Midweight Textile Designer s Finest Luxury Textiles & Fabrics

Position: Midweight Textile Designer - World's Finest Luxury Textiles & Fabrics
If you’re a creative textile designer with a love of weave, this is an outstanding opportunity to take ownership of the fabrics side of an internationally recognised luxury brand’s design studio. Perhaps you’re in a larger studio where you only get to contribute to one part of the process. You’ve got more ideas than you’re able to use, and you’re ready for real ownership, creative freedom and the chance to make a visible impact.

Let’s take you back to 1992… A Story Woven in Discovery Born in South Africa with an adventurous spirit and a passion for discovery, our founder Bernie de Le Cuona set out to find the world’s finest natural fibres and artisans. The result was de Le Cuona : linens unlike anything seen before, wonderfully soft, beautifully textured and enriched by a colour palette inspired by Africa’s landscapes.

We’re now looking for a talented Midweight Textile Designer to join our Windsor studio and help shape the next chapter of our woven fabric collections.

The Role at a Glance Midweight Textile Designer Competitive Salary  Bonus  Excellent Benefits Windsor, Berkshire | Fully Office-Based | Parking Available | Direct Rail Links from Richmond, Putney & London Waterloo Full Time – Permanent | Monday to Friday, 9am–6pm Reporting to:
Design Manager Sector:
Luxury Interiors | Premium Textiles | Woven Fabric Design Your Background /

Skills:

Woven Textile Design, Weave Structures, Fabric Development, Furnishing Fabrics, Collection Development, Yarns & Natural Fibres, Colour & Texture, Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator, CAD, Mill Collaboration. Product / Service:
Award-winning luxury textiles and accessories, responsibly crafted from the world’s finest natural fibres, including flax, wool, silk, hemp, cashmere and alpaca, plus a bespoke interior tailoring service. Pedigree:
Pure, Best Plains collection, Homes & Gardens, 2021 Bernie de Le Cuona named one of the 50 Most Influential People in British Luxury, 2020 Showstopper Award, World of Interiors, 2020 Fabric of The Year, Elle Decoration Russia, 2019 Art of Design, VERANDA, 2010 Your Role in the Story Our studio is small, close-knit and full of ideas. It’s three of us: our Design Manager, an accessories designer, and you.

Just as our accessories designer owns accessories, you’ll take ownership of fabric development and run with it, freeing our Design Manager to focus on management, strategy and planning. Weave sits at the heart of what we do. You’ll take fabrics from first inspiration through to sampling, production and launch, experimenting with structure, yarn, colour and texture, and working closely with specialist mills and artisans to bring your ideas to life.

Our look is distinctive and quietly confident, so you’ll channel your creativity into the de Le Cuona aesthetic, pushing boundaries while staying true to who we are. With two collection launches a year, plus bespoke projects and exclusive collaborations with other luxury brands, there’s plenty of variety. If you want to get involved in sourcing, supplier meetings or presenting collections to our sales team, the opportunity is there.

What success looks like:
• Design original woven fabrics, exploring structures, yarns, colours, textures and finishes.
• Manage fabric development from concept and sampling through to production and launch.
• Provide creative and technical direction to mills, suppliers and artisans.
• Oversee timelines, specifications, deliveries and documentation, including SAP and launch trackers.
• Research trends, innovations and range opportunities through archives and trade shows.
• Source innovative yarns, fabrics and materials.
• Present concepts using Photoshop, Illustrator and CAD.
• Support Marketing with launches, photoshoots and special projects.…