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Chandni patel an amazing inspirational print designer

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She explains and shows key creative things in a Textiles portfolio and also graduated with a First degree.

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BA Fashion Design & Textiles FULL PORTFOLIO & EXPLANATION | First class degree

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Textile designer job roles which I found useful for finding textiles companies to work in a Surface print pattern/creative/textile/print field

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Our client is a leading textile company, owning brands and supplying to many multiple retailers and department stores such as River island, John Lewis and Next.

If you are a well established creative/textile/print designer seeking an innovative exciting opportunity within a respected company who can offer career progression this is the role for you!

It's an exciting opportunity which will involve creative direction and designing initial concepts across a range of home textiles.

The role will involve creative innovative trend lead prints overseeing the creative direction of from new print styles to new print and fabric techniques

Range building for retailers and own brand for new seasons

Far East travel may be required

Competitive shopping trips in the UK and Internationally

Complete autonomy to focus on the trends you see developing in the industry

This really is a fantastic role which is ideal for someone who has experience of working on adult bedding/soft furnishings.

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Textile Designer/Homeware Designer | In Focus Recruitment

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Our client is a leading textile company, owning brands and supplying to many multiple retailers and department stores such as River island, John Lewis and Next. If you are a well established creative/textile/print designer seeking an innovative exciting opportunity within a respected company who can offer career progression this is the role for you!

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Source Your Prints Now!

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WELCOME TO THE SURFACE PATTERN MARKETPLACE

An exclusive members-only global marketplace for surface pattern designers. Connecting fashion, home, and stationery companies with the globe's top textile designers. Browse fresh contemporary designs at your leisure on an unsaturated marketplace, then save any to a wishlist and view them in your own personal buyer account.

"Subscribe to our Newsletter"

So our newsletter is kind of a big deal, if you want to hear about our latest news, fresh arrivals, and featured designers, then why not sign up!

SELL YOUR DESIGNS

We welcome all creatives - Individual Designers & Design Studios, Come & Join our Exclusive Members Only Marketplace....65% Commission for GOLD Membership.

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Surface Pattern Marketplace - Surface Pattern Marketplace

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Source Your Prints Now! An exclusive members-only global marketplace for surface pattern designers. Connecting fashion, home, and stationery companies with the globe's top textile designers. Browse fresh contemporary designs at your leisure on an unsaturated marketplace, then save any to a wishlist and view them in your own personal buyer account.

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What do you want to be? At H&M you don't have to be just one thing. Be a dreamer & a doer. Make a difference on your own & never stand alone. Be here and there today & discover everything you can be tomorrow. Be yourself & more at H&M.

Follow your interests & see where they lead you

Our colleagues share what makes H&M unique for them

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Explore Careers in Fashion at H&M | H&M Careers United States

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What do you want to be? At H&M you don't have to be just one thing. Be a dreamer & a doer. Make a difference on your own & never stand alone. Be here and there today & discover everything you can be tomorrow. Be yourself & more at H&M.

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Your Journey

In this new position, you will bring your passion and obsessive eye for colour and print to our in house all female design team. Pushing boundaries with your rebellious spirit you will have you finger on the pulse of colour and print trends and will be able to translate these to the SB brand aesthetic and customer lifestyle.

Our Values: Well + Fit = Happy. It's Personal. Rebellious Spirit. Bordering on Obsessive. Green Juice & Cocktails.

Your SB Journey:

Research, analyse and track colour + print trends to keep up to date with fashion and textile design trends by continually shopping the market to maintain fashion awareness as well as through reading and internet research.

Utilize line plans to design new prints and update existing patterns. Interpret brand concepts into prints, yarn dyes and colour palette.

Design colours, prints, patterns and yarn dyes for specific departments and categories.

Create & develop brand appropriate direction of colour and print to fit the SB customer lifestyle.

Contribute to overall brand print and specific artwork trend for each season

Collaborate with the design team and research, develop and present own print ideas

Must Haves
To succeed in this role, you will have

Minimum 5 year's Technical activewear experience

Excellent hand sketching and CAD skill in Illustrator and Photoshop

Comprehensive knowledge and understanding of overseas printing processes and all creative techniques in relation to screening, embroidery, flock, foil, embellishment and washing, dying treatments

Knowledge and ability to CAD up print repeats as final artwork, edit, colour separate, recolour and match colour from the seasonal palette

Keep up with new technology in the print industry. Digitally match colours to the printer for seasonal palette

Excellent communication skills

The Extras

Generous clothing allowance

50% off all Sweaty Betty merchandise

Free exercise classes in our on-site studio

Sample sales

Cycle to work scheme

Company bonus scheme

Flexi hour scheme, including 4pm Friday finish

Generous Company Maternity, Paternity and Adoption Pay

Childcare Support

Discounts to the best Studio Classes

Quarterly Support Office Parties

23 Days holiday, with buy and sell holiday option

Fresh Fruit Monday

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In this new position, you will bring your passion and obsessive eye for colour and print to our in house all female design team. Pushing boundaries with your rebellious spirit you will have you finger on the pulse of colour and print trends and will be able to translate these to the SB brand aesthetic and customer lifestyle.

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Georges Hobeika Couture - how to make high fashion

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A family trying to keep the traditional craft of silk marbling alive

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A family trying to keep the traditional craft of silk marbling alive

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Silk marbling: a Japanese technique rediscovered | Hermès Footsteps Across The World

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Fashion Buyer and What is a Trend Forecaster | S1, E4 | Future of Fashion | British Vogue

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Lots! Knitting and stitching show Textile Society etc

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Stitchery Stories | Embroidery & Textile Art Podcast

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Podcast | Stitchery Stories | Embroidery & Textile Art Podcast

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Annie Crane: Creating Textile Art With Whimsical Abandon 27 May 2020 Susan Podcast Annie Crane: Creating textile art with whimsical abandon. Susan Weeks chats with Annie on Stitchery Stories textile art podcast Read More Click or Tap The White Triangle To Listen Now OR Download to Listen Later 0.75x 1x 1.25x 1.5x 2x 0:0039:19 Annie...

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[JOBS] TEXTILE DESIGN INTERNSHIP : BLENDWORTH INTERIORS — TEXINTEL

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Blendworth, established in 1921, is a design-led interiors company focused on the excellence of its products, its customer service and its heritage. The Blendworth archive and the company’s history shape the rhythm that flows throughout all our collections and are at the core of the company’s evolu

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https://www.prospects.ac.uk/job-profiles/community-arts-worker

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Good opportunity for the role of gallery staff/ curator and to give back to the community

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We are lucky to have an amazing team of volunteers supporting us at all nine of our sites. Our volunteers get involved with a whole range of projects and activities and we couldn't do what we do without them.

Volunteer Opportunities

Thanks so much for your interest in supporting us at Birmingham Museums, we aren't recruiting for volunteers at present in response to the current situation and we are not certain when we will be able to open volunteering opportunities again.

