joanna kennerley

freelance textile and surface pattern designer

About

I am a freelance Textile and surface pattern Designer with extensive experience designing Adult, Children, Nursery and Celebrity retail bedding.I also design surface pattern designs for Greeting cards and fashion.

Country

germany

City

munich

Industry

design

Skill

Experience

textile designer

claremont fabrics

2005-2 - 2005-8 · 7 mos

Designed curtains and upholstery repeats for retail and contract collections.

designer

christy towels

2004-8 - 2005-2 · 7 mos

Created CAD artwork for bed linen and towel collections.

designer

hallmark cards

2006-1 - 2007-1 · 1 yr 1 mo

Designing artwork for greetings cards, gift bags and wrapping paper and applying hand crafted details. Design collections sold in John Lewis, BHS and Birthdays

textile designer

shop direct

2007-6 - 2011-2 · 3 yrs 9 mos

* Trend Analysis: Attended trade shows and European city visits to research and gain inspiration for future projects. Searching for interesting graphics, shop fronts, prints, embroidery techniques and colour schemes to inspire unique and individual project handwriting. * Fabric Design: Created CAD artworks, specified pantones and techniques for embellished and printed designs. * Far East Development Trips: Product developing and working alongside buyers to create bedding ranges.Evaluating the designed products and when necessary altering designs and colour ways.

freelance textile and surface pattern designer

joanna kennerley designs

2011-2 - Present · 15 yrs 8 mos

Currently developing Bed linen collections for overseas suppliers who manufacture for the UK market. Working on a freelance basis designing embellishments and inspirational, fresh design concepts for the home.