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Michael Close

Managing Director at Fore Design Limited
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Experienced designer with expertise in 3D visualization, graphics, and environmental graphics.
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Location
Sandhurst, England, United Kingdom, GB
Skills
  • 3d Visualization
  • Graphics
  • Brand Design
  • Environmental Graphics
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Michael Close is a seasoned designer with extensive experience in 3D visualization, graphics, brand design, and environmental graphics. He has held various roles, including Managing Director at Fore Design Limited, Interior Designer at Form Workplace Solutions Ltd, and Design Consultant at Freelance Consultant Interiors and Architecture. He has worked on diverse projects, including multiple visitor attractions, architectural design development, and strategic workspace analysis and design. He holds a degree in 3D Design from Berkshire College Art and Design and is a Chartered Member of the Chartered Society of Designers (MCSD).

Credentials

  • Chartered Society of Designers MCSD
    CSD

Experience

  • Fore Design Limited
    • Berkshire, England, United Kingdom
    • Managing Director
      • Feb 2020 - Present
      • Berkshire, England, United Kingdom

      Consultancy specialising in strategic spatial analysis and interior design for workplace, commercial, leisure and hospitality markets.

  • Form Workplace Solutions Ltd
    • High Wycombe
    • Interior Designer
      • Sep 2017 - Feb 2020
      • High Wycombe
  • Freelance Consultant Interiors and Architecture
    • United Kingdom
    • Design Consultant
      • Jun 2017 - Sep 2017
      • United Kingdom

      Creative Consultant and Project Manager working on diverse projects including multiple visitor attractions, architectural design development and strategic workspace analysis and design.

  • 2Heads
    • Account Director
      • Aug 2016 - Jun 2017
  • Merlin Entertainments plc
    • Acton
    • Creative Project Manager
      • Dec 2015 - Aug 2016
      • Acton

      Responsible for the coordination of concept and detail design, integration of MEP, AV, graphics and content production and delivery.Created commercial relationships with supply chain partners and streamlined procurement processes across the international Merlin Entertainments estate

  • Consultant
    • Merlin Entertainments PLC
    • Senior Creative
      • Dec 2012 - Dec 2015
      • Merlin Entertainments PLC

      Senior creative for Midway projects currently featuring Madame Tussauds and Sealife in Asia and the US having completed MT Beijing, MT Singapore and MT and Sealife in Orlando

  • Sarner Ltd
    • Head of Design
      • Jun 2012 - Nov 2012

      Designed and delivered Smugglers visitor attraction in Brixham and Audio Visual design and implementation for Nestle's relocation from Croydon to Crawley

  • Close Associates
    • Owner
      • May 2003 - Aug 2011

      Design and build consultancy specialising in the integration of technology into the built environment.Projects ranged from workplace command and control centres to visitor attractions and immersive theatres. Typical projects included command, control, surveillance and special operations environme...

  • Impact Europe
    • Sunningdale Berkshire
    • Director of Design and Head of Special Projects
      • Aug 1994 - May 2003
      • Sunningdale Berkshire

      Executive board member responsible for design and construction and technology integration of commercial, leisure, retail and hospitality environments, nationally and internationally and commercial management and development of the business which grew from £1.2m MBO to £42m turnover in 8 years, re...

  • UBI
    • Langley
    • Design Manager
      • May 1989 - Aug 1994
      • Langley

      Workplace Design and build company

Education

  • 1980 - 1983
    Berkshire College Art and Design
  • 1977 - 1980
    Slough Technical College
  • 1995 -
    Chartered Society of Designers CSD

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