Skill set
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Industry fields of expertise
Katie in a few words
I'm a textile designer, specialising in print and pattern design for fashion and home fabrics.
Flexible handwriting style, working with a variety of brands such as Jasper Conran and Matthew Williamson.
20 years experience putting motifs into repeat, changing colour/scale/layout, cleaning up vintage designs, designing placement graphics.
Trained in Fine Art painting, I also hand-draw and hand-paint original designs, using Photoshop / Illustrator / Fresco to draw new motifs and manipulate hand-made ones.
I produce printer-ready high-quality files with technical specificatons to send directly to the fabric mill.
I carry out trend and competitor research and produce mood boards and colour palettes.
Experience
- FreelanceFreelance Senior Print DesignerJune 2020 - Today (4 years and 11 months)
- DEBENHAMSDesign Manager - Printed Textiles - Swimwear, Accessories, Lingerie and SleepwearDecember 2013 - June 2020 (6 years and 6 months)I led my team of 7 print designers, to design across 7 product departments, on 1200+ prints per year, collaborating with 11 Internationally acclaimed Designers at the same time as designing collections for in-house labels, on ranges worth a total of £300M in 2019.
- DEBENHAMSSenior Designer - Printed Textiles - Swimwear, Accessories, Lingerie and SleepwearJune 2011 - December 2013 (2 years and 6 months)
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Education
- MA, Textile DesignCentral Saint MartinsMA, Textile Design
- Bachelor of ArtsBirmingham City UniversityBA, Fine Art Painting