Textile & Carpet Design Professional: Vijay Kumar
Resume:
TEXTILE & CARPET
D ESIGNER
VIJAY
KUMAR
P R O F ILE
Created visual contents in both
woven and printed form.
Experience in textile industry,
fashion retail industry,
carpet industry, hospitality interior
& events designs,
product packaging.
S KILLS
P R O FESSIO NAL
Textile Design
Rug Design
Carpet Design
Graphic Design
Photography
Art & Illustration
EDU C A TION
M F A Fine Arts
UNIVERSITY OF MYSORE
2004 - 2006
B F A Fine Arts
UNIVERSITY OF MYSORE
1999 - 2004
E-M AIL
PHONE
ADDRESS
*********@*****.***
9 7 4 2 7 7 4 7 4 4
BANGALORE. INDIA
EXPE RIENCE
DESIGN HEAD
KSS Syntex Pvt Ltd (SAUNDH). Surat 15/12/2023 - continue Role & Responsibilities
Interpreting design briefs and conceptualising textile patterns, prints, and textures that align with current market trends and brand identity. Creating mood boards, colour palettes, and design sketches to communicate and refine design concepts.
Developing detailed and production-ready textile patterns suitable for various materials and printing techniques.
Selecting appropriate materials and colours that enhance the visual appeal and functionality of the textiles.
Integrating market insights into design concepts to create products that resonate with the target audience.
Converse with overseas mills and vendors on a daily basis to give directions on new developments, keep track of existing developments and make sure all are in house on time
Developed specification sheets, created color combinations using company fabric color standards and pantones, and delivered information to overseas mills and vendors
Advised color and layout comments on strike-offs to overseas print mills and vendors
Reviewed sample strike offs and bulk fabrics and provided comments to mills and vendors
Attended trend forecasting shows and researched upcoming trends that would be appropriate for our line and customers
Organized and maintained fabric archives
TEXTILE D E SIGNER
S e n ior C r e a tive Designer
G M Fabrics Pvt Ltd. Mumbai 01/2022 - 11/2023
Created concepts on mood board themes and international trends. Developed designs based on mood board for curtains, upholstery, embroidery and sheers.
Recognized fabric constructions to translate the designs into product. Forecast for upcoming seasons and developed color combinations based on current market trends.
Group designs / constructions to form a collection. Plan product styling, photo shoot and catalog presentation.
Upkeeps showroom with new products and unique presentation as new collections get launched.
Coordinated with the weaving technical team regarding the fabric quality and constructions.
Understand and execute the Buyer requirements as well. Manage & give directions to the Team.
A ssistan t P r o f essor
JD Institute of Fashion Technology. Bangalore 06/2020 - 12/2021 Teaching Fashion illustration, Fashion sketching, Fashion forecasting, Portfolio development for fashion design project.
Fashion photography, Fashion styling, Fashion buying & sourcing, Visual merchandising, Computer applications in fashion industry- Pattern making.
SKILLS
TECHNIC A L
Photoshop
Illustrator
NedGraphics
CorelDRAW
AVA
Textronics
Autodesk Revit
AutoCAD
PORTFO LIO
www.behance.net/vijaykumarmt
www.linkedin.com/in/vijaykumarmt/
forecast for Proposte, Heimtextil, London Textile & Texworld fairs. Role & Responsibilities
Role & Responsibilities
INTE R E S T S
Travelling
History of art
Music
Movies
EXPERIE NCE C ONT INUED
TEXTILE D E SIGNER
EXPERIE NCE C ONT INUED
S e n ior Concept Designer
Landmark Group (Homecentre). Bangalore 04/2016 - 05/2020 Conceptualized the moods board themes and color palettes, Motifs. Hand painting elements & building prints and placements from them. Reworked print hangers & vintage artworks and creating workable repeats and colorways.
Adapted artworks for different printing methods and end uses including mugs, cushions, bedding, kitchen accessories.
Caddying print designs into home textiles, tabletop & décor shapes. Prepared designs and colorways (in color separating), ready to send out to and liaising with, suppliers/factories.
print overview pages, strike off comments and trim comments. Assisted the womenswear specific print team with general requests and admin support when required.
