Aina Comas

Experience

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  Ambit Projecte 3

  Jan 2008 - Jun 2008

  Kitchen Designer

  Designing kitchens from customer briefs which involved the creation of 3D photo-realistic renders and blueprints.

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  MAESSA

  Jun 2008 - Sept 2008

  Draftsperson

  Providing and modifying detailed AutoCAD technical drawings and electrical plans for companies related to industry, real estate and infrastructure.

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  The Singular Kitchen

  Jun 2010 - Jun 2011

  German kitchens, bathrooms and furniture designer, showroom and sales consultant

  Designing luxury kitchens and bathrooms from a brief through to completion whilst attempting to maximize sales opportunities by building a unique rapport with customers. Liaising with suppliers whilst maintaining item records and client invoices.Key tasks:- Full guidance leading customers through a product exhibition tour explaining quality, materials, and outstanding features of the product.- Planning and developing design projects from beginning to end, gathering key information from general conversations with the client, assuming their needs and wishes. - Managing and planning the production and manufacture of the designs by direct contact with the associated German factories.- Solving problems asap from any kind of incidence during construction or after the design is built. Show less

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  Birmingham City University

  Oct 2013 - Jun 2014

  Working as an Alumni Mentor, assisting in lectures and one-to-one tutorials for postgraduate Interior Design and Product Design students. Supporting the students in: Individual, corporate, national and global imperatives, design policies and principles, and their effects upon design. Analysis of the cultural, aesthetic, economic, social and technological aspects of the design attitude. Marketing and branding. Identification of trends, target markets and production stages. Design narrative and critical thinking. Show less

  • Design MA pupil mentor

    Sept 2013 - Jun 2014

  • Freelance Interior Designer

    Oct 2013 - Jan 2014
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  SUZANNE BARNES DESIGN PARTNERSHIP LIMITED

  Mar 2014 - Dec 2016

  Interior Designer

  Participating in the design process involved in the refurbishment and construction of high-end residential, Grade II listed buildings, public, leisure, educational and commercial projects. Producing technical surveys, designing interior spatial layouts, colour schemes, electrical layouts, and specifying fabrics and FF&E. Producing photo-realistic CGI, rendered plans, mood boards and presentation packages. Being in control of branding and visual merchandising for various clients. Acting as Project Manager for the ‘Green rooms’ at Birmingham Hippodrome. Collaborating in the production and submission of tender packages for projects related to The University of Birmingham. Assisting in client meetings and presentations for some projects. Latest projects: Birmingham Hippodrome, conference hotel and student accommodation for The University of Birmingham, Opus Bar At One Snow Hill, Rainbow Casino in Aberdeen and Bristol, Edgbaston Golf Club (members’ library, dining room & bar), new build of a stately house, student accommodation in Coventry University, Asquith House (Georgian Grade II listed building converted into 9 apartments), 1850s Victorian workshop in Clement Street converted into six stylish modern flats. Show less

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  Birmingham City University

  Mar 2015 - Jun 2015

  Visiting Lecturer

  Coordinating practical workshop activities, lectures and seminars for the Undergraduate Interior Architecture and Design Programme. Contributing to the design and revision of programme modules in collaboration with the course team. Providing links to external projects in order to engage students with the design industry at every level whilst marking and giving feedback to student’s about their work progress.

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  Gensler

  Apr 2017 - Feb 2019

  Middleweight - Senior Interior Designer

  Specialised in workplace, automotive, hospitality and retail. Designing spaces, services and environments for organisations/ business seeking for new ways to provide value for themselves by fostering more friendly and effective spaces applying innovative solutions. Being involved in project of feasibility studies, creating layouts for test fits, designing benchmarking packages and spaces with clear brand application. Participating in projects overseas considering and applying foreign regulations and cultures. Being highly involved with client liaison for Cadillac and Adient projects and collaborating closely with the Project Manager in Nokia project, Aina brings new ideas to solve challenging problems. Avid for growing client relationships in global and local markets.Latest projects: Adient Feasibility Study, 30,000 SM, Kaiserslautern, Germany, (Workplace/ Automotive); Adient Feasibility Study & Reception design, 12,124 SM, Burscheid, Germany, (Workplace/ Automotive); Nokia Huntingdon Detailed Design, 870 SM, Cambridge, (Workplace/ Technology); Akin Gump Expansion/Test Fits, 4,500 SM, London, (Workplace/ Legal); Cadillac Showrooms developments, 650 SM + 650 SM , Middle East, (Retail/ Automotive, Store, Showroom); Louisa Ryland House Rooms Design, 200 SM, Birmingham, (Hospitality). Show less

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  Birmingham Architectural Association

  Mar 2018 - now

  Committee Member

  Committee Member of the Birmingham Architectural Association, an organisation made up of Architects, Architectural Technologists, Interior Designers, Planners and many more built environment professionals. We run events around themes such as cross collaboration, sustainability, social responsibility, public policy and new developments in the city. Our aim is to promote, support and share knowledge throughout our community.

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  Personal Project

  Mar 2019 - now

  Interior Designer - Property Developer - Investor

  Developing properties in Spain for personal investment purposes. Acquisition of properties, conception and implementation of design concepts to refurbish the properties. Managing the sites, contractors, sourcing and purchasing materials alongside tenant management.