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I am a creative textile designer with 14 years of experience developing trend-forward surface designs the home and apparel. I enjoy transforming market insights, consumer behavior, and emerging trends into original, brand-right artwork that supports successful product assortments. I am self-directed, strategic, and collaborative, with experience guiding projects from trend research and concept development through production.…I am a creative textile designer with 14 years of experience developing trend-forward surface designs the home and apparel. I enjoy transforming market insights, consumer behavior, and emerging trends into original, brand-right artwork that supports successful product assortments. I am self-directed, strategic, and collaborative, with experience guiding projects from trend research and concept development through production.

Emily Salgado

Textile Designer, Designer, Graphic Designer, +2

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I am a creative textile designer with 14 years of experience developing trend-forward surface designs the home and apparel. I enjoy transforming market insights, consumer behavior, and emerging trends into original, brand-right artwork that supports successful product assortments. I am self-directed, strategic, and collaborative, with experience guiding projects from trend research and concept development through production.…I am a creative textile designer with 14 years of experience developing trend-forward surface designs the home and apparel. I enjoy transforming market insights, consumer behavior, and emerging trends into original, brand-right artwork that supports successful product assortments. I am self-directed, strategic, and collaborative, with experience guiding projects from trend research and concept development through production.

Available to hire

I am a creative textile designer with 14 years of experience developing trend-forward surface designs the home and apparel. I enjoy transforming market insights, consumer behavior, and emerging trends into original, brand-right artwork that supports successful product assortments.

I am self-directed, strategic, and collaborative, with experience guiding projects from trend research and concept development through production.

Skills

Surface Pattern Design

Experience Level

Expert

Expert

Expert

Expert

Surface Pattern Design

Expert

Expert

Expert

Expert

Expert

Work Experience

Designer at The Home Depot

June 1, 2018 - Present

Designer on the Trend and Design team creating surface designs for private brands across holiday, textile, and soft flooring categories. Responsible for the trend-to-product lifecycle, using sales reports, consumer insights, and social listening tools to develop brand-right product designs. Creates seasonal style guides, consults merchant teams on market trends, collaborates with cross-functional teams and external partners, and delivers artwork in alignment with brand goals, legal requirements, product calendars, and assortment objectives.

Senior Designer at Loloi Rugs

June 1, 2012 - May 1, 2018

Designed patterns and placement graphics for rugs, doormats, and pillows for a wholesale textile brand. Created original, production-ready artwork; collaborated with licensed illustrators; recreated artwork files as needed; and presented trend research, seasonal color palettes, and print and pattern trend boards. Managed product design for Ellen DeGeneres-branded rug, pillow, and throw programs, collaborating with the branding team from concept through production.

Design Intern at Working Class Studio

January 1, 2011 - December 31, 2011

Created surface designs for home goods applications.

Design Intern at Classic Coup Company

January 1, 2010 - December 31, 2010

Designed graphics for a line of shirts based on classic literature.