E xcellent Designed
https://www.homecentre.in/in/en/catalogue
My Home Catalogues - 2016-17
Art on A Plate - 2016-17
My Colourful Kitchen - 2018-19
R E F E R E NCES
M r. Bishavanat
HR Head
KSS Syntex -Surat
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M r. Siddhar t
HR Head
G M fabrics, Mumbai
*********@*********.***
M r. R ajendr a Prasadh
Principal
J D Institute, Bangalore
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M r. Munish J a
Design Manager
Landmark Group, Bangalore
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M r. Dinesh K amitk a r
Design Manager
Brintons, Pune
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Textile Designe r
Govardhan Overseas Pvt. Ltd. Bangalore 09/2012 - 03/2016 Created the apparel and fabric designs for fashion and interior decorating purposes.
Produced designs for clothes and clothing accessories, indoor and outdoor furniture, curtains, pillows and cushions and other decorative furnishings.
Role & Responsibilities
Role & Responsibilities
C ARP E T & R UG D ESIGNE R
EXPERIE NCE
CORPORATE
IDENTITY
Design S tudio Executive
Tai Ping Carpets . Gurgaon 12/2011 - 08/2012
Usually worked in-house & custom made in carpet (Commercial, entertainment & hospitality), creating two dimensional designs that can be produced in a repeating pattern.
Mostly worked are created using computer with 'NedGraphic' software. These are much quicker and more accurate than hand-drawing techniques and can be transferred to computer aided machinery
(AXM / CAM) for production.
Suggested them for the best installation method to lower down the wastage of carpet in actual productions.
Experimented with color and yarn combinations such as 100% Wool, 80% Wool 20% Nylon, and 100% Poly propylene and 100% Nylon and develop new design concepts.
Direct & coordinated the strike-off samples with kibby machine, size will be 18" x 18" which all colors have to be shown in the sample. Presented design and color for customer’s approval and discuss on design and colors.
Proposed superimposed into layout plan base on customer requirement. Coordinated the final design upon approval from customers ready for production runs.
Participated in new product development by market research, studying the potential customer needs for new ranges of carpet designs. E xcellent Designed Projects
Taj Vivanta Yeshwantpur & Whitefield - Bangalore
Sheraton Hotels Resorts - Bangalore
The Zuri White Sands Goa Resort & Casino - GOA
Role & Responsibilities
Carpet Designer
Brintons carpets asia pvt ltd. Pune 01/2007 - 11/2011 Developed luxury carpets and rugs for American, European, Australian, Gulf, Arab country’s Residential,Commercial, Hospitality floor coverings, Interiors markets,Yacht &Aircraft.
Working in studio’s with the factory in India.
Formulated initial concepts informed by research, produced artwork, developed weave structures and created color ways.
Worked extensively with the sales staff and their client’s interior designers and end users in the development and execution of custom designs, or selection of existing rugs, according to the clients’specifications, attentive to clients’ needs and wishes, my input helped generate sales. FFP (flooded floor plan reading in AUTOCAD) with planning architects & estimation team. Designed for broadlooms, corridors area rugs and staircases. Designed for different carpet categories: Axminster, CYP, Wilton, Tibetan,Hand-tufted and chromo- jet printed carpets.
Resizing & Redrafting designs in computer generated NedGraphics (texcelle) software and hand-painted renderings in scale & quality vise. Variety of designs: Traditional to Contemporarysimple ideas to extremely intricate patterns. Created presentation boards by (NedGraphics 3D mapping). Project Management
Worked with sales team in converting design solution into orders, Worked in close relationship with interior designers & architects through creating innovative solution from the earliest design phase until installation,
Provided design layout to scale in architectural rendering for flooded floor plan & managing follow the production.
E xcellent Designed Projects
Marriott Hospitality - { Domestic & International Hotels } Atlantis Palm Hotels & Resorts Dubai - 2007
Hyatt Hotels Corporation - { Hotels & Resorts }
JW Marriott - { LosAngeles L.A. Live }
Indira Gandhi International Airport - New Delhi - 2010 Role & Responsibilities
EXPERIE NCE C ONT INUED
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