Ch. 2 Textile product development and design

Fashion Director Determining the trends, colors, themes, and textures Communicate with textile designers, production manager and customers. Often work with trend-forecasting firm to determine trend possibilities in color, form, theme, and fabric

Textile designer 紡織品設計師 Create the designs for fabrics computer-aided design (Lectra U4IA; p.27)  U4ia is a software program to develop textile design solutions, including prints, production, knits, or woven Creative, business-oriented, and technically savvy ( 懂，知曉 )

Textile stylist / textile colorist Stylist 重新造型師 - Modifies 修改 existing textile goods, altering patterns or prints that have been successful on the retail floor to turn them into fresh products. Colorist 著色者 – chooses the color combination used in each textile design

Responsibilities for textile designer, stylist, and colorist p Interact 互相作用 with customer Collaborate 合作 with marketing, buying and technical staffs Understand how textiles will be used Research for idea, inspiration 靈感, from antique 古老的 to children storybook Working with budget 預算 Stay on top of new design and production process Attending trade 貿易 and fashion show

Textile technician 技術人員, 技師 The smooth running of the equipment 裝備 used in textile production to maximize 使增 加至最大限度 production Maintenance 維持, 保持 of equipment Checking performance level 表現的品質 Carrying out regular 固定的 checks on production

Textile Engineer 工程師, 技師 p.29 Textiles with technology 技術 to create new products Ex. wrinkle-free (special coating onto the fabric) Ex. Resist stains Ex. Fabric change color with body temperature 溫度 changes (in hospital)

Resource room director/Reference librarian p.30 Large companies have textile samples, reference books, magazines, Internet resources, print and pattern images, and possible actual garments from companies’ or competitors’ fabric Resource room director oversees the procurement, organization, and removal or replacement of there materials. Reference librarian responsible for managing the inventory of books and resources and for procuring new ones.

Company – textile designer and product developers Cotton Incorporated The Woolmark company Fur council of Canada North American Fur and Fashion Exposition Mohair council Cone Denim Du Pont