Katie Furzer Email & Phone Number

Taunton, Gb

London And Bristol

Experienced fashion & print designer producing beautiful, innovative couture design, together with more trend-led commercial work. A designer first, I have also taught Fashion and Textiles at BA level while advancing my own education, achieving my Masters degree in 2018. With direct accesss to global fashion networks and online tools, I am able to maintain a competitive advantage and an eye for emerging trends. I am able to quickly identify with the clients' DNA and design responsively… Show more Experienced fashion & print designer producing beautiful, innovative couture design, together with more trend-led commercial work. A designer first, I have also taught Fashion and Textiles at BA level while advancing my own education, achieving my Masters degree in 2018. With direct accesss to global fashion networks and online tools, I am able to maintain a competitive advantage and an eye for emerging trends. I am able to quickly identify with the clients' DNA and design responsively. Naturally empathetic and personable, I listen carefully to the needs of the client, apply my experience and creativity to deliver exciting solutions against the brief.Sound experience allowing easy integration with product development / supply chain / sourcing departments. Skills include:- Garment design in the form of CAD, schematic or figure illustration- Print design and development / Digital print / Repeat pattern- Excellent painting, drawing & sketching skills- Mood / trend / colour / detail boards- Range planning / Fabric and trim sourcing / Textile consultations- Catwalk / trend reports / comp shopping- Detailed Tech Pack production, including iaison with buyers / garment technologists- Competitor research / reports- Design presentations- Fluent in Adobe Illustrator & Photoshop- Technically aware Show less

Creation of beautifully unique embroidery designs for this London based fashion / textiles studio. o Predict seasonal colour and trendso Design and prototype swatches of textile & print

Cheltenham

Part of a concept team in the Design Lab led by co-founder James Holder, for whom I worked directly. Responsible for developing innovative garment ranges, print design, branding and conceptual ranges for womenswear.o Pushing the boundaries of trend and innovation for performance sport and athleisure.o Comp shops and exhibition visits such as ISPO, Performance Days and PV.o Print and embellishments design using latest industry developing including stretch flock and reflective… Show more Part of a concept team in the Design Lab led by co-founder James Holder, for whom I worked directly. Responsible for developing innovative garment ranges, print design, branding and conceptual ranges for womenswear.o Pushing the boundaries of trend and innovation for performance sport and athleisure.o Comp shops and exhibition visits such as ISPO, Performance Days and PV.o Print and embellishments design using latest industry developing including stretch flock and reflective elements.o Leasing directly with factories. Show less

Midsomer Norton, Radstock Uk

Ongoing briefs and design projects for seasonal streetwear collections, including denim, knitwear, wovens and accessories. Critical for this client is a careful mix of trend led design while remaining aligned with the brand identity and clear heritage of this iconic US brand. Often supervising and influencing intern design support. Maintaining close liaison with the buying team is essential and I am responsible from initial concept in the form of mood-boards.o Creation of initial trend /… Show more Ongoing briefs and design projects for seasonal streetwear collections, including denim, knitwear, wovens and accessories. Critical for this client is a careful mix of trend led design while remaining aligned with the brand identity and clear heritage of this iconic US brand. Often supervising and influencing intern design support. Maintaining close liaison with the buying team is essential and I am responsible from initial concept in the form of mood-boards.o Creation of initial trend / story / colour boards in conjunction with buying team.o Highlighting key seasonal colours & generation of colour boards.o Print and repeat pattern, placement design.o Re-interpretation and development of inspirational samples.o Technical design – including trims, panels and stitching detail.o Creation of technical garment specification drawings for far east tech packs.o Identify key concepts and direction/Key Brands reports. Show less

United Kingdom

Programme leader for Textiles & Surface Design levels 4, 5 and 6. Also lead on year 1 Visual Culture. Educating HE students all aspects of the design process from initial design development to production including market awareness. Organisation and execution of London shows and photoshoots. - Program Lead for BA fashion / textiles students- Illustration, Figure drawing (proportions), Mixed media, Adobe Photoshop & Illustrator- Schematic drawing - Adobe Illustrator- Design… Show more Programme leader for Textiles & Surface Design levels 4, 5 and 6. Also lead on year 1 Visual Culture. Educating HE students all aspects of the design process from initial design development to production including market awareness. Organisation and execution of London shows and photoshoots. - Program Lead for BA fashion / textiles students- Illustration, Figure drawing (proportions), Mixed media, Adobe Photoshop & Illustrator- Schematic drawing - Adobe Illustrator- Design DevelopmentGeneral Experience:- Studio, project & portfolio support- Seminars & Tutorials- Basic pattern cutting & draping - Personal support Show less

London, United Kingdom

Integral part of design team for Childrenswear. Also worked on Womenswear and Menswearo Range design inputo Critical path – maintain and upholdo Trend research. Regular trend direction reports - preparation & presentation o Quick response communication visual and verbalo Specification drawing on CAD/presentation boards using Prima Light/Visiono Colour ways and palette referencing

Master Of Arts - Ma, Fashion And Textiles

The programme of study allows you to freely develop creative design practice and thinking in conjunction with valuable marketing.

Ba (Hons), Fashion

Gnvq Advanced, Art And Design (Fashion)