To keep up to date with our volunteer roles and team you can like us on Facebook, follow us on and/or sign up to our Volunteer Interest List.

If you are aged 18 or over and would like to receive the Birmingham Museums Volunteer Interest List and be the first to hear the latest about our volunteering opportunities then please email: volunteer@birminghammuseums.org.uk

All of our volunteering roles will be advertised on our careers website when they become available.

Volunteer Programme

Take a look at some of our wonderful volunteers in action and find out why they volunteer at Birmingham Museums by watching the video below.

We are extremely grateful of the time our volunteers dedicate to supporting us, and we really want to make sure we are giving all of our team as good an experience as possible.

As a Birmingham Museums' volunteer you have:

An induction with us before you start to get you ready to volunteer

Access to ongoing role specific training and support

The opportunity to claim your travel expenses of up to £4.60 per day, in the hope that you won't be left out of pocket as a result of giving us your time

Access to our monthly newsletter which will keep you in the loop with all things volunteering

The chance to join our Facebook group if you're on social media

There are also plenty of opportunities to meet new people too, learn new things and really help your local museums.

Our volunteering opportunities are open to anyone aged 16 or over. If you are under 18 we will ask for a parent or guardian to give permission for you to volunteer with us.

Volunteering at Our Museums

Find out more about the work our volunteers do at all our museum sites:

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Requirements:
First degree in relevant subject
Experience working in mental health, education etc
Portfolio of artwork

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Art therapy is a form of psychotherapy that uses art media as its main mode of expression and communication. Art therapists/art psychotherapists use art as a medium to address emotional issues which may be confusing and distressing.

Working life

You'll use art to help people deal with complex and confusing emotional issues. There may be things which clients cannot say in words. This could be because the emotions are too distressing or because the client has difficulties with communication.

You'll create a secure environment which helps people build their self awareness and self confidence.

You'll work with people of all ages - children, young people adults and the elderly. Your clients may have a range of difficulties such as emotional, behavioural or mental health problems, learning disabilities, life-limiting conditions, neurological conditions or physical illnesses. They also work in a variety of settings such as:

NHS

social services

education (primary, secondary, further and special education)

prisons

private practice.

You'll work one-to-one or in groups, depending on the needs of the client. In a group, you'll encourage members to relate to each other through their art and help the group work through the images and their meanings.

You may work with other professionals including medical and health care staff, teachers or prison and probation staff.

How to become an art therapist

You need to do an approved full or part time Masters degree in art therapy or art psychotherapy and then register with the Health and Care Professions Council ( HCPC).

Entry requirements

You'll usually need a first degree in art or a relevant subject. You may be accepted onto a course without an art degree, if you have a strong art background. Those accepted onto the courses are usually mature, flexible people who have had experience of working in mental health, education, special needs or social services before applying. You will need to show a portfolio of your art work. They cover the psychology of image making, therapeutic relationships, the importance of boundaries and psychological and psychotherapeutic practice.

Degree apprenticeship

A level 7 apprenticeship for arts therapists, including art therapists/art psychotherapists, dramatherapists and music therapists is available but opportunities are currently limited. You'll need to apply for an apprentice position with a health care provider. You can search for vacancies on the NHS Jobs website and Find an Apprenticeship website.

Skills and personal qualities needed

You'll need to be:

creative, flexible and resourceful

resilient in dealing with other people's strong emotions

sensitive and mature

artistic with excellent communication skills

able to work with people from all walks of life

able to reflect on your own emotions

Where the role can lead

You could specialise in a particular type of client such as children, the elderly or offenders. Or you could become a specialist in a particular issue such as dementia, mental health or palliative care. You could decide to become self-employed and build up a private practice. You could do this alongside employed work.

You could become a senior or consultant art therapist, managing the work of a team of therapists. Or you could become the head of an arts therapy department, coordinating the work of therapists from other disciplines such as music or dramatherapists. You also train other art therapists. Some art therapists complete further training and specialise in areas such as working with families or people with a diagnosis of personality disorders. There are also opportunities for further training in psychotherapy or in evidence-based interventions such as Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT).

You can join the British Association of Art Therapists (BAAT) where you can keep your skills and knowledge up to date with annual CPD (continuing professional development). BAAT runs courses, conferences and seminars where therapists can exchange ideas and update their skills.

Pay and benefits

Most art therapists in the NHS work part-time hours and posts typically start at band 6 of the Agenda for Change pay rates. You'll also have access to our generous pension scheme and health service discounts, as well as 27 days of annual leave plus bank holidays.

Find your course to become an art therapist/art psychotherapist

Other roles that may interest you

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The Making of: Beaded Detail on a Wedding Dress

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A network between independent designer makers.

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A network between independent designer makers.

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https://societyofdesignercraftsmen.org.uk/about-us

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Information

A t Next we have an internal recruitment team who fill the majority of roles directly , however on those tricky to fill roles we are aware that a good recruitment agency can play an important part of the process. Therefore we do operate a PSL of pre-approved suppliers to assist us, as and when required.

We are not currently looking to add any further agencies to our PSL, however if you would like to send a brief introduction to your business please email recruitment_agencies@next.co.uk clearly stating your company name and area you specialise in.

We don't accept speculative CV's and would appreciate you not contacting any of the managers or recruitment team with sales calls or candidate details.

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Next Careers | Discover Life at Next | Facebook| Twitter | LinkedIn

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A t Next we have an internal recruitment team who fill the majority of roles directly , however on those tricky to fill roles we are aware that a good recruitment agency can play an important part of the process. Therefore we do operate a PSL of pre-approved suppliers to assist us, as and when required.

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Company I enjoyed researching about

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We are a Non-Profit making company and our first Craft Festival started in Bovey Tracey in 2003. Since then, Craft Festival has become a collection of highly selective craft events in Bovey Tracey, Cheltenham and Bath. After a number of years, we are merging the brands of our Contemporary Craft Festival and Made by Hand Events. Welcome to Craft Festival.

Latest News

THANK YOU! Four weeks, two festivals and one pandemic

Four weeks, two festivals and one pandemic..... Read more

Contact Us

Craft Festival, Unit C, Kach Business Park, Bovey Tracey, TQ13 9TZ

01626 836846

If you'd like to volunteer please CLICK HERE

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We are a Non-Profit making company and our first Craft Festival started in Bovey Tracey in 2003. Since then, Craft Festival has become a collection of highly selective craft events in Bovey Tracey, Cheltenham and Bath. After a number of years, we are merging the brands of our Contemporary Craft Festival and Made by Hand Events.

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Joe and Sam highlight many inspiring textile artists.

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The Wardens and Commonalty of the Mistery of Dyers of the City of London (known as The Dyers' Company) is one of the ancient Livery Companies of the City of London.

