Dublin, County Dublin, Ireland
I am a product designer with a background in furniture design and a keen interest in playful, user-led products. I am a multi-disciplinary designer eager to explore and learn about any and all areas of design.
I spent five months as an Intern in the Creative Play Lab at the LEGO Group headquarters in Billund, Denmark. My role was to design and discover new and innovative play possibilities through physical prototyping and concept development.
I spent 4 months as a Bespoke Furniture Design Intern at One Off, one of Ireland’s most prestigious furniture design studios. I was lucky to have the opportunity to learn a lot about the furniture industry through the variety of projects I undertook. I worked on a mixture of briefs from corporate projects for clients such as LinkedIn, Yahoo and Meta, to residential projects and bespoke furniture pieces. The project I enjoyed the most during my time at One Off was the design of new furniture for Ireland House, the new Irish embassy and residence in Tokyo, Japan. I am so pleased to have been part of the design team that developed a dining table and meeting tables for such an important centre of Irish community and culture in Japan. I was privileged to meet so many incredible designers during my internship and had a chance to really develop my CAD skills, while learning the importance of an iterative design process and efficient communication with clients. I also had the opportunity to spend some time in the workshop in Bagenalstown, County Carlow, seeing projects through into the manufacture stage. I even oversaw the production of a bowl I had designed myself which I found incredibly rewarding. This experience communicating with the brilliant technicians in the workshop, producing working technical drawings, and learning how to work with a CNC was invaluable.
I interned at Dalziel & Pow, one of the UK’s leading brand innovation agencies. I worked on a brief designing a series of pop-up shops for Arc’teryx - a Canadian outdoors brand. I developed a narrative behind the pop up shop, a plan of action, and designed my own products to be given away at the event itself. I really enjoyed the challenge of designing unique products for Arc'teryx while staying true to the brand's core philosophy and ideology about the outdoors. At Dalziel & Pow I learned the value of comprehensive research, how to construct an industry standard brief, and how to present my design ideas in a formal presentation. I thoroughly enjoyed my time at Dalziel & Pow and I'm eager to learn more about, and explore brand innovation and brand strategy further in future positions.
I worked as a Brand Ambassador at The Heineken Experience Amsterdam giving tours and leading guests through the historic first ever Heineken brewery. I was the face of the experience, and my primary role was to engage with the guests, and give them an experience they would never forget. I told guests all about the history of Heineken, how the beer is made, and what the future has in store for the brand. I loved telling stories, answering any questions the guests had, and getting the chance to meet and speak to so many people from all around the world. I also worked in the Best 'Dam Bar at the end of the tour, serving a refreshing Heineken beer to each of the thousands of guests that came through our doors each day. Furthermore, I worked in the gift shop assisting guests with merchandise and helping to create their very own personalised beer bottles they could take home to remember their experience. I excelled in this role as I thrive in a busy team environment, I am always eager to speak to new people, and I loved creating a memorable experience for every guest that I met. I find that this very guest focused approach to my role as Brand Ambassador at The Heineken Experience has had a lasting impact on my design work. I consider this position the beginning of my fascination with brand strategy, brand design and user-centered design. As always I am looking forward to learning more, and developing these skills as I grow as a designer.
I worked during the summers assisting production in a local workshop. My jobs included enamelling, polishing, cutting and preparing metals, firing pieces in the kiln, and preparing merchandise to be shipped and sold.