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Furniture/Product Designer and Entrepreneur

Corey Drew

West Palm Beach, FL
coreydrew.com
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    Immediately upon graduating college I was recruited by one of the largest 5 star hospitality furniture manufacturers in the world. This position introduced me to the exciting world of international manufacturing as I traveled throughout China and the Philippines going from factory to factory while managing a small group of talented designers located in the Philippines. This incredible experience opened my eyes up to a brand new world of creative possibilities that I never knew existed. It was a designer’s dream and little did I know that experience would later have such a profound impact on my life and would become the first of many the building blocks in my career. Upon returning back to the United States in late 2005, I accepted a project management and design position for a bamboo housewares company and I again found myself traveling throughout China, but this time I was responsible for overseeing projects that were being sold into the competitive markets of mass retail. Together, these two experiences allowed me to gain a solid understanding of international manufacturing and supply chain management within two different markets.

    In 2006, while researching the home furnishings market, I unexpectedly stumbled upon an undeniable opportunity when I came across an unfilled niche in designer pet furniture. Between 2006 and 2014 I developed and launched two successful brands of designer pet furniture and have been internationally recognized as the founder of this genre of pet products. These brands have gone on to grace the cover of the Home Section within the New York Times Newspaper, as well as being presented Best Product of the Year Award at the world’s industry trade show and multiple Best Product of the Year Awards in variety of popular magazines. They have also been featured on television shows, thousands of magazines and can be found on the shelves of some of the largest retailers around the world.

  • Education
    • B.F.A Product and Furniture Design
      Savannah College of Art and Design
      2002 - 2005
      Furniture and Product Design
    • High School Visual Arts
      Dreyfoos School of the Arts
      1991 - 1993
      http://www.awdsoa.org/
  • Experience
    • CEO and COO of The Urban Design Group
      The Urban Design Group
      Apr 2013 - Oct 2014 (1 year 6 months)
      Our goal is to build a portfolio of exclusive brands with a focus in pet products, housewares, home decor and patio-garden. Our brand criteria is simple in that it must be unique to what is currently on the market, it must be innovative, it must be well designed and last, but not least, it must be affordable. To do this we have worked with numerous students and alumni from the Savannah College of Art & Design.
    • Founding Designer/COO and CEO
      Architect Pets
      Apr 2013 - Oct 2014 (1 year 6 months)
    • Founder and Designer
      Pet Lounge Studios
      Jan 2006 - Feb 2013 (7 years 1 month)
      As many entrepreneurs often do, my position at Pet Lounge Studios required that I wore the hat of every position which included, complete corporate start-up, product patents and trademarking, product design and development, branding, graphic design, international factory sourcing, implementing strict quality control measurements within the factories, factory auditing, logistics, warehousing and distribution, e-commerce website development and SEO marketing, developing relationships with the media, product launching, wholesale and retail sales both within the US and internationally, trade show booth design and exhibition.

      In addition to the above, I built solid relationships and became a vendor of Frontgate Catalog, Costco Wholesale, Petco, Petsmart, Fab.com, Gilt, One King's Lane and a variety of international distributors and retailers, along with a large number of independent boutiques around the world.
    • Product/Furniture Designer and Developer
      Independent Product Designer
      Jan 2006 - Jan 2009 (3 years)
      I have worked on numerous design projects for companies that wanted to expand their current line of products. This includes market analysis, design concepts, sourcing factories and receiving costs, and importing the products.
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    American Pet Product Association

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    • Design Management
    • Furniture Design
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