The Company has encouraged and supported the Craft of dyeing since the 12th century; its present day activities centre on the continuing development of colour science and the use of colour in textile design through strong educational connections. Promoting the use of colour across the many different fields of human activity, the Company's long term aim is to attract new talent into the commercial and academic sectors, and to support the continuing quest for excellence among industry practitioners.

Please look at our Timeline for a complete history of The Dyers Company.

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The Company - The Worshipful Company of Dyers

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The Wardens and Commonalty of the Mistery of Dyers of the City of London (known as The Dyers' Company) is one of the ancient Livery Companies of the City of London. The Company has encouraged and supported the Craft of dyeing since the 12th century; its present day activities centre on the continuing development of colour science and the use of colour in textile design through strong educational connections.

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Historical & Modern Textile Reproduction Design

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Historical & Modern Textile Reproduction Design

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https://volgalinen.com/shop/product-category/fabric/prints/
https://www.chelseatextiles.com/uk/
https://quintessenceblog.com/timeless-attraction-toile/
USING traditional techniques and design with  contemporary themes:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9kfxD2OpH5o&list=TLPQMTYwOTIwMjGUTsWAzNTu0w&index=1

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https://www.laurenlesley.com/blog/textile-design-portfolio

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In today's world, you definitely still need both a website and a physical portfolio. Any art director will expect you to have a website and a physical book.

For your website, you can use sites like:

There's loads of different hosting sites that are really great for this.

On your website, you can also embed your Instagram if you use your Instagram for your artwork and your textile designs. Just make sure your Instagram is more on the professional side.

You can also use a blog as a way of posting new work. These are all really great things for art directors to see.

Aside from a website, you will still need an actual book. You can buy a portfolio-style book, that comes with handy pockets, at any art supply store; also otherwise known as a padfolio. Inside of the portfolio, you will want to include your CV (aka resume), business cards, and of course, your designs.

When you come into your interview, the art director or interviewer will expect you to have a physical book with you, so make sure you have both your website and book ready to go.

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Textile Design Portfolio | How to Build Your Textile Design Portfolio - Lauren Lesley Studio

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Learn the 7 essential tips you MUST include in your portfolio in order to have a successful interview and land the gig you want.

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Company making wrapping paper hand dyed by Japenese artists

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Company making wrapping paper hand dyed by Japenese artists

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Online Store

Please choose your favorite ten sheets for 20,000 JPY (incl. shipment cost).
If you order more than ten sheets, they can be ordered at @2,000JPY.
Each piece is 970mm * 640mm large.

Items:

Price:

* Please choose 10+ items to buy @2,000JPY.

* Price includes shippment charge.

Proceed to Checkout

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Yuzen Washi Online Store | decoration paper hand-dyed by Japanese artisans

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Please choose your favorite ten sheets for 20,000 JPY (incl. shipment cost). If you order more than ten sheets, they can be ordered at @2,000JPY. Each piece is 970mm * 640mm large. Items: Price: * Please choose 10+ items to buy @2,000JPY. * Price includes shippment charge. Proceed to Checkout

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Interesting video showing the insights of being an art therapist

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Surface Pattern Design Jobs: Which Path is Right for You? | Elizabeth Silver

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Surface Pattern Design Jobs: Which Path is Right for You? | Elizabeth Silver

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OTCMYpeXMQo&feature=youtu.be

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Surface Pattern Design Jobs: Which Path is Right for You? | Elizabeth Silver

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Textile Designer - Career Insights (Careers in Fashion & Design)

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A Garment Technologist provides technical support for the production of clothing, from design to manufacture. They need to understand production processes, fabric properties, manage costs and be able to work to tight deadlines.

Besides being a fashion designer, there are many less known positions in the creation of clothing before it hits the shelves. Garment Technologist is one of these roles that is crucial in ensuring the manufacturing of the final product runs smoothly. As fashion companies keep outsourcing production to other countries there will always be the need for garment technologists. Acting as the communicator between brand and factory, the garment technologist is responsible for making sure that the vision of the product is aligned and as expected. If you are a practical and more hands-on creative person, being a garment technologist might just be the fashion job for you.

How to become a garment technologist

Starting as a pattern cutter at a supplier is one way to gain the experience you need to become a garment technologist. Since suppliers usually have machines, it offers an opportunity to understand construction and see first hand how garments are made and pieced together. Learning how to use garment technology such as Gerber is also beneficial in developing the necessary pattern skills to be a professional garment technologist.

What to study

Studying fashion design and development at an art college as well as gaining experience in pattern cutting is important for a garment technologist. You need to know about body types, fabric performances, construction and basic maths to do the job well.

An international brand versus a startup

Global companies usually invest in young talent and may have numerous free courses you can take which is amazing for junior roles, but progression can be slow. If you are the kind of person that would like to advance quicker, try applying for a position at a smaller company. As a team member at a startup, your input can have more weight and you’re also able to implement ideas and new ways of working.

What it takes to succeed in this field

To succeed you need to be very driven and be able to see the bigger picture. You also shouldn’t just work within your area and always be willing to learn. For example, even if you start off as a part-time pattern cutter at a supplier, if you show initiative and make connections, you could end up with a garment technologist position at an international brand from one of the client contacts you build.

The role of a garment technologist

A garment technologist is responsible for the correct fit and performance of a garment. Working closely with the design team and factory, a garment technologist instructs on garment measurements and construction to enable the production of prototypes. An important role, the garment technologist also liaises directly with factories all over the world to communicate feedback. Here are example job descriptions and skills that fashion companies are looking for in a garment technologist.

Key duties and required skills:

Work closely with Buying, Design, Merchandising and supply base.

Risk assess products in terms of safety and analyse test reports.

Evaluate quality of materials and checking of the final product.

Learn through fit days, wearer trials to ensure product is competitive and ahead of market trends.

Experience in pattern cutting and grading is essential.

Establish and maintain relationships with suppliers, sourcing regions and technical labs.

A good understanding of manufacturing capabilities and ability to conduct factory production assessments.

Familiarity with PLM (product lifecycle management) systems and Adobe is desirable.

Recruiter tip

According to Kate Berry and Sally Blaxall of technical recruitment consultancy QHQ ltd,“Garment Technologist jobs do vary depending on Retailer, Supplier or Manufacturers.” Therefore, it’s important to think about your personal skills and areas of interest and then decide which type of technologist job would suit you best.

The highest salary for a Garment Technologist in London Area is £44,526 per year. The lowest salary for a Garment Technologist in London Area is £26,104 per year.

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Expanding my knowledge on Off-loom techniques as well as interesting weave patterns that can be used on Jacquard Looms.

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Complex Weavers | Encouraging curiosity, exploration, innovation in weaving

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Complex Weavers - Encouraging curiosity, exploration, and innovation in weaving

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Complex Weavers is dedicated to expanding the boundaries of handweaving, to encourage weavers to develop their own creative styles, to inspire through research, documentation, and the sharing of innovative ideas. We challenge our skills and imagination by sharing information and innovations with our fellow weavers - both directly and through our study groups, Seminars, Journal [...]

