Posted on 30 Apr, 2025

As a result of the shrinking size of urban living areas, homeowners and renters are looking for creative ways to maximise space without compromising comfort. One solution is multipurpose furniture, which adds efficiency and versatility to contemporary homes.

Manufacturers and designers are increasingly coming up with innovative solutions that combine style and functionality as demand keeps growing. We thought that we’d delve deeper into the reasons and what is on offer.

The amount of available living space has steadily decreased as a result of urbanisation, especially in large cities where real estate values are still rising. Th... Continue reading >

Posted in: Furniture Design | Tagged: multifunctional furniture modern furniture modern urban living multifunctional furniture furniture design house design

Posted on 15 Nov, 2018

Furniture design mixes aesthetic with utility and where the designer gets it right, the finished product is transformed from a regular item of furniture into a piece of art. Here at Careers in Design, we have collated the design careers of five icons whose legacies live on in the furniture we use every day. We hope they will inspire you to keep searching for that perfect furniture design job.

Charles and Ray Eames were a married couple that are considered to be some of the most important American designers from the 20th century. They began their furniture design work by experimenting with moulded plywood and later pioneered technologies to use new materials such as fibreglass, plastic resin and wire mesh. Critics lauded the chairs they designed at... Continue reading >

Posted in: Furniture Design | Tagged: Alvar Aalto Charles & Ray Eames Ettore Sottsass Furniture Design Iconic Designers Isamu Noguchi Le Corbusier