J. Robert Bazemore is a Furniture, Product, and Interior Designer with more than 40 years of professional experience in the design, development, manufacturing, specification, installation, and field performance of furniture and interior products. As Principal of J. Robert Bazemore Designs, Inc. since 2002, he has designed and developed hundreds of products and environments for commercial, hospitality, healthcare, institutional, workplace, retail, and residential applications.
Litigation Support - Ideal clients include law firms, insurance carriers, manufacturers, property owners, and other parties requiring independent analysis of Product Liability or Premises Liability matters involving furniture and interior components. He accepts engagements from both plaintiff and defense counsel. The ideal engagement allows for early involvement, a clearly defined scope, preservation of the subject product, access to relevant drawings, specifications, photographs, maintenance records, and discovery materials, and an opportunity to conduct a site or product inspection when appropriate.
Areas of Expertise:
- Furniture
- Seating
- Chaise Lounges
- Tables
- Bed Systems
- Casework
- Fixtures
- Related Interior Components
- Product Design and Construction
- Intended and Foreseeable Use
- Adjustment Mechanisms
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- Pinch and Entrapment Hazards
- Wear and Failure Modes
- Material Selection
- Manufacturing Methods
- Installation
- Maintenance
- Inspection Practices
- Field Performance
- Warnings
- Applicable Industry Standards
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Mr. Bazemore's background combines design leadership with extensive practical experience coordinating engineers, manufacturers, fabricators, suppliers, installers, and end users. His products have been manufactured and marketed by nationally recognized contract-furniture companies. His work has received Best of NeoCon Gold, NeoCon Editors’ Choice, and other industry honors.
Mr. Bazemore also served as a Professor of Furniture Design at the Savannah College of Art and Design from 2009 through 2017. His combination of design expertise, manufacturing knowledge, and field experience allows him to identify and explain complex product and interior-environment issues in clear, practical terms.