Model maker/designer at Heatherwick Studio

Heatherwick Studio is looking for Model maker/designer to join its team in London.

Model maker/designer
London, UK.

Heatherwick Studio considers physical making a core requirement of its design process. The studio uses model making and 1:1 prototyping to generate, develop and realise its ideas throughout every scale and genre of project.

The studio is looking for an experienced, enthusiastic and versatile model maker/designer maker to join part of a wider team dedicated to the exploration, communication and realisation of projects. The role will primarily involve model making on a day to day project level and model making to presentation standard but will frequently require exploration in differing disciplines.

Candidates are expected to work both within a team and individually and to actively engage with the projects in developing design through making. The candidate must be able to communicate with confidence, possess good problem solving and planning skills and have an active interest in design. Proficient 2D and 3D computing skills are essential, with a preference for Rhino. Knowledge of Rapid Prototyping, laser cutting and further digital manufacture process is also essential. The candidate must be experienced in the safe use of workshop machinery.

If you are interested in this appointment please send a brief CV, examples of your work, both professional and personal and a covering letter with salary expectations to:

Paulene Hamilton
Heatherwick Studio
356-364 Gray’s Inn Road
London
WC1X 8BH

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THOMAS HEATHERWICK

Thomas Heatherwick established in 1994, Heatherwick Studio recognised for its work in architecture, urban infrastructure, sculpture, design and strategic thinking. Today a team of 180, including architects, designers and makers, works from a combined studio and workshop in Kings Cross, London.

At the heart of the studio’s work is a profound commitment to finding innovative design solutions, with a dedication to artistic thinking and the latent potential of materials and craftsmanship. This is achieved through a working methodology of collaborative rational inquiry, undertaken in a spirit of curiosity and experimentation.

In the twenty years of its existence, Heatherwick Studio has worked in many countries, with a wide range of commissioners and in a variety of regulatory environments. Through this experience, the studio has acquired a high level of expertise in the design and realisation of unusual projects, with a particular focus on the large scale.

The studio’s work includes a number of nationally significant projects for the UK, including the award-winning UK Pavilion at the Shanghai World Expo 2010, the Olympic Cauldron for the London 2012 Olympic Games, and the New Bus for London.

Thomas is an Honorary Fellow of the Royal Institute of British Architects; a Senior Research Fellow at the Victoria & Albert Museum; and has been awarded Honorary Doctorates from the Royal College of Art, University of Dundee, University of Brighton, Sheffield Hallam University and University of Manchester.

He has won the Prince Philip Designers Prize, and, in 2004, was the youngest practitioner to be appointed a Royal Designer for Industry. In 2010, Thomas was awarded the RIBA’s Lubetkin Prize and the London Design Medal in recognition of his outstanding contribution to design.

In 2013 Thomas was awarded a CBE for his services to the design industry.