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Emma James is a seasoned designer, manager, and entrepreneur with extensive experience in textile design, management, and business planning. She has worked as a design consultant, head of design and sales, and business owner, and has taught textile design at several colleges. Emma has a Master's degree in Textile Design from Central Saint Martins College of Art and Design and a Bachelor's degree in Textile Technology and Design from De Montfort University.

Experience

    • Licensed Real Estate Salesperson
  • The Corcoran Group
    • 65 Lafayette Avenue, Brooklyn, NY11217
    • Licensed Real Estate Salesperson
      • Sep 2016 - Present
      • 65 Lafayette Avenue, Brooklyn, NY11217
    • Business owner
      • Oct 2008 - Present

      Apartment Rentals

    • Organizer
      • Jan 2008 - Dec 2010

      Create a functional home office.Make your home an inviting place for you and your guests.Learn how to make your space work for the whole family.Streamline your wardrobe so that you look and feel fabulous.Arrange your kitchen so meals can be made quickly and easily.Organize your belongings so that your housekeeper can maintain your system.Make your home beautiful.Clear your clutter and make time for yourself!

  • Design
    • New York
    • Design Consultancy
      • May 2003 - May 2008
      • New York

      Researching specific markets: identifying existing and up and coming trends, contrasting US and European trends, establish design direction applicable to the given market. Working as a consultant with lace and knit fabric companies. Researching and advising on trends, fabrications, fabric constru...

  • Raintex Mills
    • Hackensack
    • Head of Design and Sales
      • May 2003 - Dec 2006
      • Hackensack

      Analyzing trends to establish direction for specific markets including casual apparel, eveningwear and intimate apparel. Designing new products on warp knit machinery, presenting concepts to manufacturers and assisting with merchandising their knit lines. Advising on knitting, dyeing and finishin...

    • Head of Design
      • Aug 1995 - May 2003
      • New York

      Creating seasonal concepts including yarn, fabric and color trends applicable to the individual markets.Briefing and managing the design team to ensure that product coordination was achieved.Close collaboration with sales department to ensure commerciality and updates of proven sellers. Liaising ...

  • Knitex Inc
    • Los Angeles
    • Technical Knit Designer
      • Sep 1994 - Aug 1995
      • Los Angeles

      Fabric analysis. Writing machine instructions. Designing and stylingTechnical Knit Designer circular knit line. Trend research. European buying trips. Showroom sales in New York and Los Angeles.

    • Lecturer
      • 1993 - 1994
      • Southwark, London

      Writing design briefs. Teaching visual studies, knitted, woven and printed textiles, pattern cutting and garment construction.

    • Knit Technician
      • 1993 - 1994
      • Amersham, London

      Demonstrating knitting machine techniques to students. Maintenance of machines and yarn supplies.

Education

  • 1992 - 1994
    Central Saint Martins College of Art and Design
  • 1989 - 1992
    De Montfort University
  • De Montfort University

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