Design IQ - creators of Bags and Textile Equipment

Design IQ are fashion soft goods design and development specialists. We design, develop and arrange manufacture of bags, luggage and all forms of textile equipment. Our customers are entrepreneurs and brands that seek to create textile products "that work" and solve problems in the consumer marketplace. Established in 1985 we come from a Fashion and consumers goods background, with experience of designing and developing a wide range of goods with factories in Asia and Europe. We offer a commercial approach to helping clients develop stylish and practical products that will solve customers lifestyle and day to day work problems. Your first contact with Design IQ may be a broad discussion about your ambitions, and the marketplace and in turn we will tell you honestly if we think we can help you, what will be involved in terms of process, time and a broad idea of costs and deliverables. You will find us 'up front', direct & helpful to work with. We offer to do all the following either as independent staged units or all together to give you a turn key solution. - Research of the product and positioning to give you a competitive edge. - Concept, Design & Specification for sampling. - Development of samples - Commercialisation of samples into production samples - Manufacturing & Supply of finished goods - Shipping services if required Our key assets include: - Design and brand development skills - A pro-active brand development attitude - Attention to detail to make practical products that compete with branded styles - Practical experience of the process from a marketing idea to a finished product. Skills: Bag, luggage, equipment and clothing design. Pattern cutting and sewing skills. Visualisation skills Mac & PC. Technical specifications ( Tech Packs) Sample management. Manufacturing management and Shipping. Founder: Our Founder and lead Designer is Guy Mathiot. You can read about him, and more about what Design IQ has done at : www.linkedin.com/in/guymathiot/