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[QUOTE=swatiseth14@gmail.com;115476]SWATI SETH [b]E-Mail [/b]: swatiseth14 AT rediffmail.com swati_freelancedesigner AT rediffmail.com Summary - 6+ years of experience in textile designing field for international & national market(dyeing ’n’ printing & weaving) - Excellent in doing research for color forecast, treads forecast, fabrics, techniques, new developments in the name of products or designs, etc. - Very good in season planning keeping in mind that to which market it is catering to, international or national followed with product ranges, innovative ideas for visual merchandising. - Worked as Strategist like for branding, introducing new schemes for improvising sales, new packaging techniques, innovative ideas for value added products and could be a great help in launching the collections. - Introducing Themes followed with mood boards and co ordinate collections, working individually or guiding team to work over the same and helping them with giving innovative ideas/concepts and always ready for new challenges. - Excellent knowledge of adobe Photoshop for creating artworks with actual scale, fully loaded with every detail needed for the execution of the respective design. - Creating presentations for the clients according to the guideline directed n successfully presenting the same. - Very good communication skills for independent meeting with client’s and coordinating with sampling coordinator and merchandiser for the flawless results. - Hard core home textile designer covers bed linen, table linen, kitchen linen, bath linen, upholstery, floor covering n always ready for something new. - Knowledge of 10 to 12 embroideries plus all kind of machine embroideries. - Merit topper in subject dyeing ‘n’ printing with 94% marks at senior secondary level. - Excellent working knowledge on simple loom. - Worked on Adobe Photoshop, Tex cad and Wilcom software. [b]Education [/b]: - Graduation in Textile Designing (Weaving) from Vanasthali Vidhyapeeth, Rajasthan 2002-2005 - Diploma in interior decoration from YWCA in 2001 (Duration 2 months) - Passed senior secondary examination with 74.5% from DAV PUBLIC SCHOOL Dayanand Vihar, Delhi in Textile designing in the year 2001-2002. [b]Subjects in textile designing were [/b]: - Textile science - Basics designs - Dyeing ‘n’ printing - Fine arts - English - Second Prize in fabric painting at inter Delhi school competition level held at Alchon Public School Delhi in 2001 [b]PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE [/b]: PINNACLE RETAIL March 2009 – Till Date Pinnacle retail deals with Indian domestic market in soft furnishings under the name of HOUSE THIS!.. HOUSE THIS! Is a brand which has multiple shop in shop counter in many M.B.O.s in various city throughout India like Bangalore, Chennai, Mumbai, Kolkata, Ghaziabad, Saket (Delhi) followed with E.B.O. which will be soon introduce within 6 months in Gurgaon. With Pinnacle I got the exposure for Domestic market as initial to this opportunity I had experience of International market only. Pinnacle Retail nt only work for its own brand but also work as STUDIO for other domestic brands such as Home center, AT Home, Spencer’s, Westside, Shopper’s Stop etc and so got exposure for such kind of big names as well. To increase its branding HOUSE THIS! Appears over a channel of STAR CJ, it is a home shopping channel where the customer could shop from home itself through phone or SMS. Fashion n you is a website where customer could shop through internet, is another medium of HOUSE THIS! To get closer to customers. As they have one more face for international market called Surya Exports which a parental company of pinnacle retail, so I served domestic as well as exports simultaneously.. Under the roof of Pinnacle retail and Surya Exports, I worked as a Product designer n Strategist. [b]Job Responsibilities(as PRODUCT DESIGNER) [/b]: - Handled domestic brands as I mentioned above with great success that includes Prints (Rotary and Flat bed), yarn dyes (dobbies, textures and jacquards) with further embellishments, product designing such as Bed linen, Table linen, Kitchen linen, Bath linen, Upholstery and floor coverings (floor rugs and bath mats). - Exploring new products like laundry bags, hand bags, Laptop covers, bathroom slippers, key rings etc etc. - Exploring and sourcing fabrics for sampling for the products according to the demand design, season, costing and comfortably. - Using techniques like cut and sew, embroideries, patch, appliqué, different styles of stitching etc. - Designing floor coverings according to the client’s prizing and table linen for Surya exports. - Documenting each and every products on collection page n individually also for product clarity and sampling/production feasibility. - Closely working with merchandiser’s for flawless results and on time shipments. [b]Job Responsibilities(as STRATEGIST) [/b]: - Do season planning with sales team for Autum winter n Spring summer 2010,11 for HOUSE THIS! - Research over national and international trends, colors and finally introduce fixed color pallet for every season. - Introduced Design buckets out of which we take 10 to 11 themes of every season and prepare mood boards for the same followed with collections under each theme. - Under Surya, Planning for Heimtextile fair, Frankford, Hong Kong textile fair etc. FREELANCE HOME TEXTILE DESIGNER Feb 2008 – March 2009 Working as a Freelancer & handling clients independently, dealing with designing of soft