Simulated workplaceCAQA Loom and Last is a fictional business created by CAQA for training and assessment. It is not a real company and no person, client or record here is real.About this simulation
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Simulated workplace
Department

Design Studio

The Design Studio turns client briefs into garment, textile and footwear designs. It researches trends and technical requirements, sketches and illustrates concepts, develops print and colour ranges, and prepares the design side of every tech pack before it moves to the Pattern Room.

Design Studio Manager7 staff
Home/Departments/Design Studio
Responsibilities

What the team is accountable for

  • Interpret client briefs and present design concepts
  • Develop prints, colourways and dye recipes with the print studio
  • Draw technical flats and prepare design pages of tech packs
  • Select fabrics and trims with Supply and Dispatch
  • Evaluate samples against the brief before client approval
Performance measures

How we know it is working

71%
Concepts approved first round
88%
Tech packs released on time
94%
Print colour matches within tolerance
People

Who works here

TW

Tomasz Wierzbicki

Design Studio Manager

Tomasz runs the studio and print room, has been with the business for eleven years, and leads range development for the label and uniform clients.

LP

Lachlan Petrie

Junior Textile Designer

Lachlan joined the studio eighteen months ago, prepares print artwork and screens, and runs sample dye lots and wash tests in the Preston studio.