Heather Levin Email & Phone Number

New York, NY, US

Santeramo In Colle, Bari, IT

Ensuring the highest level of client satisfaction through excellent selling ceremonies, design knowledge/ trend research & customer service. Proven success with driving sales & growing business. Collaborating with the Trade Community and end-users to create solutions for each client’s home utilizing Natuzzi Italia product knowledge & brand ethos, internal.

New York, NY, US

• Managed the Soft Home design team for the Better Homes & Gardens Brand at Walmart. Consisted of overseeing daily workflow, development & design for all soft product categories, including bedding, sheets, bath, shower.
• Researched, conceptualized, designed & merchandised all Outdoor Living/Lawn & Garden soft products (upholstery, replacement cushions, decorative pillows, rugs & umbrellas).
• Collaborated with the VP of Design, Product Development team and BHG magazine to create comprehensive trend presentations for the brand each season. Included attending Maison et Objet in Paris, NY Design and textile.

• Developed design concepts, print/pattern collections & trend presentations for accounts including Target, HomeGoods (TJX Companies, US & Canada), Bed Bath & Beyond and QVC Germany.
• Designed print & product collections for table linens, kitchen, adult bedding, bath, and rugs (for both branded & private label lines).
• Designed print collections for the new “Bella & Max” boy and girl baby apparel lines at Target.
• Created bedding collections for HomeGoods, HomeSense/Winners (Canada) and QVC Germany.
• Conducted customer meetings with buyers and product development teams.

US

• Managed the design team and actively designed fashion soft home products for accounts including Target, Fortunoff, Walmart Canada and Bed Bath & Beyond.
• Designed fashion bedding for licensed brands such as Echo Home and Robert Allen @ Home, as well as open line products for Kohl’s, Walmart, Walmart Kids and HBC Canada.
• Designed some of the first quilts at JLA to be acquired by Walmart and Kohl’s and played an integral part in designing the very successful Hotel Linens bedding line at Fortunoff.
• Played an integral part in landing some of the largest programs at Target (namely Modern Home, Thomas O’Brien and Global Bazaar).
• Worked closely with buyers and product development teams to create custom designs for each particular account.
• Corresponded daily with the company’s offices in Hangzhou and Shanghai, China.

US

• Managed the design team and actively designed fashion bedding & other soft home products for accounts including Macy’s, Linens n’ Things, Mervyn’s, Sears and Bed Bath & Beyond.
• Created some of the top selling adult and juvenile beds with the largest sell-through at Mervyn’s and Linens n’ Things.
• Worked closely with buyers and product development teams to create custom designs for each particular account.
• Corresponded daily with company’s office in Shanghai, China.
• Traveled to China to work with Shanghai team and attend customer meetings.
• Traveled to Europe to attend design shows, such as Maison et Objet in Paris, France and Heimtex in Frankfurt, Germany.

• Assisted with the conceptualizing and designing of product for bedding and decorative pillows for open line, as well as licensed brands such as Echo Home and Joseph Abboud.
• Created original artwork for pillow and throw embroideries for holiday and juvenile lines.
• Wrote up specification sheets for the cutting and sewing of bedding and decorative pillows.
• Set up pattern layouts and repeats for fabrics to be printed or woven.
• Corresponded daily with various fabric mills and main factory in South Dakota.
• Organized the layout of bedding and pillow catalogues.

• Selected designs & artwork for the company’s apparel and home furnishings lines.
• Worked on custom fabric designs for several top fashion designers including Nanette Lepore, Betsey Johnson and Tahari.
• Created and colored original designs for prints, brocades and yarn dyes.
• Created layouts and repeats from purchased studio artwork.
• Set up patterns for engraving and production in China, Korea, India and Mexico.
• Corresponded daily with mills in China, Korea, India and Mexico.

New York, NY, US

• Created colorways for coordinate patterns using NedGraphics.
• Set up patterns for engraving and production.
• Approved piece dye swatches.
• Created color/design trend boards for Showtime display each season.
• Coordinated color lines and fabric rotations for showroom and customer samples.
• Corresponded with warehouse regarding specifications of sample sets.

Bfa, Surface Pattern Design

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