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Design leader with 10+ years heading swimwear design and development at Bond-Eye Australia, driving seasonal collections from concept through pre-production. Instrumental in establishing bond-eye’s vintage tubular fabric division and contributing to internationally successful brand development, including Sea Level. Experienced across swimwear and broader apparel/homewares, with a strong track record in print repeats, colourways, styling, technical feedback, tech packs, and factory collaboration to refine fits and ensure QA approvals.…Design leader with 10+ years heading swimwear design and development at Bond-Eye Australia, driving seasonal collections from concept through pre-production. Instrumental in establishing bond-eye’s vintage tubular fabric division and contributing to internationally successful brand development, including Sea Level. Experienced across swimwear and broader apparel/homewares, with a strong track record in print repeats, colourways, styling, technical feedback, tech packs, and factory collaboration to refine fits and ensure QA approvals.

Brendan Gallagher

Designer, Textile Designer, Creative Director

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Design leader with 10+ years heading swimwear design and development at Bond-Eye Australia, driving seasonal collections from concept through pre-production. Instrumental in establishing bond-eye’s vintage tubular fabric division and contributing to internationally successful brand development, including Sea Level. Experienced across swimwear and broader apparel/homewares, with a strong track record in print repeats, colourways, styling, technical feedback, tech packs, and factory collaboration to refine fits and ensure QA approvals.…Design leader with 10+ years heading swimwear design and development at Bond-Eye Australia, driving seasonal collections from concept through pre-production. Instrumental in establishing bond-eye’s vintage tubular fabric division and contributing to internationally successful brand development, including Sea Level. Experienced across swimwear and broader apparel/homewares, with a strong track record in print repeats, colourways, styling, technical feedback, tech packs, and factory collaboration to refine fits and ensure QA approvals.

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Design leader with 10+ years heading swimwear design and development at Bond-Eye Australia, driving seasonal collections from concept through pre-production. Instrumental in establishing bond-eye’s vintage tubular fabric division and contributing to internationally successful brand development, including Sea Level.

Experienced across swimwear and broader apparel/homewares, with a strong track record in print repeats, colourways, styling, technical feedback, tech packs, and factory collaboration to refine fits and ensure QA approvals.

Skills

Fashion Design

Surface Pattern Design

Leadership

Illustration

Product Design

Experience Level

Fashion Design

Expert

Surface Pattern Design

Expert

Expert

Expert

Expert

Expert

Technical Illustration

Expert

Branding

Expert

Work Experience

Head of Design / Designer Brands at Bond-Eye Australia

January 1, 2015 - December 31, 2025

Led and managed design and development of seasonal collections from concept through pre-production across bond-eye swim, bound by bond-eye, Nip Tuck Swim, Robyn Lawley, and Artesands. Instrumental in establishing bond-eye’s globally recognised vintage tubular fabric division. Played a foundational role in developing the internationally successful Sea Level brand. Managed the end-to-end design process including development, sample coordination, pre-production readiness, and collaboration to maintain brand consistency and production quality.

Design Director (Range Development) at Oz Swim Group

January 1, 2010 - December 31, 2015

Directed range development including print and colour selection, styling, and theme direction. Produced detailed Illustrator storyboards and performed trend research. Collaborated with China-based factories to develop new styles and refine fits. Completed sample fittings and provided technical feedback. Produced production tech packs and worked closely with Target buyers on design development and QA sample approvals.

at Sydney Institute of Technology

January 1, 1995 - Present

Design Co-ordinator at Ken Done Art & Design

January 1, 1990 - December 31, 2009

Managed a design team of 3–7 across apparel and homewares. Designed and developed women’s, men’s, children’s, accessories, and homeware ranges. Completed print repeats, colourways, approvals, patternmaking, grading, and fittings. Liaised with local and overseas factories through sampling stages. Coordinated fashion parades, photoshoots, and media liaison.

Freelance Designer at Freelance

January 1, 1988 - December 31, 1990

Provided design, patternmaking, grading, and tech pack services for clients including Paradise Express, Running Bare, Trackmaster, and Jackson Jean Corp.

Designer / Patternmaker at Mishy and Helco Swimwear

January 1, 1983 - December 31, 1987

Designed and produced swimwear through patternmaking and development work aligned to production requirements.

Design Assistant at Fenner Fashions

January 1, 1981 - Present

Design Room Junior at Seafolly Swimwear

January 1, 1980 - Present