
designer
maker
sketcher
Awards & Exhibitions
New Designers x Loft Living - 2019
Sainsbury's Argos Stand
Nordgreen Visualisation Competition - 2019
Awarded First Place
New Designers x Elin - 2018
Sainsbury's Argos Stand
New Horizons Young Talents - 2018
China Design Centre, China
YFM Innovation Award - 2017
The Furniture Maker's Company
Young Furniture Maker's Exhibition - 2017
The Furniture Maker's Company London
First Class BA Hons Product Design - 2017
Nottingham Trent University
Folding Chair x New Designers - 2017
NTU Part 2 - London
Product Design Student of the Year - 2017
Nottingham Trent University
Best Display in Expo - 2017
Nottingham Trent Design Industries
Degree Show - 2017
Nottingham Trent Design Industries
About Joe
Joe Parker is a British product and furniture designer whose work is characterised by a desire to produce quality objects with a meticulous and materially-driven approach. With a background in woodworking, Joe’s designs combine both contemporary production processes with minimal pared-back aesthetics and an honest approach to craftsmanship and quality.
Originally from Oxford, Joe graduated in Product Design at Nottingham Trent University with a first-class honours degree in 2017. With his Danish-inspired folding chair, Joe won the innovation award from the UK's Furniture Maker's Guild and has continued to design with a blend of Scandinavian-style and functional simplicity.
A keen cyclist and motorsport enthusiast, if Joe’s not designing he’s often found sketching, making furniture and housewares in the workshop or planning his next cycling trip.
Experience
Sainsbury's Argos | Assistant Furniture Designer
Sep'18 - Nov'19 | 1yr 3mos
Sainsbury's Argos | Graduate Furniture Designer
Nov'17 - Aug'18 | 9mos
Webb deVlam | Junior Product Designer
Jun'15 - Jun'16 | 1yr 1mos
Bar Specialists | Freelance Designer
Mar'16 - May'16 | 3mos