Fashion, Textile & Beauty

Avni Shah

Textile Designer

Surface design, repeat development and textile sampling.

Hyderabad, Indiaavni.shah.34-02@example.com

Fictional sample · Not a verified candidate record

Professional profile

Textile Designer with an illustrative 11-year career focused on surface design, repeat development and textile sampling. Brings together repeat patterns, colour development and weave concepts with practical delivery experience. Selected work below shows the problem, my contribution and the handover material rather than unsupported performance claims.

Professional experience

Jul 2022 - Present

Textile Designer

Asterline Design House

Responsible for scoped surface design, repeat development and textile sampling work, coordinating the relevant reviewers and delivery partners.

Developed pattern families and compared sample scale and colour behaviour.
Translated drawings into controlled repeats and documented colour separation choices.
Maintained material / construction and made unresolved questions visible before handover.

Jul 2018 - Jun 2022

Textile Designer

Northmere Design House

Supported progressively more complex work in surface design, repeat development and textile sampling, with a defined review process.

Used repeat patterns and print preparation on assigned work; recorded decisions so colleagues could understand the approach.
Prepared surface boards and production specification and incorporated specialist feedback before closing the workstream.

Jul 2015 - Jun 2018

Design Assistant

Cedarfield Design House

Built foundations through supported assignments, observation and practical feedback.

Assisted with colour development and material sampling, checking work with an experienced reviewer.
Kept organised work records and developed clear handover habits through supervised practice.

Avni ShahTextile Designer / Continued

Core capabilities

01Repeat patterns02Colour development03Weave concepts04Print preparation05Material sampling06Surface research

Collections & styling stories

01Creative direction

Urban Weave study

The challenge

A material story needed a repeat that worked across different scales.

My contribution

Developed pattern families and compared sample scale and colour behaviour.

Deliverable Illustrative repeat library and sampling notes

02Material / construction

Botanical surface collection

The challenge

Hand-drawn motifs needed consistent digital production files.

My contribution

Translated drawings into controlled repeats and documented colour separation choices.

Deliverable Surface boards and production specification

Education

2013 - 2015

Master's in Textile Innovation

Asterbridge Institute of Professional Studies

Specialist study with a practice focus on repeat patterns and colour development.

2009 - 2013

Bachelor of Design

Cedarhaven College of Applied Studies

Foundation study, practical assignments and supervised learning. Fictional institution and qualification record.

Continuing development

2024

Repeat patterns - advanced practice workshop

Scenario exercises and peer review in surface design, repeat development and textile sampling.

2025

Print preparation - reflective practice seminar

Applied learning reviewed through a bounded example and a written reflection.

Practice notes

Creative practice: Surface design, repeat development and textile sampling
Material status: Illustrative concepts, not published client commissions
Rights & credits: Replace with permission-cleared work and actual credits

Languages

English - professional working / Hindi - professional working