Product and garment designers

Da TecnoLogica.

Categoria di professioni codicizzate con il numero 2163 da ISCO-08.

Descrizione

Product and garment designers design and develop products for manufacture and prepare designs and specifications of products for mass, batch and one-off production.
Tasks include:

1. determining the objectives and constraints of the design brief by consulting with clients and stakeholders;
2. formulating design concepts for clothing, textiles, industrial, commercial and consumer products, and jewellery;
3. harmonizing aesthetic considerations with technical, functional, ecological and production requirements;
4. preparing sketches, diagrams, illustrations, plans, samples and models to communicate design concepts;
5. negotiating design solutions with clients, management, and sales and manufacturing staff;
6. selecting, specifying and recommending functional and aesthetic materials, production methods and finishes for manufacture;
7. detailing and documenting the selected design for production;
8. preparing and commissioning prototypes and samples;
9. supervising the preparation of patterns, programs and tooling, and the manufacturing process.

Examples of the occupations classified here:

• Costume designer
• Fashion designer
• Industrial designer
• Jewellery designer

Some related occupations classified elsewhere:

• Engine designer - 2144
• Building architect - 2161
• Landscape architect - 2162
• Interior designer - 3432

Voci correlate

• ISCO-08
• Architects, planners, surveyors and designers
• Unità professionale