**Hello**

I'm Roberto Nicolo, a London-based freelance designer. Here you will find a showcase of my design experience and capabilities alongside a supplementary collection of typical project deliverables.

WORK

About

Freelance Experiential & Spatial Designer with over 15 years’ experience designing spatial, exhibition, and brand environments across culture, events, and commerce. I translate complex ideas into clear, engaging experiences through strong narrative, strategic thinking, and refined design detail.

My work spans live events, exhibitions, conferences, brand experiences, product launches, activations, museums and heritage, retail and POS, festivals, gala dinners, sets and staging, and product and lighting design. I lead projects end to end, from early strategy, concepts, and visuals through to technical design, production, and construction.

I bring together a strong creative and technical foundation, with a BA (Hons) in Industrial Design and an MSc in Industrial Product & Services Project Management, supported by deep knowledge of materials, CAD, fabrication, and production processes.

Alongside my design practice, I am the founder of Etherin Ltd, an award-winning lighting brand designing and manufacturing objects that explore complexity, ethereality, and cultural storytelling. - etherin.co.uk

Services

Support and resource from early-stage research through to design and manufacture: - idea and scenario generation;
- concept design & development;
- 3D modelling & rendering;
- CAD draughting;
- engineering development for manufacture;
- project planning and management.
- space planning and layout optimisation;

toolbox

I am proficient with a wide range of industry-standard software and I work on Mac and Windows platform.

My primary softwares are:
• Adobe Creative Suite
• SketchUp Pro and Layout
• Rhinoceros
• Lumion
• Figma

Experience

2017- 2026 Freelance Lead | Senior 3D Creative
2018 - 2026 Etherin Ltd, Uk | Founder & Creative Director
2018 - 2018 Jordan design Ltd, Uk | Lead Designer
2015 - 2017 Nicholasalexander Ltd, Uk | Head of Design
2014 - 2014 Global J&L Trading, Uk | Senior Designer
2012 - 2013 Innermost, UK | Lighting & Furniture Designer
2010 - 2011 On Lab Design, Italy| Founder & Designer
2009 - 2009 University of Naples, Italy | Assistant Professor
2006 - 2008 Move it Design, Italy | Junior Product Designer