I’m an Interior Designer, Lecturer, Careers Mentor and Diversity Advisor based in London.
I’m an Associate Lecturer at The Royal College of Art, London on the MA Interior Design Course and a Visiting Lecturer at The Interior Design School, London.
My experience as a creative within the built environment spans three decades, initially working as an Interior Designer in several sectors.
Coupled with my dedication for sharing my design experience and mentoring talent, I established Design Career Consulting in 2019, providing comprehensive career advice services to private clients, practices and universities. I also volunteer for the British Institute of Interior Design (BIID) and United In Design.
I’m also a Visiting Lecturer at The Interior Design School, London. My lecturing has also included career talks for Manchester Metropolitan University, Heriot-Watt University, UAL Central Saint Martins, Nottingham Trent University and The University of Plymouth.
As a keynote speaker, presenter and moderator, I regularly participate in The London Design Festival, London Design Week and Clerkenwell Design Week. I am a jury member for the DNA Paris Awards and International Property Awards, in addition to being a Patron of The Design Museum, London to support the industry and celebrate design.
Projects
- Surface Design Awards 2022A short clip of the Surface Design Awards 2022 held at the Business Design Centre, London on 10th February. I was privileged to be the host in it's10th anniversary year. The awards and Surface Design Show is a celebration of sustainability and design excellence, but also an advocate for equality, diversity and inclusion in the design industry.
Projects credited in
- Nikky Lyle Creative presents with Industry Leaders17
- What makes a good design CV?Looking to become a junior interior designer? Or perhaps you’re just starting out as an interior design intern? In today’s competitive environment, a good interior design CV is extremely important, alongside your interior design portfolio of course. It’s important that you stand out from the crowd, so don’t be tempted by templates that don’t relate to the creative world, but do make note of the basics to ensure you include what the employer needs to know, and to present yourself in the best pos3
- Black Lives MatterWe stand together with black communities all around the world in the fight against racism and police brutality. Diversity is at the heart of what we believe in, and as a company will use our platform to amplify black voices, share resources, continually educate ourselves and help dismantle systemic racism. If you’re working on or aware of any Black Lives Matter projects, events, resources, campaigns or petitions, please add them to our BLM resource hub, so we can collectively help support.136
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Work history
Associate LecturerRoyal College of Art
London, United KingdomPart Time
In collaboration with my fellow practitioners, through a curated series of tutorials, lectures and workshops, I educate the MA Interior Design students at the Kensington campus within the SuperMATTER platform.
The exercise is about the observation, engagement, interpretation and response to the materiality of interior spaces and experiences, within a given building. I joined the faculty to mentor, support, critique, champion and assess the development and progression of the cohort with a broad range of learning outcomes, utilizing my extensive design experience, lecturing skills, industry knowledge and career consultation expertise.
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Jury MemberDNA Paris Design Awards
Paris, FrancePart Time
I am a committee member of the jury for the DNA Paris Design Awards, which is comprised of designers, editors and creatives who are devoted to true excellence in design. The evaluation of entries is based on a range of criteria that are constantly adapted to current standards.
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Skills
- Design
- Interior Design
- Career Advice
- Career Coaching
- Internal Recruitment
- Design Development
- Design Leadership
- Consulting
- Mentoring
- Portfolio Management
Education
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B A (hons) Interior Design DegreeNottingham Trent University
- 50 Shakespeare St, Nottingham NG1 4FQ, UK
Full-time 4 Year Interior Design Degree (Sandwich) Course with 1 year industry placement.