IFDN Designers » Tom Raven

Education
joiner/cabinetmaker, Germany 1984-1987
advanced diploma in environmental/spatial design,
specialising in furniture, dit mountjoy square, Dublin, 1994

Workshop
own workshop set up in 2000 for commissions and prototyping.

Work Experience
in craft and industry in ireland, Norway and Italy

Expertise
my expertise is to produce modern design solutions that work. In this I focus first and foremost on the user for whom a piece of furniture has to work on a functional, spatial and aesthetic basis.

Because of my background and craft-based set up, I pay great attention to emphasise the quality of materials and craftmanship in my designs. My experience of working with the industry I gained from working with and designing for manufacturers in Norway and Italy.