Franziska Kesse

I am a dedicated Senior Textile and Knitwear Designer specializing in beautiful sustainable products. For more than 6 years I am working for the sustainable and ethical fashion industry as a printed textile designer and knitwear designer. • bespoke textile and surface pattern design • knitwear design • original artwork and collection development • creating collection concepts • sustainable design strategies and consulting • color and trend concepts

- Designing and developing prints for womenswear collection - Managing a team of external graphic designers - Responsible for knitwear collection of womenswear department

- Designing and developing prints for womenswear collection - Managing a team of external graphic designers - Responsible for knitwear collection of womenswear department

- Designing prints for womenswear collection - Trend research - Preparing prints for production - Fittings & design meetings - Colour- & mood-boards - Technical drawing - Sourcing fabrics, trim and colours - Swatch, accessories, lab dip approval - Daily correspondence with our suppliers and factories to manage the design and development of the products - Precise colour matching with lab dips for prints and artworks - Creating colourways - Technical development, technical style description

Design-Assistant in knitwear department and womenswear department -pattern making -sewing proto styles -fittings -embroidery design, development & placement -sales book

--- design (womenswear) after guidlines, producing sample pieces for production, producing small production series, pattern cutting, technical drawing, silk screen printing, artworks, prints, accessories, assistance showroom

Print Design, Artworks, Layout, Digital Illustration, Typography, Presentation

Design (Jewellery and Accessories), Goldsmithing

Design ( Womenswear, Menswear, Knitwear, Prints), Illustration, Pattern Cutting