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Innovative 3D software nominated for award

Two entrepreneurs, Rhys Jones and Phil Clothier, have been nominated for the Shell livewire award. Their business ClothierJones.com is an e-commerce site which aims to offer a platform for small British furniture designers to sell their unique handcrafted products online.

Rhys Jones spoke about his inspiration behind the business “The idea came about when I was looking for a chaise longue. I couldn’t find one I liked on the high street, but was then passed on the details of a great little workshop by a friend. It then came to my head “There must be hundreds of these little workshops across the UK , what if we could find a way to link these to a wider audience?”. It was one of those crazy “what if” moments you have that developed into a business”.

As part of the website, the pair have developed a new online technology which allows anyone to see the furniture in a high quality 3D model. Through this, people are able to see how a product looks by changing things like fabrics, legs or size and so on.

“We’re hoping to win this award so that we can develop a new version of this software specifically for Interior Designers. This market is worth £2 billion in the UK, winning this award would not only open up this market to Clothier Jones but also the many small craftsmen we represent”.

This was posted in Bdaily's Members' News section by Rhys Jones .