quality and luxury finish.

Experience & Education

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Furniture Design / Industrial Design / Product Design / Interior Design (or related field).
• Typically 38 years (or more, depending on seniority) of furniture design / product development in luxury / highend furniture or bespoke design.
• Proficiency in CAD software (AutoCAD, SolidWorks, Rhino, etc.), rendering tools, 3D modelling, sketching. Knowledge of materials, finishes, joinery, ergonomics. Strong understanding of manufacturing & prototyping.

Deliverables

Typical outputs expected from this role:

• Design concept sketches / renderings / mood boards.
• 3D models / CAD files / working drawings.
• Prototypes / mockups / samples.
• Technical specifications, bills of materials, finishes / hardware lists.
• Feedback reports / revisions.
• Support documents for cost estimations and production feasibility.
• Contribution to product catalogs or design collections.

Performance Metrics

To gauge success, metrics might include:

• Timeliness: meeting design and prototype deadlines.
• Quality: number of revisions / changes postprototype / defect rate.
• Cost efficiency: ability to design within cost targets.
• Innovation: number of new designs / collections launched, uniqueness.
• Client / internal satisfaction (with design aesthetics, fit to brief).
• Utilization: volume of work, number of projects handled.