furnishings, starting from designing of fabrics, to styling of made-ups, to stand design and display. My work includes – bed linen, table linen, kitchen linen, floor coverings and accents like throws and cushions My Clients display the products on the following shows 1. Heim textile - 2007, 2008, 2009 2. Indian Handicrafts & Gifts Fair – 2008 and many more…. VAISHALI DESIGN STUDIO Feb 2007 – Jan 2008 Vaishali Design Studio, dealing with designing of soft furnishings, starting from designing of fabrics, to styling of made-ups, to stand design and display. The studio is capable of providing a complete design solution for a soft furnishing export house. The wide range of products that the studio designs; includes – bed linen, table linen, kitchen linen, floor coverings and accents like throws and cushions. [b]Job Responsibilities [/b]: - Working as a “Textile DESIGNER” in Vaishali Design Studio, Noida. - Creating and developing sketches and new designs as per the demand of domestic and International market. - Working on wide range of products includes – Bedlinen ; Table linen ; Kitchen linen ; Floor coverings & Accents like Cushions ; Throws & Curtains - Using textile techniques like Printing ; weaving & fabric ornamentation & provide actual scale artworks with complete details like reed/pick ; count construction; print technique ; embroidery tracings ; colour detailing etc. [b]- My activities start from the research till the final styling of the design. It include the following [/b]: [b]o Research [/b]: For starting of every project we need to hunt through relevant websites; International books; magazines & trends in the market to precipitate few concepts. [b]o Theme Board [/b]: Based on the brief from the client & our research; a theme board is developed which shows the colours; the ideas; the motifs & patterns; the accessories; type of fabrics; the ambience etc approximately. It helps in giving a preview to the client of the designs to be and helps the client to reflect on the concept & give his feedback so the relevance of the design is maintained. Once the story board is approved we freeze the Colour palette & the concept. [b]o Fabrics Design [/b]: Taking the theme board as the premises the fabrics are designed. All the fabrics are designed in actual scale & have the details of warp/weft; reed/pick; count/construction etc in case of wovens; actual print artwork with repeat in case of prints & tracings & embroidery details in case of surface ornamentations. [b]o Product Styling [/b]: The fabrics designs are then scaled down for the styling of the products. Scaled down version of all the made ups are provided which gives the client a very clear idea as to how the finished product would look even before venturing onto its execution. It helps in doing required changes at the artwork stage. These artworks could also be used for a presentation to the buyer & get their feed back before the sampling. Modi International Feb 2006 – August 2006 - Worked as an “EMBROIDERY DESIGNER” in Modi International, Faridabad. - Creating and developing sketches and new designs as per the demand of domestic and International market. - Undergone various training of embroidery software’s Wilcom. - Modi’s deals in schiffli and multi head embroideries and exports the same and also manufactures garments as well in the same interest. THE MAISON COMPANY May 2005 – Oct 2005 - Worked as a designer in TMC (The Maison Company), Okhla- II Maison are Manufacturers & exporters of home furnishing materials. - Creating and developing sketches and new designs as per the project requirement. - Develop designs for Christmas Themes for US clients. It includes developing Tree Skirts, Wine Bags, Cushions, Pot Holders, Key chains Tree hangings, Table linen & Magazine holders etc. WORKING EXPERIENCE AT GRADUATION LEVEL Vanasthali Vidhyapeeth, Tonk, Rajasthan, July 2002 - May 2005 - Vanasthali is one of the most reputative institute of India for textile designing. It is first institute, which was started for the upliftment of women and is working in the same direction for more than 40 years. It consists of more than 50 simple looms excluding about 3-4 dobby looms. [b]Articles on simple loom [/b]: - Daree in Plain weave - Rug in Tapestry Style - Gents Shirting in Plain weave combination with twill and rib weave. - Bed Sheet in plain and twill weave. - Curtain in mock lino weave combination with plain weave. - Towel in Huck-a-Back weave. - Saree in extra warp technique with plain weave and embroidery. - Muphlar and ladies suit with respective motif and plain weave etc. Worked on TEX CAD software - Designed gents shirts in plain, twill with diamond weave too – over 20 designs. - Furnishing over 15 designs in plain, diamond, mock lino and twill weave. - Articles in extra warp and extra weft with plain and twill combination over 5 design in each. - Gents suit and plain, twill weave combination with bed ford cord weave over 15 designs. WORKING EXPERIENCE AT SCHOOL LEVEL (Textile Designs) D.A.V Public School Dayanand Vihar Delhi 2000 – 2002 Articles in block printing technique - Table cloth - Embroided jeans - Cushion Covers - Saree Articles in bandhej technique - Dupatta - Ladies Kurta - Single Bed bedsheet Articles in screen printing technique - 3 BedSheets (Double Bed) - Towel set Articles in Batik Technique - 1 wall panel - Saree Articles in embroidery - Wall panel - Hand Bag HOBBIES - Creating different and innovative designs - Pot Decoration. - Interior decoration (Especially walls). - Dress Designing.[/QUOTE]
