Join our team

As our company goes from strength to strength we are delighted to now have the opportunity to expand the ‘hi family’. We are currently looking to join up a new member of the team that can help us drive the company even further. Hi Design has gained some fantastic clients and projects over the last year so we are confident and excited about expanding the business further. Could you be the one that shares our passion?..

New Role:
CREATIVE BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT MANAGER

We need a highly motivated, creative business development manager who can identify, approach and convert sales opportunities for our commercial interior design & architecture practice.

This role would suit someone from within the commercial interiors industry - either as a creative looking to sell, a furniture sales rep wanting a broader offer or just someone with a passion for design with the drive and motivation to win business.

A good knowledge of interior fit-out would be an advantage.

We offer flexible hours a generous commission scheme and expenses allowance.
If you are interested in joining our family then please email a CV and covering letter to:

hello@hi-design.biz

Can you sell design concepts?

Are you enthusiastic and motivated?

Can you articulate your ideas and mix with clients at all levels?

Are you a self starter with contacts within end-users, building surveyors & landlords?

GET IN TOUCH!

CLOSING DATE: 24th June 2011

Proud of our location!

Once again we have a good reason to be proud of our Birmingham location and in particular the street we have our office! A panel of experts, including the fashion editors of Vogue and Grazia and the deputy editor of GQ has included St Pauls Square in the shortlist for the Google Street View Awards as Britain's Hippest Street.
Please follow the link below and cast your vote and put Birmingham and St Pauls square firmly on the map!

http://www.google.com/landing/beststreetsuk/#tab2

Clerkenwell Design Week 24-26th May 2011

This is a festival we thought we should share!

Clerkenwell is home to over 60 showrooms, a multitude of architectural and creative practices. This cultural hub is the perfect location to host an international festival that celebrates all disciplines of design.

With over 150 events, a series of pop up exhibitions, installations, talks, performances, music and workshops, the festival is a showcase of cutting edge design from some of the biggest names in the industry. In 2010 the design community flocked to Clerkenwell with over 18000 registered, 2011 promises to be bigger and better!




The showrooms of Clerkenwell will throw open their doors hosting an exciting programme of talks, debates and workshops. Learn about the pressing issues in design from industry leaders and thinkers. Register your free entry and receive updates of what is happening during the festival.

Click here to register and find out more.

Space saving office tools

When designing office space we are always told by the client that they want to ‘maximise their space’ so we are always looking for crateful ways to achieve this. Upon our trawls through the wonders of the web we have just stumbled upon this cleaver little design by London-based studio DesignWright. The Buro range for Lexon collects up common desk objects such as staplers, hole punchers and calculators into a stack or a line. Buro is made from ABS plastic with a rubberised finish and is available in green, grey and purple.




We think we need to make a purchase for the hi design office!

Fun and playful gothic chairs

We have just stumbled cross these very colour full and unusual chairs by Dutch furniture brand Moooi.
Dutch-Belgian design duo Studio Job (Nynke Tynagel and Job Smeets) have created the ‘gothic chair’ for Dutch furniture brand moooi.

The development of the chair came from Smeet’s purchase of a 16th century style neo-gothic chair which he brought to the table at moooi, proposing that the complex, handcrafted archetype be produced by industrial means of rotational moulding.

We think they would be perfect for our clients that need a sturdy chair that offers a focal point to the room.

For more information about the chairs and other creative pieces please follow the link http://www.moooi.com/ their designs are amazing!

We love Google's European offices

When asked who would be our favourite client to work for without hesitation we always say Google! Their innovation is shown not only in their field of work but their willingness to break the boundaries in their office designs and their European office is no exception.

Architecture and design firm, Camenzind Evolution, was commissioned to work on the project in Zurich, Switzerland, and after consulting with Google employees as to what they wanted to see, they came up with a breath-taking response. Take a tour of the building and you’re transported between a series of mini-environments, each a product of the employees’ imagination. Sailing boats, ski gondolas, penguins, igloos, telephone booths and an aquarium water lounge are just some of the sights you pass on your journey.

Birmingham's new jewel

For anyone that doesn’t yet know about Birmingham’s stunning new building... where have you been? For those that do, I hope you have been to have a look. Situated behind the Mailbox The Cube will enthuse even the most uncreative visitor. Inspired by the vision of award winning architect, Ken Shuttleworth, the building needs to be seen to be believed. Housing apartments, shops, offices, restaurants and a hotel it’s a hive of life all wrapped up in a gold glittering shell. We think the building is world class and we are proud that it is in our city... fingers crossed we get a project in there too!