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Hello, I’m Anne-Kathrin Reichardt-Saggau, a creative fashion and print designer with extensive experience in kids’ and womenswear. I specialize in concept design, print and graphics, and in developing circular knit ranges from idea to production, coordinating with lead designers, buyers, product developers, suppliers and factories. I’m proficient in trend research, tech packs, and digital design tools, and I enjoy turning insights into market-ready garments while collaborating across teams. Currently freelancing in Hamburg/Lübeck, I combine hands-on design with strategic thinking to deliver cohesive collections and compelling prints. I’m passionate about sustainable design, upcycling, and evolving my practice with CLO3D and the Adobe Creative Suite to create efficient, market-ready products for diverse brands and markets.…Hello, I’m Anne-Kathrin Reichardt-Saggau, a creative fashion and print designer with extensive experience in kids’ and womenswear. I specialize in concept design, print and graphics, and in developing circular knit ranges from idea to production, coordinating with lead designers, buyers, product developers, suppliers and factories. I’m proficient in trend research, tech packs, and digital design tools, and I enjoy turning insights into market-ready garments while collaborating across teams. Currently freelancing in Hamburg/Lübeck, I combine hands-on design with strategic thinking to deliver cohesive collections and compelling prints. I’m passionate about sustainable design, upcycling, and evolving my practice with CLO3D and the Adobe Creative Suite to create efficient, market-ready products for diverse brands and markets.

Anne-Kathrin Reichardt-Saggau

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Designer, Illustrator, Textile Designer, +2

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Hello, I’m Anne-Kathrin Reichardt-Saggau, a creative fashion and print designer with extensive experience in kids’ and womenswear. I specialize in concept design, print and graphics, and in developing circular knit ranges from idea to production, coordinating with lead designers, buyers, product developers, suppliers and factories. I’m proficient in trend research, tech packs, and digital design tools, and I enjoy turning insights into market-ready garments while collaborating across teams. Currently freelancing in Hamburg/Lübeck, I combine hands-on design with strategic thinking to deliver cohesive collections and compelling prints. I’m passionate about sustainable design, upcycling, and evolving my practice with CLO3D and the Adobe Creative Suite to create efficient, market-ready products for diverse brands and markets.…Hello, I’m Anne-Kathrin Reichardt-Saggau, a creative fashion and print designer with extensive experience in kids’ and womenswear. I specialize in concept design, print and graphics, and in developing circular knit ranges from idea to production, coordinating with lead designers, buyers, product developers, suppliers and factories. I’m proficient in trend research, tech packs, and digital design tools, and I enjoy turning insights into market-ready garments while collaborating across teams. Currently freelancing in Hamburg/Lübeck, I combine hands-on design with strategic thinking to deliver cohesive collections and compelling prints. I’m passionate about sustainable design, upcycling, and evolving my practice with CLO3D and the Adobe Creative Suite to create efficient, market-ready products for diverse brands and markets.

Available to hire

Germany

Hello, I’m Anne-Kathrin Reichardt-Saggau, a creative fashion and print designer with extensive experience in kids’ and womenswear. I specialize in concept design, print and graphics, and in developing circular knit ranges from idea to production, coordinating with lead designers, buyers, product developers, suppliers and factories. I’m proficient in trend research, tech packs, and digital design tools, and I enjoy turning insights into market-ready garments while collaborating across teams.

Currently freelancing in Hamburg/Lübeck, I combine hands-on design with strategic thinking to deliver cohesive collections and compelling prints. I’m passionate about sustainable design, upcycling, and evolving my practice with CLO3D and the Adobe Creative Suite to create efficient, market-ready products for diverse brands and markets.

Skills

Experience Level

Expert

Expert

Expert

Expert

Expert

Language

German

Fluent

English

Fluent

Work Experience

Fashion Designer Womenswear & Childrenswear at John Lewis PLC, London, Great Britain

November 1, 2012 - September 30, 2017

Fashion Designer Childrenswear at Zalando Berlin, Germany

September 1, 2017 - July 31, 2019

Freelance Fashion Designer Womenswear & Childrenswear at A__K R Fashion Design and Consulting

October 15, 2017 - Present

Childrenswear Designer at FRIBOO by zlabels Creation & Sales GmbH & Co KG, Berlin

April 1, 2018 - July 1, 2019

Conceptual design direction for girlswear; planning, designing and managing circular knit ranges, including print and graphics for girls and boys (3-16 years); collaborating with lead designers, buyers, product developers, suppliers and factories; creating all design specs for production.

Freelance Childrenswear Designer at FRIBOO by zlabels Creation & Sales GmbH & Co KG, Berlin

September 1, 2017 - March 1, 2018

Designing into products of all categories, including print and graphics for girls and boys ranges (3-16 years); creating all design specs for production and working closely with the lead designer.

Assistant Womenswear Designer at John Lewis PLC, London

March 1, 2016 - August 1, 2017

Supporting designer on conceptual design direction; designing into all categories across wovens and circular knits for an own casual womenswear brand; generating prints, graphics and embroideries; creating all design specs for production; attending fittings, range build and sign-off meetings.

Assistant Childrenswear Designer at kin by John Lewis at John Lewis PLC, London

June 1, 2013 - March 1, 2016

Planning, designing and managing collections across wovens, knits/circular knits for girls, boys and baby wear; hosiery (0-12 years) across three buying teams; creating tech packs; driving design follow-ups and meetings; coordinating timelines and providing design updates; organizing regular project meetings with stakeholders.

Freelance Womens and Girlswear Designer at kin by John Lewis at John Lewis PLC, London

November 1, 2012 - June 1, 2013

Trend research, mood and colour boards; CAD and freehand sketching; creating all design specs for production.

Womenswear Designer at John Zack Retail Ltd., London

September 1, 2011 - November 1, 2012

Designing and creative pattern cutting for party and evening wear across wovens and jerseys; managing capsule collections; coordinating with head of design and production teams; liaising with brands such as Asos, House of Fraser, New Look, etc.

Womenswear Intern at Simone Rocha, Christopher Kane, Derek Lawlor Knitwear (London)

January 1, 2011 - August 31, 2011

Assistance to creative pattern cutter; sewing toiles and samples; dealing with factories.

Design Archive Assistant at OTTO Design House GmbH, Hamburg

December 1, 2008 - May 1, 2009

Creating catalogue layout spreads; CAD and freehand designing; store check reports; supporting mood boards and trend research.

Womenswear Intern at OTTO Design House GmbH, Hamburg

July 1, 2008 - October 1, 2008

Womenswear design assistance; mood boards and store checks.

Fashion & Print Designer (Freelance) at Laufer Fashion Consulting, Hamburg

October 1, 2019 - Present

Supported CEO to develop biannual trend book; led and supported in-depth trend research; created strategic trend reports; translated global fashion and consumer trends into actionable insights for clients such as Ernsting’s Family and Bonita. Also contributed to the 'We make shirts' project in Berlin, creating high quality and detailed apparel tech packs for different customers, womens and menswear.