About me

Freelance designer and developer based in London. Currently working with conscious start up brands on design, sourcing, development of sampling through to production. RTW knowledge across multiple product groups and specialising in wovens and jersey. Specialising in womenswear, experience also in accessories, menswear, kidswear and sportswear. Have worked in UK, NYC and Hong Kong and have experience within the manufacturing industry across England, Scotland, Europe and China. Open to a wide range of projects - very approachable and happy to chat!

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Projects

• Sunspel SS20
• Sunspel AW20

Work history

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Fashion Design and DeveloperBerjoan
Mar 2020London, United KingdomFreelance
Worked on the woven product for the first collection at Berjoan launching January 2021. The Berjoan product is driven first and foremost by the exploration and commitment to transparent and sustainable textiles, inspiring a focused collection of daywear. The collection is fully traceable using sustainable materials including organic woven cotton sourced from a niche mill in France, soft pure British wool and FSC certified viscose spun in Italy.
Womenswear DesignerSunspel
Jan 2017 - Oct 2019Nottingham, United KingdomFull Time
- Responsible for design of products across jersey, knit and woven working closely with Head of Design for direction, overall concept and colour palette.
 - Research and design of prints, accessories and underwear collection
 - Research and design through sketch, CAD, pattern cutting, toiling
 - Creating tech packs for hand over
 - Organising and maintaining range plan and presentation boards
 - Working very closely with technical team from initial toile, fittings to production sample
 - Worked daily with production, marketing and merchandising. Attended sales meeting weekly
 - Research and selection of fabric, yarns and trims. Attended fabric fairs (PV Paris, Milan Unica, Pitti Filati)
 - Visited factories, mills and agents overseas
 - Presented collection to CEO, directors and heads of depts as well as interim meetings during development

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Skills

• Fashion
• Design
• Pattern Cutting
• Print Design
• Toiles
• CAD Design
• CAD Drawings
• Technical Design
• Trend Analysis
• Developement

Education

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Bachelor of Arts (BA) The University of Brighton
Sep 2011 - Jul 2015Brighton, United Kingdom
Fashion Design with Business studies. Awarded first class honours Awarded winner of the Interreg IVA Project Flax 2015 competition regarding sustainable design; Runner up of Burberry student design competition 2015