This brief came to us at a critical point of growth.
Our client is a well-established workplace consultancy operating at the intersection of design, delivery and commercial reality. Their London design team was expanding, project scale was increasing, and they needed a Senior Designer who could operate comfortably across concept, technical delivery and client-facing leadership.
This was not a replacement hire. It was a strategic appointment.
The challenge was clear. Find a senior designer with deep commercial workplace experience, strong FF&E knowledge and the confidence to lead complex projects end to end, while integrating seamlessly into a fast-paced, delivery-driven environment.
The Search
We ran a targeted search across the London workplace and furniture consultancy market, prioritising designers with proven experience delivering large-scale FF&E projects, working alongside architects and managing multiple stakeholders.
Technical competence alone was not enough. The role demanded someone who could think commercially, communicate clearly with blue-chip clients and act as a mentor within the wider design team.
Our screening process focused heavily on project ownership, decision-making under pressure and real-world delivery experience rather than surface-level aesthetics.
The Outcome
The successful candidate brought a rare balance of creative design thinking and delivery-focused discipline.
Their background spans commercial workplace interiors, furniture consultancy and large-scale FF&E rollouts, with particular strengths in space planning, specification, client presentations and technical coordination. They are highly fluent in AutoCAD and Adobe Creative Suite, confident reviewing and producing technical drawings and comfortable leading design conversations with architects, consultants and end clients alike.
Just as importantly, they demonstrated a calm, assured leadership style and a genuine interest in contributing to team development, process improvement and long-term growth.