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Join Society of Designer Craftsmanship- focused on woven design, fabrics and hand-crafted techniques

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The Society of Designer Craftsmen was founded by Walter Crane and William Morris and is proud to have some of the most innovative, talented and skilled craftspeople in the country as members. They promote and support the work of designer-makers working across craft disciplines including Ceramics, Wood, Metal, Glass and Textiles, through exhibitions, workshops and mentoring.

A registered charity, the SDC is run by a dedicated Council of craft professionals - all volunteers. Their President is Sir Christopher Frayling.

Their objectives are to:
* Foster public understanding of craft by encouragement and promotion of design excellence and fine craftsmanship
* Maintain and enhance high standards of design and craftsmanship
* Encourage training and education of new and young Designer Craftspeople

The SDC are looking for some truly great people to strengthen their presence and raise awareness of their work. They are urgently seeking outstanding individuals for the following volunteer roles who enjoy making a worthwhile contribution.

Chair
A natural motivator to lead and direct the Council of Trustees and be an ambassador for the Society in the wider circles of the designer maker and craft community. They will lead the Society in its exciting and ambitious growth and development plan while ensuring the organisation complies with its governing document, charity law, company law etc.

Anticipated commitment: minimum 3-7 days/month Communications Director
A dynamic person with a proven track record in Marketing and PR and knowledge of the art and design sector to put the Society on the map and gain the recognition it deserves. They will provide an overall strategy for member and public engagement in order to widen their audience and increase their membership. They will guide and advise Trustees and sub-committees to strengthen their message and uphold the Society's brand values.

Anticipated commitment: 4-6 days/month

Administrator
A proactive person to support Chair and Trustees in furthering the Society's ambitions through developing and implementing effective ways of working, leveraging technology. They will prepare meeting agendas, take minutes and respond to enquiries.

Anticipated commitment: 3-4 days/month

For full job descriptions or an informal conversation about working with the Society, please contact:
joseph.bray@societyofdesignercraftsmen.org.uk
chair@societyofdesignercraftsmen.org.uk

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Opportunity: The Society of Designer Craftsmen

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Creative careers: What can you do with a Textile Design degree?

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Useful info on what job/responsibilities you will have as a textile designer

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This course is scheduled to run on campus in a face to face delivery format. Please note that due to the ongoing pandemic situation this course may be adapted in line with UK government guidance or other operational requirements.

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This is a video explaining the journey Deborah went thought to become a wedding dress  designer.

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The salary and working hours when you own a business can vary enormously but what's most important is that you work hard and love what you do.

Working for yourself looks different for each person and each business, but in general it means you:

run your own business and are responsible for its success

can decide how, when and where you do your work

charge an agreed, fixed price for your work

sell goods or services to make a profit

can hire people at your own expense to help you or to do the work for you.

You can be both employed and self-employed at the same time. You can work for your employer during the day, for example, and run your own business in the evenings and at weekends. It's important to contact HMRC for advice if you're not sure if you're self-employed.

You can get help with setting up or developing your business , through the government's business support services, for example, for advice about tax or about how to find funding to start your business.
This information is a guide (source: GOV.UK).

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How to become a wedding dress designer and shop owner: Deborah's story

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The salary and working hours when you own a business can vary enormously but what's most important is that you work hard and love what you do.

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488 Wedding Dress Jobs - 2021 | Indeed.com

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Apply to Wedding Dress jobs now hiring on Indeed.com, the worlds largest job site.

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Follow The Weaveshed: (https_theweaveshed.org)
Post lots of weaving based jobs.

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Insight of curators & conservators work at the V&A.

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Unique arts series venturing behind the scenes at the V&A.

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What is it like to be a Textile Designer? | First Careers

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Sophie Chadwick
In First Careers you will meet lots of different people with lots of different jobs! BT has been finding out how technology is changing jobs and what skills people need to make the most of it.
What I do

I'm one of the co-founders and senior textile designer at Seasalt, a women's clothing and homeware brand. I create print designs for our new collections every month. Each one is inspired by Cornwall and is unique to us; you won't find them anywhere else. We design over 300 prints per year!

How I got my job

Our company began in 1981 when my husband's family went into a little shop in Penzance to buy some waterproof coats, but ended up buying the shop as well! I met my husband, Neil, in 2004 and shortly after we began to design clothing. We now have over 40 shops in the UK, so you might have seen one of them on your local high street.

What I love about my job

I love working with our team of creative and talented people, here at our design studios in Falmouth. I am passionate about print and pattern, textiles, and about colour, so it really is my dream job.

What is difficult about my job

There's never enough time! I get more and more ideas that I want to work up, but there are only so many hours in a day.

What skills I need

I did a foundation course in general art and design at Falmouth School of Art and then undertook a textiles and fashion degree at Winchester School of Art, studying knitted, woven and printed textiles for interiors and fashion. Apart from these creative skills it is vital to have good IT skills.

How do you use technology in your job?

I create all of my designs by hand, then I scan the designs in to Adobe Illustrator and make a repeat pattern with different colour options. I also play around with scale. We use a file-sharing website to send the artwork to our print mills around the world, and communicate through email and Skype.

How has that changed over your career?

I graduated in 1997 and went through my education managing to avoid computers, so when we started Seasalt I had to learn VERY quickly. My auntie was a textile designer and she would communicate with suppliers via fax or the telephone. I can't imagine doing that with all of the designs that we produce each year. Email and Skype are invaluable.

Where should young people start if they want to do the job too?

Gain a good general education, and then do a textile degree. I would also advise them to get as much work experience within the industry as possible.

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Visual merchandisers use their creativity and awareness of trends to develop, deliver and communicate visual concepts and strategies to promote retail brands

As a visual merchandiser, you'll promote retail brands, products and services in-store, in catalogues or online. You may also work with museums and galleries or create visual concepts for events. Keeping up with and predicting future trends will be an important part of your work.

If you work from a head office, you'll most likely collaborate with other departments to create annual visual strategies and promotional events in order to attract and entertain the target market. It's also possible to work in a freelance or consultancy basis, creating visual concepts for clients or delivering training to retail teams.
Types of merchandising

visual merchandising is concerned with a creative and visual impact

retail merchandising (or shop-floor merchandising) is different from visual merchandising in that the focus is the volume, allocation, location and functional arrangement of stock on the shop floor.

There are, however, interfaces between the roles and teams may work closely together to achieve maximum sales and profitability.

