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Job Vacancy – Bespoke Furniture Sales Designer

Bespoke Furniture Sales Designer

Frem Group Ltd – Showroom, Farringdon, London.

Salary: £30k+ with benefits

Who We Are

Frem are a leading UK and US manufacturer of innovative office, reception and meeting room furniture, storage solutions and library furniture. We create spaces that are not just offices, libraries, or schools: they are places where life happens, and people connect.
About the role

We are looking for someone who wants to work in a client facing, dynamic environment, meticulous and creative. You will be conceptionally decisive with a passion for design and great people skills. You will have minimum of three-year experience within design/sales, with a passion for commercial interiors with proven sales records.

You will be responsible for converting incoming leads to sales through developing highest quality designs and presentations. Handling tailored furniture and workplace interior designs from concept, technical drawings for production to completion. Working closely with Head of Design and Sales Director. Your work will need to demonstrate your abilities through all project stages.

Who You Are
• highly empathetic, able to research design problems and communicate solutions;
• have a creative portfolio demonstrating a clear design process and different approaches to problem solving;
• present designs in clear and concise manner, also to non-designers;
• have a good eye for detail;
• very curious and constantly feeding your intellectual and visual curiosities;
• comfortable expressing your point of view in a collaborative environment;
• work quickly and effectively through concept explorations;
• are also a nice person, willing to travel in the region.

Qualifications
• bachelor’s degree or higher in furniture design and/or related field;
• 3+ years design/sales experience in related field;
• familiarity designing interiors, not a must but an advantage.
• responsible for accomplishing all phases of design projects from inception to typical layouts and visuals;
• proficient in Auto Cad, Sketch-up, and Adobe Creative Suite. Fusion 360, Solidworks + 3DS Max rendering is a plus.

If you want to be part of our Design team, send us your application! We would love to see some examples of your previous works so please attach your creative portfolio and a complete CV to your application and apply:
https://www.frem.co.uk/about-us/Careers/bespoke-furniture-sales-designer

Designer Vacancy!

Frem are growing!

To help our growth plans, we have a vacancy for a DESIGNER, based in our Clerkenwell Showroom

Please email your CV to Dave Allcock or give him a call to discuss the role:
daveallcock@fremgroup.co.uk
01604 756567

#vacancy #designers #clerkenwelljob

Oasis Linear Studio Pod – with Height Adjustable Worktop

New Name, New Features, same top-quality manufacturing, and attention to detail!

OASIS LINEAR STUDIO POD

Now with height-adjustable worktop for ergonomic comfort and inclusivity for all.

Visit our showroom to see for yourself.

#madeinbritain #pod #workspacesolutions

www.frem.co.uk

Restrictions Lifted – Zoom Phobia will Continue!

 

More restrictions may have been lifted, but video calling will remain a cost and time-saving format for meetings.

But, have you heard of zoom phobia? A recognised anxiety where users concentrate on their own video image, worrying about how they look. Lighting can have a dramatic effect on the human complexion. Warm lights are better than colder blue lighting, and the positioning of a light can cause halo or shadow effects.

 

Our Oasis Collection has lighting to overcome this new phobia, with gradient adjustment from a colder to warmer hue. Plus lighting repositioned to cause the least stress, whilst providing the best lighting for workplace tasks.

View these lighting innovations at our showroom launch: 25th, 26th, 27th May

Contact us for details: www.frem.co.uk

 

#madeinbritain #workplacesolutions #officesolutions

Frem Group Opens their New Clerkenwell Showroom

CFAS was invited to visit one of our members, Frem Group Limited as part of their media launch in April, before their grand opening dates in May. Coincidently the same dates which would have been Clerkenwell Design Week (25th, 26th, 27th, May 2021). We share our an insight and sneak preview of this lovely showroom with our readership.

Frem Group have moved their London Showroom from the outskirts of Clerkenwell to, not only a more central position, but into an iconic landmark on Clerkenwell Road, No.84 The PrintWorks.

Whilst some manufacturers left Clerkenwell during the pandemic, Frem decided to take the opportunity to demonstrate the importance of the area to our industry and their confidence in a prompt business revival. Moving into the 1879 gold chain factory, designed by architect Ebenezer Gregg, they carried out a sympathetic refurbishment, bringing back the industrial heritage theme to the building.

Waking into the building with dramatically high windows, the light floods in, cascading beams of sunlight onto the furniture of this British manufacturer. With three floors at their disposal, they have cleverly furnished each floor highlighting the beauty of the building with their design-led furniture. Not only are they presenting their portfolio, but they have stunning and contemporary artwork complimenting each range. Their new social initiative, Frem supports the Arts, creates a platform for British Artists to display their artwork, showing how art can be appreciated outside of art galleries, and how it readily fits with commercial furniture.

The lower ground floor is an Oasis of calm, literally, an immediate calming quiet space, with the colour scheme, the contemplative artwork and the selection of Hubs, Booths and Pods on show. Not forgetting this is a commercial furniture showroom, the Oasis collection provides all you could imagine, plus more, for the demands of return-to-work and the progressive workspace. With the Oasis Linear Team Pod demonstrating a constant ultra-quiet, air flow system, which not only pulls fresh air in with a complete change of air (minimum) 10 times an hour, it also has a CO2 sensor. This sensor detects when there is a higher CO2 percentage in the space, immediately increasing the fan speed to bring in more air. Comfort and oxygen enriching energy guaranteed without lifting a finger.

