leather goods designer

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.

Alternative Labels

fashion leather goods designer

leather goods CAD designer

leather goods creator

leather goods designer

leather goods designer & developer

leather goods designer and developer

leather goods drafter

leather goods drawer

leather goods fashion designer

leatherware designer

leatherware drafter

Regulatory Aspect

To see if and how this occupation is regulated in EU Member States, EEA countries or Switzerland please consult the Regulated Professions Database of the Commission. Regulated Professions Database:

http://ec.europa.eu/growth/single-market/services/free-movement-professionals/qualifications-recognition_en

Skills & Competences

Essential Skills and Competences

apply development process to footwear design apply fashion trends to footwear and leather goods communicate commercial and technical issues in foreign languages create mood boards develop footwear and leather goods marketing plans develop leather goods collection implement footwear marketing plan innovate in footwear and leather goods industry sketch leather goods use IT tools use communication techniques

Essential Knowledge

ergonomics in footwear and leather goods design footwear and leather goods marketing planning footwear creation process leather goods components leather goods manufacturing processes leather goods materials leather goods quality

Optional Skills and Competences

create 3D CAD footwear prototypes make technical drawings of fashion pieces reduce environmental impact of footwear manufacturing use CAD for soles use CAD software

Optional Knowledge

CAD for footwear CAD software manual cutting processes for leather

Concept URI

Concept Uri

http://data.europa.eu/esco/occupation/a142a645-6e9e-4d86-accd-9816df857c90

Status

released

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