Responsibilities

As a visual merchandiser, you'll need to:

liaise with teams about buying, design and marketing to create design themes and plans, often months in advance, including window and in-store displays, signage and pricing concepts

conduct research on current and future trends in design and lifestyle, and associated target market features

meet with business, sales managers and retail managers to discuss sales strategies

identify and source props, fabrics, hardware and lighting

maintain a budget and negotiate with suppliers of visual materials

work with architectural features of stores to maximise the available space

use artistic skills or computer-aided design (CAD) packages, such as AutoCAD, Mockshop or Adobe Creative Suite, to create visuals and plans

create visual merchandising packs to communicate visual guidelines including layout principles, visual dressings and signage - usually applies to those based in a head office

visit branches and train sales teams in-store visual merchandising techniques and concepts

assemble or dismantle visual displays in windows or in-store

carry out 'comp (comparison) shops' to maintain awareness of other retailers' visual merchandising concepts

lead and motivate teams to complete displays to tight deadlines

seek feedback from colleagues and customers on the visual impact of displays and of the changes implemented.

Salary

Assistant visual merchandiser salaries will typically start between £12,000 and £18,000, depending on experience and in-store or field function.

Experienced or management roles can attract starting salaries of £20,000 to £27,000 with senior levels starting at around £30,000. Those working at director or international levels can earn between £45,000 and £60,000 per annum.

Some field or regional roles may attract benefits such as a company car, fuel allowance and mobile phone.

Income figures are intended as a guide only.

Working hours

Working hours are typically 35 to 40 hours across the whole week. Early morning starts or late night finishes are common, as work must generally take place before businesses open for trade. If conducting a complete store redesign, overtime or overnight work may be required.

Many roles are full time, but part-time hours may be available.

What to expect

As well as in-store or field visual merchandising teams, most major retailers will have visual merchandising teams based at their head office working on visual concepts for retail shops and/or catalogues and websites. Head office visual merchandising designers may visit stores out in the field to convey their design ideas to in-store visual merchandising teams and to ensure the concepts fit with the physical environment of the store.

Freelance or consultancy work is common, with freelance visual merchandisers working with a client base of smaller or independent retailers to create displays or train staff. There may also be opportunities within specialist visual merchandising installation and prop-making companies, to which large organisations often outsource projects.

Depending on the employer, the role may be multifunctional, with responsibility for store layout, design, or buying, and sometimes on a lower level, selling.

Good levels of stamina and manual dexterity are useful as the job can involve lots of lifting and carrying, climbing ladders and the use of power tools.

There may be opportunities for overseas travel with international chains, to ensure consistency in the brand.

Kick-start your career in fashion

Study an industry-focused postgraduate degree

Qualifications

A degree is not essential for this role, but some higher education institutions offer specific courses, including:

fashion buying and merchandising at the London College of Fashion

fashion, visual merchandising and branding at the University of Arts London

fashion styling and visual merchandising at Istituto Marangoni London

Other useful degree subjects include:

fashion design

fine art

interior design

surface pattern design

textiles

3D design.

Some further education colleges offer relevant courses, including Hugh Baird College which runs a course in visual merchandising and promotional design.

Some major retailers do have graduate schemes for visual merchandising, but these are not very common. Many higher-level visual merchandisers gain experience by working their way up from the shop floor.

Postgraduate qualifications are not essential, but there are a number of professional training courses available.

Entry with an HND or A-levels is possible with art, fashion or design-based courses being useful. Starting as an assistant on the shop floor is a common way to enter this career.

It may be possible to find an apprenticeship in visual merchandising. Such as those offered by the Fashion Retail Academy.

Skills

You will need to have:

a talent for design, colour and style

creative flair and imagination

a strong interest in current and future design trends

visual/spatial awareness and manual dexterity

effective communication and negotiation skills

the ability to work well with different teams

the capacity to work with constructive criticism

a driving licence - this may be required for driving to different stores.

Work experience

Gaining work experience in the retail sector can be helpful and especially if it involves creating displays and arranging products.

If you have no visual merchandising experience you may find it easier to step into this role by working as a retail sales assistant role first and getting involved in visual merchandising on the shop floor.

Employers

The majority of visual merchandising personnel are employed in retail stores.

The retail industry employs around three million people, which equates to 11% of the total UK workforce. By sector, it is the UK's largest private employer.

The types of employers most likely to recruit visual merchandisers include:

fashion retailers

department stores

multiple high-street chain stores

larger independent high-street retailers

mail order companies

internet shopping providers.

Museums, galleries and theme parks tend to outsource their visual merchandising requirements but may employ some entry-level visual merchandising staff.

Higher-level visual merchandisers tend to work in head offices, many of which are based in London and the South East or in other large cities. Senior-level visual merchandisers can also be field-based, working in stores across a particular region or based within stores themselves.

Employers appreciate candidates who have a strong portfolio of relevant work that displays their abilities and potential.

Look for job vacancies at:

You can also check retail company websites for job openings.

Fashion and retail recruitment agencies frequently handle visual merchandising vacancies, for example:

Professional development

A wide variety of training is available, which is suitable both for preparing for entry to this career and for further developing your skills and knowledge.

The London College of Fashion provides a mixture of undergraduate and postgraduate degree courses, as well as short courses and online short courses.

The Fashion Retail Academy offers a number of different courses, from degrees and diplomas to short courses and apprenticeships.

Some further education colleges offer practical courses that focus on retail display and visual merchandising. These include Hugh Baird College and Hertford Regional College.

Many retailers have their own in-house training in brand styles and design, available to employees for continuing professional development (CPD).

It's also possible to source training through a consultant visual merchandiser. Details of these can be found online.

Professional associations, such as The British Display Society (BDS) offer professional membership and a range of training courses.

The Association for Cultural Enterprises (ACE) promotes 'commercial best practice in the cultural, heritage and visitor attraction sector by providing training and networking opportunities.' The organisation also runs study days and masterclasses in visual merchandising.

Career prospects

Visual merchandisers who have started on the shop floor and gained experience may be able to progress to the position of a team or an area team leader or manager.

Those seeking to work at higher levels may need to have drawing skills, with desirable computer-aided design (CAD) skills. The ability to communicate ideas and convey complex information in a way that can be easily understood is vital. Planning and organisation skills with the ability to lead projects from design through to completion within tight deadlines are also essential.

Promotion to head office creative and visual merchandising teams may be a possibility. Head office career structures will vary from employer to employer but could include senior, director or international roles if the company is multinational.

Seeking professional status through BDS membership levels could enhance your career development.

With enough experience, you could choose to become self-employed and either work in a freelance capacity or work in a training or consultancy capacity with other retailers. It may also be possible to find freelance project work within the events or cultural sectors.

Another possibility is to transfer your talents to other connected areas, such as styling, prop-making, interior design, exhibition design and work within the television and film industry.

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RFID - radio frequency identification

The system can indicate the type of clothing selling faster or slower, which provide customised advertisement on picked clothes according to the RFID tags

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Gabriel Farias | Producto textil. Prendas. Accesorios.

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The Institut für Textiltechnik - ITA - is one of the leading research institutes in the field of materials, production processes and products for technical applications of textile structure. Together with the international consulting firm McKinsey and several technology providers, ITA recently opened the Digital Capability Center (DCC) - which acts as a platform for capacity increase in a real-world learning and demonstration environment, as well as a test base for testing and expanding new digital solutions.

