Description
Leather goods designers are in charge of the creative process of leather goods. They perform fashion trends analysis, accompany market researches and forecast needs, plan and develop collections, create concepts and build the collection lines. They additionally conduct the sampling, create prototypes or samples for presentation and promote concepts and collections. During the collection development, they define the mood and the concept board, the colour palettes, the materials and produce drawings and sketches. Leather goods designers identify the range of materials and components and define the design specifications. They collaborate with the technical team.
EssentialOptional
Theoretical Knowledge
leather goods qualityleather goods componentsleather goods materialsfootwear and leather goods marketing planningleather goods manufacturing processesergonomics in footwear and leather goods designfootwear creation processdesign managementCAD for footwearCAD softwaremanual cutting processes for leather
Practical Skills
use communication techniquesuse IT toolscommunicate commercial and technical issues in foreign languagesimplement footwear marketing plandevelop footwear and leather goods marketing planscreate mood boardssketch leather goodsapply development process to footwear designapply fashion trends to footwear and leather goodsinnovate in footwear and leather goods industrydevelop leather goods collectionmake technical drawings of fashion piecesuse CAD for solescreate 3D CAD footwear prototypesuse CAD softwarereduce environmental impact of footwear manufacturingperform ideation activities