Experience

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  Spring Near East Manufacturing Company Limited

  • London, United Kingdom

  • ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR

    • Jul 2018 - Present
    • London, United Kingdom

    Promoted to Associate Director.Helping to direct & implement Design strategy across all areas of Design.Managing and directing Print team for all areas across all brands we supply.Spring manufactures across all departments from Turkey supplying garments to the UK high street.Design Office based in London.

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  MANIER ALI PRINTS

  • London, United Kingdom

  • SENIOR PRINT DESIGNER/FREELANCE DESIGNER

    • Sep 2017 - Jul 2018
    • London, United Kingdom

    SELLING DIGITALLY PRINTED TEXTILE DESIGNS TO THE RETAIL INDUSTRY AND UK SUPPLIERS.AVAILABLE FOR ALL FREELANCE WORK ON A DAILY RATE.BASED IN A STUDIO IN DALSTON, LONDON.

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  WALLIS - ARCADIA GROUP

  • SENIOR PRINT DESIGNER

    • Nov 2012 - Sep 2017

    Working closely with the Design Director Jo Collins, Fashion Designers and Buyers designing fashion prints for all areas including Dresses, Jersey, Woven Tops, Smart Casual and Premium ‘W’ range, Petites and Scarves. Responsibilities include the following:-Working with the design team creating Mood Boards and colour palettes around three looks per month.Putting together print boards and print looks for each theme.Designing the key hero prints for each look and ensuring prints look new and modern.These include allover prints, placement prints, border prints and Devore burnouts.Co-ordinating sampling with the Buyers from Print Mills UK, Italy, Turkey, and embellishments from India and the Far East.Buying in Print artworks from design studios and reworking to fit each theme for colour. Managing print digital sampling for Press collections.Approving and managing print strike offs.Managing and ensuring critical path.

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  COURTAULDS

  • SENIOR PRINT DESIGNER

    • Jun 2012 - Oct 2012

    Courtaulds supplier to Marks & Spencer for all departments in formal wear. Responsible for designing and managing print team. Providing all trend led and briefed designs tailored to suit M&S customer base.

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  A.FULTON & COMPANY LIMITED

  • DESIGN MANAGER

    • Aug 2005 - May 2012

    Accessories Design Manager:- Responsibilities include all New Product Development and managing the design process from concept through to production. Managing and briefing the print team. Designing and presenting prints to all high street retailers.

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  OWENS & KIM

  • FREELANCE PRINT DESIGNER

    • 2002 - Aug 2005

    CAD, hand painted, and screen printed Fashion fabrics for Womenswear. Embellished garments sold to Apparel in New York, LA, Paris and the Far East.

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  Buckinghamshire Chilterns University College

  • VISITING LECTURER BA(HONS) FASHION/TEXTILES

    • Sep 2000 - Aug 2005

    Visiting lecturer 2nd Year Fashion/Textiles BA (Hons) in all aspects of the design process. Co-ordinating and collating information, subject to brief and concept. Knowledge of technical print processes to final design solution.

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  GOOSE UK

  • TEXTILE DESIGNER

    • Apr 2005 - May 2005

    In house print project for Jeans wear label Wrangler, all over distressed prints for ladieswear and placement prints.

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  MANS LTD

  • T-SHIRT DESIGNER

    • Jan 2003 - Mar 2004

    Limited Edition run of Hand Painted and Screen printed T-shirts for Men & women sold through Boutiques in Hoxton.

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  Gucci Group

  • PRINT/GRAPHICS DESIGNER

    • Jun 2003 - Jul 2003

    One off project set by Kim Hassler Print Co-ordinator for Gucci under Tom Ford. Hand painted silk velvet Pieces of fantasy images of nymphs and butterflies in airbrushed style.

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  AFTERSHOCK

  • TEXTILE DESIGNER

    • Apr 2003 - Jun 2003

    Working closely with the Fashion Designer on their Spring Summer 2004 Collection. Design & presentation of prints and colour palettes for the season.

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  MANIER ALI DESIGNS

  • LADIESWEAR PRINT DESIGNER

    • Sep 2000 - Aug 2002

    Seasonal Print Collections sold to clients based in London and New York. Clients - Ellen Tracy, Donna Karen, DKNY, Oscar De-la Renta, Liz Claibourne, Arcadia Group, Debenhams & John Kaldor. Main client M & S for the Fashion/Home market.

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  KEELERGORDON LTD

  • TEXTILE DESIGNER

    • Aug 1998 - Jun 2000

    Ladieswear print project set by Lucy Keeler for all apparel sold to the UK and USA markets.

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  QUADRIGA LTD

  • PRINT DESIGNER

    • Jun 1996 - Apr 1998

    Silk screened designs for the Fashion and Home markets sold mainly to Europe.