Technological advances in the textile industry

Below, I share some of the concepts put forward by Dr. Yves Simon Gloy - director of ITA - in McKinsey's Report on Provisioning and Digitization. He clearly tells us that the most profound change we will see in the fashion supply chain of the future is the ability to gather real-time data during the production process and use it to increase production efficiency. Production lines can be optimized by exchanging specific data and even individual processes (such as sewing) can be improved in terms of efficiency through automation, self-optimization and the use of artificial intelligence.

It's the new industry 4.0! In this article we have analyzed it in detail, I recommend you to read it: Adapt or die: industry 4.0 puts textile in check.

Technological innovations in the textile and fashion industry

We are going to experience changes in how people interact with machines. In developed countries, human-machine interactions will be driven by demographic change and a shortage of skilled workers. Trends point to integrated production technologies and hybrid processes in which several steps are grouped into a single machine. Mass customization leads fashion and apparel brands to produce their models in the proximity of end consumers.

Innovations in the textile and fashion industry can be seen in the initial applications of human-machine communication, such as voice-controlled weaving devices. Other changes, such as artificial intelligence in big data, will take longer. Some technologies will take several years until they are mature enough, such as fully automated spinning. When comparing digital solutions, sensor-assisted production data collection - for example, with RFID - will have the greatest effect on process efficiency and product quality. The Adidas "factory-shop" is a good example of where things can go. It's a new approach where product development, from custom design to production, actually happens in the store. Such an application is promising from an economic point of view.

Automation, robotics and RFID

Companies always need to consider the profitability of automation in mass production given the magnitude of the investments required. The use of robotics is already widespread in the production of automobiles and someday it could also be so in the sewing processes. The use of RFID - the technology for reading and transferring data - is also a very promising field, especially when applied to all stages, from manufacturing to the point of sale. Emerging textile technology and innovation companies are developing interesting solutions to optimize retail processes and create insights into customer behavior by "digitizing" garment production.

3D Design and printing.

In one of our articles we analyzed the benefits and progress of 3D design in the fashion industry and the great opportunities generated by its use in the process of creating and manufacturing models. However, Yves is a bit skeptical about 3D printing, believing that materials should be usable and comfortable. Therefore, he thinks that more innovations are needed in material development to get to the point where 3D printed products exhibit properties similar to textile fabrics. The maturity of digitization in the fashion industry is in the early stages. While some actors use RFID on the manufacturing floor and others use some human-machine interaction tools, self-optimization and robotics are not yet massively employed. There is a lot of interest, but implementation is still scarce.

Textile production technology.

The biggest obstacle to implementing digitalization is the human factor. The capacity of organizations and their employees to adopt, manage and implement new technologies in the textile and fashion industry is deficient. Therefore, fashion companies must seek partners and collaborate across industry boundaries. For this reason the creation of the CCD allows to test digitization solutions in addition to providing the means for implementation. It is also a learning facility, where you can see first-hand a digitized textile production line.

Ultimately, whether or not digitization causes a change in garment production (e.g., increasing nearshore production) depends on many more factors than just technological feasibility. But technological limitations must be overcome, especially in interface issues such as accessing data from older textile machines. In general, the greatest advantages of new technologies are that they make production more efficient and faster, offer higher quality, enable more personalized products and create new business models.

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Innovations in the textile and fashion industry

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Las innovaciones en la industria textil y de la moda. Tecnología de la producción textil y avances tecnológicos en la industria textil. Analizamos las nuevas tendencias y los innovadores enfoques que están cambiando la industria. Los principales institutos de investigación y principales consultoras de moda ...

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HEATTECH. An innovative new material that UNIQLO developed.

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HEATTECH. An innovative new material that UNIQLO developed.

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HEATTECH - High quality polyester blends acrylic and rayon, wicks the body's moisture into fibres and converts the kinetic energy into heat.

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Get a Look at How Uniqlo Uses Technology to Innovate Fashion

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Japanese clothing retailer Uniqlo announced today that it will be opening a Chicago store in the fall of 2015. It will be the company's first Midwest location, and at 60,000 square feet it will be the Uniqlo's second largest U.S. store behind the New York shop. The store will be located at 830 N.

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Empowered by the world's most trusted trend forecaster, the most extensive image library and providing a global view from industry experts

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WGSN | Creating Tomorrow | Trend Forecasting & Analytics

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By predicting the trends of tomorrow, WGSN Fashion helps the world's largest retailers, brands and manufacturers lead with confidence.

Fashion Trends

Long-term consumer trends, new and breaking trends, global street style images and live reporting from trade show floors.

Early concepts for colour, material and style

Commercial collections for key retail drops

Buyer's guides backed-up and validated by data

Royalty-free prints, graphics and CAD designs

15 Product Categories

WGSN employs global specialists and local trend-spotters in every major product category to ensure our insight and trends are accurate and actionable.

Buyer's Intelligence

The definitive guide for buyers, built around planning cycles. We deliver phasing plans, product checklists, and mix charts to help you know what to buy, when to buy it, and when to stop.

Strategy guides for the season ahead, including key themes and industry leaders

Product updates to help you adapt your core offerings for the season ahead

Sales-based recommendations for where to invest and where to pull back

Data backed newness reports including key items, details, colours, fabrics and patterns

Image Library

One of the most extensive image libraries in fashion with more than 25 million searchable hi-res images. A raft of filters enables you to pinpoint your search while intuitive tools allow you to sort and share your images with ease.

25 million hi-res, zoomable and searchable images

2,500+ industry-specific keywords for filtering your results

Catwalks, retail windows, in-store displays, trade shows, street style and vintage

Design Tools & Resources

Market-leading tools to help you design and plan your range with ease.

Never miss a thing with The Feed, a stream of trends curated by our experts three times a day.

Plan your buying trips with City by City guides - the top places to see and things to do in every major city

Build your own colour palettes, choose from Pantone, CSI, NCS, CNCS, Coloro and Archroma libraries

Top Line Growth

WGSN's intelligence enables better decision-making from concept to creation improving profitability and driving top-line growth. Over 93% of executives agree that WGSN Fashion has yielded a direct improvement to their business, specifically by:

Validating their product direction

Saving them time and improving productivity

Strengthening collaboration and information sharing

Informing new product lines or extensions

Meet the experts

Ella Hudson

Head of Research

Ella is obsessed with the human condition and understanding why we do the things we do, citing people-watching as a favourite pastime.

Sitting at the intersection of WGSN's products to coordinate strategists, analysts and researchers from around the world, Ella's position supports each team to deliver accurate, human-centred recommendations that enable clients to make decisions with confidence.

Ella's previous experience includes roles at Sunspel, Chloé and Vivienne Westwood, specialising in accessories and jewellery.

A born and bred Londoner, Ella can be coaxed away from city life at the promise of a brisk walk and a good pub lunch.

