Matthew Eisenhower Designer
A passion for both furniture and industrial design, devoted to seeing the project through to completion. Design experience through work at Bray Design Upholstery, Inside Out Contracts and on live university briefs for companies including Nestle. Work experience on industry level projects including adapting to the needs of the client. Experience in pitching to the design industry and creating high quality finished pieces as a part of these projects. A keen sportsman, player of American Football, and member of the Design Society.
ㅡ Experience
Bray Design Upholstery / Design Assistant & Cad Designer September 2021- PRESENT
Designed bespoke furniture for high end residential projects, worked with interior design companies such as Katherine Pooley, Sophie Patterson, Finchatton and Natalia Myair. Role involved creating technical drawings for manufacture, site visits and client design meetings. Fesing process involved working with the factory and clients on creating furniture/upholstery pieces to fit the client.
Inside Out Contracts / Design Assistant July 2019, - August 2020
Designed Bespoke furniture for contract environments and worked on projects for Magic Mike Live, Villa Copenhagen and The Stafford Hotel. Role involved technical drawings/renders, designing presentations for client pitches and working with clients on bespoke furniture ideas. Was given extra responsibilities during the pandemic and adapted to different circumstances.
NTUDI University Degree Show / Keyshot Designer July - 2021
Volunteered to work on and create the virtual degree show in Keyshot. Involved with the building of the virtual space in solidworks, the curation/placement of projects and the final renders for viewing. The project was made to be viewed in a 360 tour on the NTUDI website
ㅡ Education
Nottingham Trent University / Ba Product Design 2:1 September 2017- July 2021 Worked on a range of live products developing skills in an array of different design disciplines. Completed a live project with Wilkinson’s, selected designs were pitched to their design team. Developed experience in both furniture design and consumer electronics during final year projects
Godalming College / 6th Form 2014 – 2017
3 A-Levels - A-C Including Graphic Design and Product Design EPQ on Product Design - A
Woolmer Hill School/ GCSE 2011 - 2014
7 GCSE’s A* - C Including English and Maths
ㅡ Skills
Solid works & Keyshot - Achieved 100% in the CSWA level 1 and experienced in modeling for manufacture. keyshot experience in photo accurate renders, textures, and animation. Rhino & V-Ray - used very regularly at Inside Out Contracts. Experience in modeling, renders and technical drawings. Auto Cad & Space Planning - drawing accurate 2d technical drawings for manufacture and working on space plans for designers showing FF&E layouts. Adobe Suite - Used at work for documents sent to clients, detailed photoshop renders and in university projects. Sketch work & Prototyping - Skills in showing ideas on paper and in 3D through blue foam, mdf and card. Manufacturing - Experience working with a CNC, sheet metal and working with frame makers/upholsters on creating manufacturable designs. Teamwork & Dedication - Built as part of sports teams, university group projects and in the workplace. Communication - Building skills through work at University and with work experience working between factories and clients.
ㅡ Hobbies
Hiking - Currently preparing for a charity climb of Mount Kilimanjaro. Hike regularly, have climbed Scafell Pike and other Uk mountains, completed bronze DofE American Football - Currently playing for the Wembley Stallions. Played for 4 years at university, was part of the 2018 team that went to the Northern conference championship. Grayswood Cricket Club - Been playing for 6 years and received in club awards for team dedication and bowling performance.
ㅡ Personal Details
Phone - 07547811447 Email - eisenhower.design@outlook.com Location - London Portfolio - https://issuu.com/mattheweisenhower/docs/ matt_eisenhower_portfolio_print Design Instagram - @eisenhower.design Other - Full Uk drivers license with car, Right to work in the Uk and the US References available upon request