Of course, one must say all of the founders of the modern movement, the great teachers of the Bauhaus, Charles Renne Mackintosh, Frank Lloyd Wright, etc. Ideally, a furniture designer should be seen as a key person in the success of a furniture company. The designer must conceive products with the consumer, the manufacturer, and the marketing and sales system in mind. Unfortunately, some companies see the designer as subservient, working under the direction of sales, or other executives. Describe a typical day of work for you.
All days are different.
If a corporate designer, you will meet with members of management. All designers will spend time sketching ideas. You will make by hand or on a computer application, realistic images or renderings of designs. A designer must work within cost perimeters and work with cost estimators. One must know manufacturing and be able to go on to the factory floor and help solve production questions.