Meet more of the team

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By predicting the trends of tomorrow, WGSN Fashion helps the world's largest retailers, brands and manufacturers lead with confidence. Long-term consumer trends, new and breaking trends, global street style images and live reporting from trade show floors.

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trendstop - fashion & lifestyle trend forecasting agency

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trendstop - fashion & lifestyle trend forecasting agency

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Job opportunity to get the journey started...

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Trendstop is an exciting and dynamic fashion & lifestyle trend forecasting agency offering online membership and consultancy services.

We have an exciting opportunity for a Footwear & Accessories Trend Intern to join our passionate content team on a part time basis. You will be supporting our Senior Footwear Team with footwear and accessories trend and retail research.

The ideal candidate is a passionate Footwear & Accessories graduate, who has an excellent eye for trend, strong footwear experience, and is keen to continue developing their professional skills in an inspiring trend environment.

You would be working as a part of a dynamic and friendly team who is passionate about bringing the best information to our global customers.
Contact Details:
Email your CV and covering letter, samples of relevant work and a short video of why you are the right candidate for the role along to Louise at jobs@trendstop.com, using 'Footwear & Accessories Trend Intern' as email subject.

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Trendstop is an exciting and dynamic fashion & lifestyle trend forecasting agency offering online membership and consultancy services. We have an exciting opportunity for a Footwear & Accessories Trend Intern to join our passionate content team on a part time basis. You will be supporting our Senior Footwear Team with footwear and accessories trend and retail research.

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Dolce Gabbana high end skilled work

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Gold work embroidery

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A blog from one of the ownerns of the african textile shop -about her journey across asia for trading

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A blog from one of the ownerns of the african textile shop -about her journey across asia for trading

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New designers is where talented graduate designers can be connected to businesses and buyers that may want them.

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New Designers | Leading London Graduate Design Show

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New Designers is an annual showcase of the UK's most innovative emerging design talent.

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UKFT is a popular uk fashion and textiles network that helps designers become more well known through the connections and opportunities this association gives them.

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Events

Throughout the year we run a programme of events for the industry, including seminars and networking opportunities. We also help to promote British designers and brands taking part in trade shows and other events across the globe.

Visit our events page for more details.
Browse events

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UKFT: The biggest network for UK fashion and textile businesses

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UKFT brings together designers, manufacturers, suppliers and retailers to promote their businesses and the UK fashion and textile industry, in the UK and around the world

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The batik guild is a place where batik /textile artists can showcase their work.

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The batik guild is a place where batik /textile artists can showcase their work.

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Copyright of all images belongs to the respective artists. Copyright of all text belongs to the Batik Guild, unless otherwise credited. You may not reproduce any image or text without prior permission.

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The changing room - at the OCA centre - brings to the forefront the ways in which the global pandemic has caused us to re-evaluate how we inhabit space and engage with others

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artist, author (Slow Stitch, Resilient Stitch).
I’m particularly interested in her work within her community- see her page

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Informative blog page by an art therapist- she also has a great YouTube channel with more information

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Blog about art therapy, art therapy projects and ideas, how to do self art therapy, how to be an art therapist, and more.

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This job is for someone who has skills, knowledge & experience of digital content production and analytics in a cultural context : project management skills, etc

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Our design process is collaborative and highly specialised. We use only the finest fabrics and materials, and embroider all our designs by hand. Drawing on our decades of expertise, we work closely with you to achieve your perfect piece.

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Careers | Bespoke Furniture and Fabrics | Beaumont & Fletcher

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Our design process is collaborative and highly specialised. We use only the finest fabrics and materials, and embroider all our designs by hand. Drawing on our decades of expertise, we work closely with you to achieve your perfect piece.

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Strategic Brand Director
At Iris van Herpen we are looking for an experienced Strategic Brand Director to initiate and manage our activities in marketing, sales, PR, and collaborations. The ideal candidate is creative, possesses a strategic mind, and has experience in initiating and implementing new strategies to drive growth. This is a full-time position based in Amsterdam.
Responsibilities
Develop the Maison's strategic direction, contributing to and implementing the company's medium and long term strategy
Manage the overall brand direction, analyze brand positioning and consumer insights.
Shape and communicate our vision and mission, responsible for creating, planning, and implementing the strategic direction and vision.
Translate Haute Couture and Accessories opportunities into go-to-market strategies.
Create and improve elite customer experiences in Haute Couture and High-end Accessories through creative and proactive approaches
Developing the company's image and increasing the brand profile globally
Overseeing day-to-day operations
Manage and inspire a team of people working on brand initiatives, sales, and collaborations. Effectively plan workload & prioritize tasks and achieve deadlines
Business development, initiating and overseeing brand partnerships and new product categories
Establish performance specifications, cost and price parameters, market applications, and sales estimates
Measure and report performance of all marketing activities, and assess ROI and KPIs
Oversee new and ongoing marketing and advertising activities
Monitor product distribution and consumer reactions
Devise innovative growth strategies
Building strong relationships across the team, and creating an innovative culture within the team.

P&L:

Responsible for managing and allocating budgets for marketing, sales, and collaborations
Responsible for achieving or exceeding turnover targets in sales of Haute Couture, Accessories and Collaborations of a commercial nature

Responsible for hiring, retaining, and reviewing marketing, sales, and collaborations staff
Requirements
Proven working experience as Brand Manager or a similar role for a minimum of 5 years
Proven ability to develop brand and marketing strategies and implement recommendations
Excellent understanding of the full marketing mix
Experience with VIP / KOL relationships
Strong analytical skills partnered with a creative mind Data-driven thinking and an affinity for numbers
Highly driven, exceptional team motivational and management skills
Experienced in building a credible, efficient, reliable, and knowledgeable team, strong leadership, management, and coaching skills to develop others
Clear communicator & negotiator with the ability to influence and work well with a variety of people globally
Experience with C-level negotiations
Entrepreneurial spirit

Applying is only possible for EU passport holders (unfortunately excluding UK passport holders).

If you are interested in applying for this job, please send your CV, motivation letter and portfolio to recruitment@irisvanherpen.com

Your information will be treated confidentially and in accordance with GDPR.

Career opportunity: Head of Atelier

At Iris van Herpen we are looking for an enthusiastic and highly organized Head of Atelier. This is a full-time position based in Amsterdam.

The activities are:
Working closely together with design, atelier, sales, and PR teams to ensure timely and efficient processes are in place to deliver Couture dresses of the highest quality for clients, runway shows, and VIP dressings in time. Planning and coordinating the activities of the atelier. Hiring and guiding junior team members and apprentices. Managing a team of 25-30 employees, freelancers, and apprentices.

