Pankti Patel Email & Phone Number

Responsible for leading the Design Team and textile designers by delegating daily tasks and tracking the progress of assigned projects to ensure client and production deadlines are met. Extensive experience as a Surface graphic/Textile Designer and in creating and developing graphics and allover print designs for rugs. Responsible for the creation of rug and coordinating cushion designs from concept to finished product for in-house samples and over 200 clients accounts.

Responsible for the creation of rug and coordinating cushion designs from concept to finished product for in house samples and clients, while respecting product, print, colour, and trend guide restrictions. - Trend, print, and colour research and forecasting, and staying up to date with Home Fashion trends.- Working closely with the Creative Director and design team to develop mood boards and seasonal themes for in house showroom collections. As well as selecting new yarn colours for in house quality rugs. - Creating prints for in house designs that showcase seasonal themes.- Attending buyer meetings and working with the sales team to discuss rug qualities, creating and selecting appropriate prints based on trends, themes from mood boards, and direction/feedback provided. Creating presentations for buyers and clients with a great product assortment of rug designs for stores.- Ordering samples of designs selected by Creative Director or buyers, while respecting factory sampling and shipping time. Ensuring samples arrive in a timely manner to ensure deadlines are met.- Sample checking. Assessing and approving design samples from oversea manufacturers and in house factory. Ensuring samples are perfect and Pantone colours are correct, and quality and design standards are met.- Communicating with suppliers to provide feedback when samples are incorrect or need to be revised.- Bringing flat artwork into MIRA software and preparing the design files to make ready for loom production. Development of new product and rug qualities to create new looks and aesthetics.Required to have a keen eye for colour, texture, pattern, and great attention to detail.

Toronto, Canada

• Administrative Experience: Assisted magazine editors with administrative and client service duties including; product order entry (receiving and sending out beauty and fashion samples via courier), managing and tracking fashion samples through effective logging, updating and organizing business contact list, researching and gathering photo resources, and maintaining organization and cleanliness of sample closet.

Brampton, Ontario

• Art Director: Successfully designed and created a product knowledge book for The Bay’s contemporary high-end designer menswear brands and products being sold in The Bay’s White Space sectors across Canada. The book is to be used as a reference guide to provide useful information to sales associates as well as customers about the brands and products being sold.

Brampton, Ontario

• Sales Associate and Cashier: Assisted customers, organized merchandise, assured visual displays were well maintained, kept store clean.

Toronto, Canada

• Team Leader: Organized and executed a successful photography exhibit to display the creative photographic works of Ryerson’s Third year Fashion Communications students. Put together and finalized all details in running a successful event.

Brampton, Ontario

• Managerial Experience: Assisted manager with management tasks, responsible for Manager-on-duty tasks for most shifts such as visual displays, in-store marketing, helping customers, keeping the store clean and organized.

Brampton, Ontario

• Visual Displaying/Window Dressing, Sales Associate, and Cashier • Assisted customers, organized merchandise, and kept the store clean. Was in charge of the store's visuals - assured that visual displays, windows, and mannequins were well maintained. Was fully in charge and trusted to dress all the mannequins in the store, weekly. Was given complete freedom to style mannequins to personal liking while expressing the store’s brand vision.