About.
Interior designer with a BA (Hons) from Nottingham Trent University and more than a year planning whole-store space and customer flow at IKEA China.
- Drawing
- AutoCAD on every project: plans, 1:50 sections and construction details a contractor can build from
- Work shown
- IKEA China room sets and store planning · 3 university design studios · a technical portfolio · Plinth&Co research
- Looking for
- An interior design role on live projects
- 1+ yr
- IKEA China, Interior Design team (Com&In)
- 3
- store renovation projects every week
- 4
- university projects
What I bring
- 01
Technical drawing
Plans, 1:50 sections, exploded axonometrics and 1:5 construction details, set up in AutoCAD with labelled components and stated scales.
See the details → - 02
Space planning
Whole-store layouts and customer flow at IKEA China, and the conversion of existing buildings to new uses at university.
See a conversion → - 03
Concept to delivery
From site study and physical models to visuals and build-ready drawings, with a weekly load of three store renovations in practice.
See a full project →
Experience.
- Dec 2023 – Jan 2025
Interior Designer, IKEA China
Beijing, contract · Interior Design team, Communication & Interior Design (Com&In) department.
- Planned space and customer flow for whole stores.
- AutoCAD on every project, from on-site planning to delivery.
- 3 store renovations a week, plus 1–2 added at short notice.
- In-store concepts and room sets from product briefs; displays styled so range, price and function read at a glance.
- Displays adjusted to SKU availability and seasonal ranges; layouts planned to be buildable.
- May 2026 – Present
Director, Plinth&Co
UK–China trade start-up and research project, Newcastle upon Tyne · industrial products for UK trade buyers · research published on plinthandco.com.
- Built and run the website, in English and Chinese.
- Published two research series: a 14-part China sourcing guide, and briefings on UK trade remedies, tariffs and import VAT.
- Turned drawings and supplier quotes into clearer RFQs.
- Checked suppliers and quotes against company records, Incoterms, freight, duty and VAT.
- Feb 2025 – May 2026
Director, EW&WZ LTD
UK-registered women’s lingerie brand selling direct to consumers (no longer trading).
- Made 3D product renders for the store and product listings.
- Designed the brand visuals and social media graphics.
- Wrote the product descriptions and store copy.
- Built the Shopify store from scratch: theme, page structure and navigation.
- Set up the store’s apps and marketing tools.
- 2019 – Jun 2023
BA (Hons) Interior Architecture and Design
Nottingham Trent University · Second Class Honours (2nd Division) · School of Architecture, Design and the Built Environment.
- Studio-based course combining interior design and architecture, taught through design studios, technology, context and professional-skills strands.
- Focus on adaptive reuse: reading, remodelling and transforming existing buildings rather than demolishing them.
- Four studio projects and a technical portfolio, shown in Uni work.
What the degree trained.
Competencies of the BA (Hons) Interior Architecture and Design at Nottingham Trent University, each with the project that shows it.
- Adaptive reuse
- Interpreting, remodelling and transforming existing and listed buildings: context, historic significance, retained fabric · Moan // Sh! (Grade II), Retrosound (scheduled mill ruins), Research Institutes
- Spatial planning
- Programme, adjacencies, circulation and zoning, from one room to four floors · Moan // Sh!, Research Institutes
- Concept development
- Sketchbook, physical and full-size test models, iteration in the studio · Retrosound casts and models, Moan 1:20 stair test
- Technical design
- Construction principles, structure and materials; wall and floor build-ups; details at 1:20 to 1:5 · Technical Studies, Moan drawing set
- Environmental design
- Thermal comfort, acoustics, daylight and lighting, ventilation, low-embodied-energy materials · Technical Studies Task 4, Moan consultation rooms
- Regulation and access
- Regulatory standards and professional responsibility applied to design; inclusive access · Moan platform lift and accessible WCs, Retrosound step-free route
- Materials and specification
- Properties, cost, durability and sustainability of materials; material palettes and specification tables · material boards on each university project
- Design communication
- CAD orthographic drawings to professional conventions, exploded axonometrics, digital visualisation, model-making, pin-up presentations
- Research and context
- Site and historical research, precedent analysis, critical writing on 20th-century architecture and interiors · Technical Studies precedents
- Professional practice
- Employer-led and simulated briefs, studio team reviews, CPD planning · Retrosound in the university’s online exhibition, its model exhibited at the London graduate show
Skills.
Software
AutoCAD, SketchUp, Enscape, Revit (IKEA internal training), Photoshop, Illustrator, Lightroom, Outlook, Word, Excel.
Drawing and CAD
Plans, sections and details; SketchUp with Enscape for 3D models and visuals.
Design information
Floor plans, 1:50 sections, site plans and exploded axonometrics with labelled construction components.
Space planning
Whole-store layouts and customer flow; converting existing buildings to a new use.