Manager Design

SALLY COREY

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HOME FURNISHINGS TEXTILES PROFESSIONAL

HIGHLIGHTED ACCOMPLISHMENTS

. Owned and managed internet business offering original needlepoint rug,

decorative pillow designs, etc.

. Introduced innovative pieced fashion bedding and quilt embellishment

techniques and fabric constructions as Design Director for Future

Textiles.

. Created original combinations of heat transfer prints and new textured

grounds, offering JCPenney unique product at their Good, Better and Best

levels as Crown Crafts Styling Manager.

. Developed fashion bedding ensembles for Sanderson licensed collection

resulting in 19% sales increase for WestPoint Stevens; Originated and

implemented luxury product line introductions to Sanderson line.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Sally Corey Designs, www.NeedlepointDesigningWoman.com

2007 to present

Owner and Designer

Created website to market original needlepoint designs, specializing in

traditional motifs for antique furniture enhancement and restoration, and

updated classic and contemporary designs for decorative pillows and rugs.

Sunham Home Fashions, New York, NY, China-based Importer of fashion bedding

2006 to 2007

Design Manager for Wal-Mart Account

. Developed trend-based bed fashion collections as Sunham's first design

manager solely dedicated to their Wal-Mart account; collections include

pieced quilts, satin machine quilts, dec pillows, throws and window

fashions.

. Managed development of designs selected by WM for sample product

development review in Sunham's Shanghai office, as well as follow-up

development for Vision review in Bentonville.

. Supervised Wal-Mart dedicated product development team in Sunham's

Shanghai office.

Future Textiles, Jamesburg, NJ, China-based Importer of basic and fashion

bedding 2004 to 2006

Design Director

. Initiated fashion bedding collections for previously basic bedding-only

supplier.

. Designed coordinating print and jacquard bed ensembles from concept to

final product working in Illustrator and Photoshop, including pieced and

quilted fashion bedding.

. Traveled to Shanghai, Hangzhou, and Guangzhou to develop product, source

fabrics and attend fairs.

Victoria Classics, New York, NY, Importer of bedding, bath, rug, table top

and window fashions 2000 to 2002

Designer

. CAD-designed woven, embroidered and printed designs for bed, bath, table,

rug and window fashions, working in Photoshop and Illustrator.

. Managed product development with outsourced design studios.

Shamash and Sons, New York, NY, Converter of apparel and over-the-counter

cotton prints 1998 to 2000

Design Director, OTC Prints

. Designed extensive line of prints encompassing a wide range of novelty,

seasonal, holiday, apparel and home decorative themes.

. Worked with customers to develop custom pattern groups to specification.

. Sourced and developed new licensed print concepts for customer review.

. Created spreadsheet to track each pattern from line introduction through

approved strikeoff.

. Attended International Quilt Market.

Crown Crafts, New York, NY, Converter of fashion, infant and woven bedding

and accessories 1997 to1998

Styling Manager for Crown Crafts' JCPenney Bed Fashions Business

. Sourced and developed new textured ground cloth constructions; Sampled

heat transfer patterns and printed them on new grounds, creating unique

product concepts; Introduced these along with converter prints and

weaves, as well as original art for pigment prints, at Better and Best

concept review meetings in Plano; Developed artwork for STI concept

reviews.

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. Followed up presentations with development of concepts selected for

further review, including sheet prints and accessories.

. Supervised all phases of each placed pattern's machine production, from

engraving order through screen proof and machine strikeoff to photo

sample fabrication.

WestPoint Stevens, New York, NY, Manufacturer of home textiles

1995 to1997

Design Manager, Licenses

. Managed product development for Arthur Sanderson & Son,Ltd. licensed

bedding and window fashion ensembles, beginning with identification of

best market candidates from Sanderson's decorative range prints and

weaves through styling of showroom samples' fabrication.