Recognising the current hesitancy of being in enclosed spaces, Frem have shown how booths can have openness, with acoustic comfort. Not only that, they cleverly recognise the new phenomena of video call anxiety, where users are distracted by critically looking at themselves. They have a solution to overcome this in their collection, with suitable lighting which changes from cool to warm hues and different light intensity. Being able to choose the hue of light, for a more skin complementary light, helps to reduce anxiety thereby increasing concentration and efficiency.

There is so much to see in the lower ground floor, from the use of Perspex screens within Booths and Hubs, to the eye-catching Oasis Media Hub, which sits in the natural curve of this wedge shaped building. Frem have expertly shown how to create a colour palette, with varying shades, textures and patterns, which makes the semi-circular media hub a place where you want to sit for the pure pleasure of the craftsmanship and design aesthetics.

Moving up to the ground floor, there is a different energy, with mobility and style evident everywhere. From the innovative Oasis Soft Mobile Booths, which brilliantly demonstrate how two meeting spaces can quickly and easily become one larger meeting space, to the Novus Mobile Easel, and the tall mobile screens, again a very ‘now’ product. Moving along the floor, past stunning artwork from various artists, you then come to their Novus A-Zone a height adjustable collaboration table, in production this year, and being launched for the first time in the showroom. The design concept is from understanding the blended work approach, where the office is the space for collaboration and networking. The Novus A-Zone is part of the Novus range, keeping the same uncomplicated industrial style. Manufactured from welded steel square tube, the dominant A-frame structure is impressive, dressed with planting along the gantry and end frame, the Linak motor effortlessly and quietly raises the Fenex table top with fingertip light touch. Combatting meeting fatigue, the Novus A-Zone provides the ergonomic comfort of movement for users.

Frem’s skill, design capabilities and craftsmanship are evident throughout the building, from the ranges they sell, through to the bespoke pieces they have installed. On the ground floor, the fully stocked kitchen in tactile veneer is made-to-measure hiding the uneven walls and awkward angles, and is higher than a standard kitchen, to meet the Novus bar alongside it.

On the mezzanine floor, not only is the view of the showroom and the now busier Clerkenwell Road a sight for sore eyes, this floor is also a demonstration of their bespoke expertise. Rising through the three floors are circular structural pillars, on the mezzanine floor a circular table encloses one of these pillars, with Fenex seams impossible to find, which makes you wonder if it really is one piece. The meeting room not only has a Signature 3.6m American black walnut table, and matching credenza, there are made to measure colourful acoustic wall panels and even an acoustic picture, showing that every space can have the Frem touch whether from their standard portfolio or bespoke.

Throughout the showroom are eye catching modern art sculptures, pictures and installations, set on plinths and positioned within the Frem furniture. The artists name proudly labelled with details on how to find out more about the artwork and artist. Not only a wonderful social initiative, but an insightful way of showing how modern art is accessible. When restrictions are lifted and social events occur, Frem intend to expand this into Performing Artists, with live performances to help struggling artist gain recognition and the PR which they have missed out on, due to the closure of recreational activities.

The artwork and the Frem furniture bring not only new life to the impressive building, but another dimension of style to the space.

This is a showroom which is going to be on everyone’s ‘must visit’ list whenever they are in Clerkenwell.

www.frem.co.uk

New – Situation Vacant

 

Due to the increasing volume of work and large projects, Frem Group are looking to recruit a Designer.

The role is based at our Northampton BREEAM purpose built Head Office and manufacturing site.

 

Main responsibilities & skills

  • Creating drawing for sales support (Solidworks & AutoCAD)
  • Creating visuals for sales support (Solidworks & StudioMax)
  • Creating production drawing for manufacturing
  • Working on special / bespoke product for existing & future Global clients.
  • Developing future product for Frem Group Global
  • Needs to be a good communicator. Dealing with client, manufacturing and suppliers
  • The ability to absorb a brief and present back design proposals
  • Needs to be able to self-manage several projects simultaneously
  • To work closely with a multi-site design team

 

Creativity is a must, plus a good knowledge of manufacturing.

Please contact:

Dave Allcock

Email: daveallcock@fremgroup.co.uk

Phone: 01604 756567

 

www.frem.co.uk

Frem Group, Concept House, Upton Valley Way East, Pineham Business Park, Northampton, NN4 9EF

Frem – Members of CFAS for Decades

Frem have been members of CFAS (formerly OFAS) for decades, as we value the benefits of being a member of an industry service in the commercial furniture world.  Today more than any other time, having CFAS as a support, as a media outlet and as a go-to advisory service is paramount to keeping up to date.

The CFAS Journal is an important advertising medium for us, and it pays dividends.  In the first week of release of the Winter Journal, we received two high value sales opportunities who both referenced the Journal and our advert.

Keep up the good work CFAS of raising awareness of your members to your vast following – in the words of a famous retail “every little helps”

With our new London showroom opening soon, CFAS will be one of our important marketing avenues.  So keep tuned-in to CFAS and Frem for further information.  From executive desking, home office, meeting pods and bespoke reception desks @frem can provide a workspace solution.  Contact us direct or through the CFAS website:

www.frem.co.uk

Dave Allcock

Managing Director, Frem Limited

Frem Group Launch EzoBord during CDW19

Frem EzoBord

Overcoming the Biggest Challenge… NOISE!

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