Elora Foley
3-D Design BA Hons
Northumbria University
Specialisms: Furniture / Sustainable Design / Modelmaking
Location: Leeds, United Kingdom
Elora Foley
First Name: Elora
Last Name: Foley
Specialisms: Furniture / Sustainable Design / Modelmaking
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My Location: Leeds, United Kingdom
University / College: Northumbria University
Course / Program Title: 3-D Design BA Hons
About
I am a furniture designer and recent graduate from Northumbria University with a passion for designing high-quality, mass-producible furniture that combines thoughtful aesthetics with circular design principles. Throughout my studies, I developed strong sketching, CAD, model-making, and workshop skills, enabling me to take projects from concept through to manufacture.
My work focuses on designing products that are not only functional and visually refined but also built with longevity, repairability, and recyclability in mind. I am particularly interested in creating furniture that demonstrates how sustainable, circular design can be successfully integrated into contemporary manufacturing without compromising quality or user experience.
My work focuses on designing products that are not only functional and visually refined but also built with longevity, repairability, and recyclability in mind. I am particularly interested in creating furniture that demonstrates how sustainable, circular design can be successfully integrated into contemporary manufacturing without compromising quality or user experience.
Inspired by café and terrace culture, this is my contemporary take on traditional European café furniture. Designed with circularity in mind, the Terrace Chair is 96% recyclable at the end of its life and manufactured using stock materials and standard fixings to enable repair, refurbishment, and a longer product lifespan. It’s lightweight, stackable, and suitable for both indoor and outdoor environments. The Terrace Collection expands on the original Terrace Café Chair, featuring a coordinated range of furniture including a counter stool, café stool, lounge chair, bar stool, counter table, café table, coffee table, and side table. The collection’s colour palette has been carefully considered to allow each piece to complement and adapt seamlessly to a variety of interior and exterior environments. Reflecting the collection’s narrative and inspirations, the palette brings together eight distinctive tones: Merlot, a rich red; Terracotta, a warm salmon; Verdigris, a vibrant green; Martini, a deep dark green; Pinot, a soft yellow; Smoke, a graphite black; Cobble, a ivory; and Pigeon, a strong blue.
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