Thanks for your reply. I’m still a little uncertain. I posted the thread because I need to know if I have a good chance of breaking into the industry and finding work either in a studio or freelancing, if I approached them with a portfolio of good designs and renders (also showing the fine details), and prototypes. I need to know where or if to invest my time, and I haven’t got the facilities or skills to make high quality pieces of furniture.
I’ve been to student furniture exhibitions before, and a lot of the students were obviously trained as furniture makers, and they were exhibiting very well made pieces of furniture. If that is needed to get into the industry then I am at a serious disadvantage.