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Experienced textile and print designer with 20+ years across commercial print and weave textiles. Director/Senior Designer background providing strategic creative direction and innovative design solutions for textile mills, retail, and community/government sectors. Known for strong project management, problem solving, and delivering on time, on-brief and on-budget. Extensive in-house leadership experience, including Master Weaver and Design Manager roles with Sheridan Australia and collaborations with mills internationally, ensuring technical quality from concept through production.…Experienced textile and print designer with 20+ years across commercial print and weave textiles. Director/Senior Designer background providing strategic creative direction and innovative design solutions for textile mills, retail, and community/government sectors. Known for strong project management, problem solving, and delivering on time, on-brief and on-budget. Extensive in-house leadership experience, including Master Weaver and Design Manager roles with Sheridan Australia and collaborations with mills internationally, ensuring technical quality from concept through production.

Tatiana Wans

Textile Designer, Graphic Designer, Designer, +3

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Experienced textile and print designer with 20+ years across commercial print and weave textiles. Director/Senior Designer background providing strategic creative direction and innovative design solutions for textile mills, retail, and community/government sectors. Known for strong project management, problem solving, and delivering on time, on-brief and on-budget. Extensive in-house leadership experience, including Master Weaver and Design Manager roles with Sheridan Australia and collaborations with mills internationally, ensuring technical quality from concept through production.…Experienced textile and print designer with 20+ years across commercial print and weave textiles. Director/Senior Designer background providing strategic creative direction and innovative design solutions for textile mills, retail, and community/government sectors. Known for strong project management, problem solving, and delivering on time, on-brief and on-budget. Extensive in-house leadership experience, including Master Weaver and Design Manager roles with Sheridan Australia and collaborations with mills internationally, ensuring technical quality from concept through production.

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Experienced textile and print designer with 20+ years across commercial print and weave textiles. Director/Senior Designer background providing strategic creative direction and innovative design solutions for textile mills, retail, and community/government sectors.

Known for strong project management, problem solving, and delivering on time, on-brief and on-budget. Extensive in-house leadership experience, including Master Weaver and Design Manager roles with Sheridan Australia and collaborations with mills internationally, ensuring technical quality from concept through production.

Skills

Surface Pattern Design

Experience Level

Surface Pattern Design

Expert

Expert

Expert

Expert

Expert

Expert

Expert

Expert

Intermediate

Language

English

Fluent

Spanish; Castilian

Advanced

Work Experience

Senior Designer at Harvist Road Creative Design

September 1, 2020 - Present

Provide design solutions to meet client briefs; consistently work to corporate identity specifications for print and digital artwork; support clients including City of Newcastle - Waste Services, GYDE (formerly City Plan), and Raine & Horne Commercial Real Estate.

Designer (Summer 2020 Lookbook) at Monte&Lou

December 1, 2019 - January 31, 2020

Designed the Summer 2020 lookbook and created fashion illustrations to represent the range; recoloured prints in line with the project brief.

Textile/Print Designer at Mittal Australia

October 1, 2016 - December 31, 2016

Produced original print designs for soft furnishings showcased at Heimtextil; researched and set seasonal trend and colour palettes; collaborated with mills to achieve best results; prepared technical specification packets for production.

Director/Senior Designer at Tatiana Wans Studio

September 1, 2016 - Present

Providing strategic creative advice, innovative design and marketing materials for textile mills, retail, small business, government and not-for-profit sectors.

Senior Designer at Tatiana Wans Studio

September 1, 2016 - Present

Mittal Australia/Oct 16-Dec 16/Clayton VIC -Produce original print designs for soft furnishings to be showcased at Heimtextil: International Trade Fair -Research and set seasonal color palettes and trend direction -Manage Deadlines and work flow for textile designers -Prepare the technical spec packets for production -Liase with mill for production Monte&Lou/Dec 19-Jan 20/Brookvale NSW -Design and populate Summer 2020 Lookbook -Create fashion illustrations to represent range -Recolour prints as per brief provided

Design Manager Print and weave at Pacific Brands: Sheridan Division

November 1, 2009 - May 1, 2016

-Design original print and weave designs in repeat across multiple brands -Establish concise colour palettes for designs/products -Collaborate with artists and mills to achieve best outcome for products -Prepare the technical spec kits for mill production -Liaise with mills regarding technical production for both print and weave -Review and approve samples, handlooms and lab dips -Travel to weave and print mills to seek new innovations and approve yardages -Manage workflow to successfully meet deadlines in line with the business calendar -Implemented work-flow and job tracking system -Maintain and allocate design budget -Manage in-house and freelance textile designers

Design Manager at Pacific Brands: Sheridan Australia

October 1, 2006 - May 31, 2016

Designed original print and weave designs (repeat and placement) across multiple categories and brands; prepared technical spec kits for mill production; liaised with print/weave mills in India, China and Portugal; traveled to mills to seek innovations and approve yardages; reviewed and approved samples, handlooms and lab dips; established, collaborated with and managed an in-house and freelance design team.