The ideal candidate:
- Previous experience in a similar role
- A degree in fashion, textiles
- Excellent leadership, communication and organizational skills and the ability to manage a team under time pressure
- Experience in high-end fashion
- Ability to inspire and motivate a large and diverse team
- Large sense of responsibility and takes ownership of the entire process
- Advanced knowledge of all facets of the Couture process; patterns, illustrator files, sewing
- Natural eye for detail, finish, fit
- Perfectionist character
- Available full-time and flexible in working hours in busy periods
- Pro-active planner and sparring partner for senior management
- Budget responsibility and negotiating skills
- Excellent written and spoken English including the industry jargon

Applying is only possible for EU passport holders (unfortunately excluding UK passport holders).

If you are interested in applying for this job, please send your CV, motivation letter and portfolio to recruitment@irisvanherpen.com

Your information will be treated confidentially and in accordance with GDPR.

Career opportunity: Couture Pattern maker/seamstress (fulltime)

At Iris van Herpen we are looking for an enthusiastic Couture Pattern maker/seamstress. This is a full-time position based in Amsterdam.

The activities are:
* Making creative and traditional/tailored patterns
* Attending fittings and translation to patterns
* Using Adobe Illustrator for pattern making
* Performing refined high-quality sewing machine-stitching of delicate (silk) fabrics in complex designs
* Sewing machine stitching mainly, handwork on the side
* Coaching of the team

The ideal candidate:
* Minimum of three years seamstress work experience within a Couture (or bridal atelier)
* Excellent pattern making skills
* Experience with drawing and and work with Adobe Illustrator is desired
* Experience with made to measure fitting and a good eye to achieve the perfect fit for each client
* Excellent stitching quality - hand and machine
* Pattern knowledge
* Fluent in English
* Perfectionism and a good eye for detail & constant quality control
* Flexible, team spirit, stress-resistant, and passion for the art of fashion

Applying is only possible for EU passport holders (unfortunately excluding UK passport holders).

If you are interested in applying for this job, please send your CV, motivation letter and portfolio to recruitment@irisvanherpen.com

Career opportunity: Couture-seamstress (fulltime)

At Iris van Herpen we are looking for an enthusiastic Couture-seamstress. This is a full-time position based in Amsterdam.

The activities are:
* Performing refined high-quality sewing machine-stitching of delicate (silk) fabrics in complex designs
* Sewing machine stitching mainly, handwork on the side
* Coaching of the team

The ideal candidate:
* Minimum of three years seamstress work experience within a Couture (or bridal atelier)

* Excellent stitching quality - hand and machine
* Pattern knowledge
* Fluent in English
* Perfectionism and a good eye for detail & constant quality control
* Flexible, team spirit, stress-resistant, and passion for the art of fashion

Applying is only possible for EU passport holders (unfortunately excluding UK passport holders).

If you are interested in applying for this job, please send your CV, motivation letter and portfolio to recruitment@irisvanherpen.com

Career opportunity: 2D Graphic Designer

At Iris van Herpen we are looking for an enthusiastic 2D Graphic Designer. This is a full-time position based in Amsterdam.

The activities are:
Working closely together with the atelier team on technical files for lasercutting, garment construction and development of fabric manipulation that requires computer vector filemaking.

The ideal candidate:
- Experience in the fashion field with focus on digital artworks
- Experience in working with patterns.
- Experience with creating embroidery and lasercut files.
- A degree in architecture, industrial design, product design, graphic design and/or in fashion.
- Excellent logical, constructive and spatial aware way of thinking
- A natural feel for organization, time-management and managing a team under time pressure.
- Excellent adobe illustrator skills
- Excellent adobe photoshop skills
- Knowledge of 3D programs is an advantage
- Command of the industry jargon in English
- Patient, innovative, curious and hands on mindset
- A minimum of 2 years of relevant working experience.

Applying is only possible for EU passport holders (unfortunately excluding UK passport holders).

If you are interested in applying for this job, please send your CV, motivation letter and portfolio to recruitment@irisvanherpen.com

Your information will be treated confidentially and in accordance with GDPR.

Career opportunity: Haute Couture Textile Developer

At Iris van Herpen we are looking for an enthusiastic Haute Couture Textile Developer. This is a full-time position based in Amsterdam.

The activities are:
Working closely together with the atelier team to develop embellishments such as embroidery and fabric manipulations. Communicating with fabric suppliers and choosing colours and materials with the design team. Guiding the team in textile related processes in terms of quality, efficiency and aesthetic.

The ideal candidate:
- A degree in fashion, textiles, or another relevant related direction
- Understanding of high end embellishment materials, and techniques.
- Excellent knowledge of fabric compositions, behaviour and applications
- A good understanding of garment construction
- Excellent handwork skills
- Advanced Adobe Photoshop and Illustrator skills are an advantage
- A natural feel for organization, time-management and managing a team under time pressure.
- Patient, innovative, curious and hands on mindset
- Command of the industry jargon in English

Applying is only possible for EU passport holders (unfortunately excluding UK passport holders).

If you are interested in applying for this job, please send your CV, motivation letter and portfolio to recruitment@irisvanherpen.com

Your information will be treated confidentially and in accordance with GDPR.

Internships at Iris van Herpen
Internships at Iris van Herpen are offered for a minimum duration of 4 months. A European passport is required, unless you are studying at a Dutch university. Due to the many applications a response can take up to 6 weeks. Please wait for the reply and send your application far enough in advance. Interns are carefully selected and the internship is dedicated to the ambitions and skills of the applicant. Please mention in your application which position below you wish to apply for.

Working closely together with the atelier where the collections are being developed and restored. This involves many different kinds of handwork, patternmaking, machine sewing, sourcing, graphic design and more and for some, a chance to join and help behind the scenes at Paris Fashion Week.

Requirements:

- A degree or studying for a degree in fashion, or another relevant related direction
- Command of the industry jargon in English
- Excellent handwork skills
- Patient, innovative, curious and hands on mindset
- Educated and experienced in patternmaking and machine sewing
- Time management skills as well as being able to work under time pressure
- Advanced knowledge of Adobe Illustrator is an advantage

2D and 3D Graphic design internship

Working closely together with the atelier team on technical files for lasercutting, garment construction and development of fabric manipulation that requires computer vector and 3D visualization.

Requirements:

- A degree or studying for a degree in architecture, industrial design, product design, graphic design and/or in fashion with a focus on construction.
- Command of the industry jargon in English
- Excellent logical, constructive and spatial aware way of thinking
- Patient, innovative, curious and hands on mindset
- Educated and experienced construction field
- Basic knowledge of pattern making is an advantage
- Time management skills as well as being able to work under time pressure
- Advanced knowledge of Adobe Illustrator
- Knowledge of 3D progams is an advantage

To apply for internships please send your CV, motivation letter and where relevant your portfolio to internships@irisvanherpen.com. Any personal information you provide will be treated according to GDPR guidelines.

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NEW ONLINE DIRECTORY

During this long process of coming through the pandemic, we have noticed that there is a need for a full directory of fabric, accessories and print design as an aid to sourcing.

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