. Designed coordinating sheet and accessory patterns, including CAD-

developed woven-look prints, as well as jacquard weaves; Styled window

and shower curtain fabrications; Specified and developed woven trims;

Supervised pigment and vat print strikeoffs in the U.S. and Italy.

. Attended international home furnishings expositions; Shopped London and

Paris home furnishings resources for print, weave and color trends.

Revman Industries, New York, NY, Converter of designer-licensed, studio and

corporate ensembles for bed, window and bath. Licensees included Laura

Ashley, Di Lewis, Echo, Katja, Marimekko, Natori, Jena Hall, Mario Buatta

and Osborne & Little

1988 to1995

Senior Stylist

. Responsible for Laura Ashley license, also developed product from artwork

to fabrication for other licensed, studio and private label patterns,

including coordinating printed towels, wallpaper borders and patchwork

quilts.

. Supervised strikeoffs; Reviewed design collections for purchase;

Presented and previewed market collections.

Covington Fabrics, New York, NY, Converter and exporter of decorative

prints and weaves 1987 to1988

Production Manager

. Prepared new artwork for engraving and created colorways for strikeoffs.

. Custom colored designs and managed preliminary hand strikes for special

orders.

. Reviewed designer collections for purchase and line development; Attended

furniture markets.

Concord Fabrics, New York, NY, Converter of printed fabrics for apparel,

OTC and home dec 1985 to 1987

Designer

. Designed and colored wholesale open-line and retail collections.

. Consulted with customers to develop custom designs and colorations.

. Prepared artwork for mill engraving and production review.

Rosecore Carpet, New York, NY, Carpeting, area rugs, fabrics and wall

coverings to-the-trade 1981 to 1985

Design Director

. Designed in-house line of Wilton and Axminster carpets, hand-made

Portuguese, Chinese and Indian rugs.

. Supervised art department's custom design and coloring services.

. Developed fabric and wall covering designs for handprints division.

CONSULTING

Britannica Home Fashions, New York, NY, Importer of pieced and quilted bed

fashions 2002 to 2004

Consultant: Designed quilt patterns for Spring and Christmas markets,

including accessory products; Sourced coordinating fabrics for all

designs; Designed in Adobe Illustrator and Photoshop and prepared all specs

sent to factory for fabrication of samples.

Zheng Zhang USA, New York, NY, Manufacturer of pieced and quilted bedding

and accessories 2002 to 2004

Consultant: Designed quilt patterns placed at JCPenney, Bed, Bath and

Beyond, Kohl's, QVC and other retailers; designed in Adobe Illustrator and

Photoshop; Sourced new cloth constructions and embellishments, including

silk ribbon hand embroidery, machine embroideries and chenilles, in New

York and Shanghai; Developed vast range of quilted bed coverings and

coordinating product, for Spring, Fall and Holiday markets, including

juvenile/youth patterns and Christmas accessories; Provided factory with

CAD artwork as well as thorough piecing, quilting, and embellishment

instructions for completion of all prototypes and samples.

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TEACHING

Fashion Institute of Technology, New York, NY

2001 to 2003

Adjunct Professor, Fabric Styling Division, Textile/Surface Design

Department:

. Assigned and supervised projects for course in Home Fashion Design,

emphasizing the practical application of creative thinking and problem-

solving in the following areas: the Master Bedroom and Bath ensemble,

Licensed Juvenile Bedding ensemble, Infant Bedding ensemble, and Living

Room/Dining Room coordinates.

. Assigned and supervised projects for course in Fabric Styling II,

emphasizing the practical application of creative thinking and problem-

solving in the following areas: Activewear Women's Lingerie Prints,

Tabletop/Dinnerware, and Casual Sportswear.

ADDITIONAL EXPERIENCE

Author and Teacher of art needlework. Publications include:

. Japanese Designs for Needlepoint, a Literary Guild feature (William

Morrow, New York)

. Weaving Designs for Needlepoint, a Book-of-the-Month Club alternate

(William Morrow, New York)

EDUCATION

Fine Arts major, Queens College, CUNY, Flushing, New York

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