Senior Industrial Designer specializing in travel accessories, soft goods, and licensed consumer products. Leads product development from concept through factory exit, with a focus on textile engineering, supplier development, and scalable multi-SKU programs. Experienced collaborating across design, procurement, marketing, licensing, and overseas manufacturing teams to deliver commercially viable products for global sports, travel, and outdoor brands, ensuring compliance-ready packaging and technical artwork for production.

Colette Caven

Senior Industrial Designer specializing in travel accessories, soft goods, and licensed consumer products. Leads product development from concept through factory exit, with a focus on textile engineering, supplier development, and scalable multi-SKU programs. Experienced collaborating across design, procurement, marketing, licensing, and overseas manufacturing teams to deliver commercially viable products for global sports, travel, and outdoor brands, ensuring compliance-ready packaging and technical artwork for production.

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Senior Industrial Designer specializing in travel accessories, soft goods, and licensed consumer products. Leads product development from concept through factory exit, with a focus on textile engineering, supplier development, and scalable multi-SKU programs.

Experienced collaborating across design, procurement, marketing, licensing, and overseas manufacturing teams to deliver commercially viable products for global sports, travel, and outdoor brands, ensuring compliance-ready packaging and technical artwork for production.

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Work Experience

Licensed Product Program Lead (Travel Accessories) at British & Irish Lions™ x Trtl
January 1, 2025 - Present
Delivered an official licensed travel accessory range for the 2025 Lions Tour, covering technical development and production management. Built a 3-tier SKU architecture targeting core, heritage, and premium segments. Coordinated concurrent approvals between licensing bodies, stakeholders, and cultural advisory groups. Managed textile colour calibration across bamboo, mesh, and Taslon materials, integrated anti-counterfeit hologram systems into retail packaging, and ensured a production-ready collection without approval-stage revisions. Oversaw production of 9,000 units across three SKUs with estimated retail value of £315,000–£450,000.
Product Design Lead at Trtl
January 1, 2022 - Present
Led end-to-end design and development across Trtl travel accessory categories, managing products from concept through production and retail launch. Directed product concept and design strategy, guided seasonal product roadmaps, and coordinated supplier communication across overseas factories. Owned BOM development and cost targets, directed packaging systems, and managed licensing compliance considerations. Coordinated sampling through factory exit and worked closely with procurement, marketing, and external stakeholders to deliver production-ready seasonal collections.

Education

Bachelor of Arts Design at Glasgow School of Art
August 26, 2004 - June 16, 2006

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Industry Experience

Consumer Goods, Manufacturing, Retail, Travel & Hospitality