2163-Fashion, Garment and Product Designers

Tasks include:

• determining the objectives and constraints of the design brief by consulting with clients and stakeholders
• formulating design concepts for clothing, textiles, industrial, commercial and consumer products, and jewellery harmonising aesthetic considerations with technical, functional and production requirements
• preparing sketches, diagrams, illustrations, plans, samples and models to communicate design concepts
• negotiating design solutions with clients, management, and sales and manufacturing staff
• selecting, specifying and recommending functional and aesthetic materials, production methods and finishes for manufacture
• detailing and documenting the selected design for production
• preparing and commissioning prototypes and samples
• supervising the preparation of patterns, programmes and tooling, and the manufacturing process