Hector Uvence

BA. Industrial Design. — Vancouver, Canada

About

My passion for furniture led me to design, develop and fabricate modern furniture that is locally made in Vancouver, BC.
Through research and collaboration innovative solutions can be achieved without compromising the environment.

Experience:
5 years
Education:
Emily Carr University of Art and Design
Affiliations:
The Designers Accord
Awards:
'09 FSC
'06 I love my chair.
'05 Winner, Vancouver Arts Award Design Competition.
'04 Honorable mention. Core77 + Catia Napkin Sketch Competition.
'03 RTA chair selected to travel to homeshows in Denver, Sta. Clara, Toronto and Vancouver for Forintek Canada Corp.
"lesser-used wood species".

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Education

Emily Carr University
Bachelor of Design. Major in Industrial Design.

Skills

Research, ideation, concept development, prototyping, testing, validation,
materials and finishes and methods of manufacture.

Experienced with computer controlled cutting.
Experienced with machining of aluminum, wood, laminates and steel.

CAD:

Adobe Illustrator
Adobe Photoshop
Adobe Indesign
Rhinoceros 4.0 + Vray
SolidWorks 2011
Inventor 2013
3ds Max 2013 + Vray


Languages

Fluent in English + Spanish. Basic Italian.


Work Experience

- Sonax Contemporary Home Furnishings 2011-present
Industrial Designer.
Responsible for new product development, technical drawings for in-house and off-shore manufacturing, CG visualizations and instruction manuals.

-RAD laboratories 2011-present
Solidworks modeling, patent drawings, 3dsMax + Vray photo-realistic visualizations, animations and product development of workstations.

-Ami McKay Design 2007- 2009.
Research, concept development, validation, technical drawings and graphic design for Pure furniture. Luxury without compromise.
www.purebyamimckay.com

-The Urban Settler 2008 contract.
2D drafting for kitchen + vanities.
www.urbansettler.com

-Vancouver Arts Awards. July - September 2005.
Responsible for the design and production of seven awards for the following categories: Culinary, Design, Media + Recording, Performing, Visual, Writing + Publishing and Philanthropy.

-Uvence Modern Furniture. January 2005 - present.
Design, develop and production of modern furniture.
Designed + made in Vancouver.

-Robert M. Cumming Jr. Contract work. 2005.
Ada, Michigan.
Research, ideation and concept development.




Projects by Hector Uvence