Overview

We’re the UK's number one choice for homewares – we’re ambitious about our brand, about being a good company, and about profitable growth.

With 13 million active customers in the last 12 months, we offer over 50,000 products, including our own Dorma and Fogarty brands, across 170+ stores. We operate the UK’s largest Made to Measure factory for curtains and roman blinds. We’re also developing products to help customers live more sustainably by introducing new materials and circular design and broadening our Conscious Choice product lines.

Our purpose is ‘to help create the joy of truly feeling at home, for now and for generations to come.’ We have three ambitions: ‘ambitious about our brand’, ambitious about being a good company’, and ‘ambitious about profitable growth’. We’re focused on growing as the number one choice for home, furniture and more, loved by our customers shopping more frequently in a fast-moving, post-pandemic environment.

Design Team

Design team is responsible for the design and development of exciting new product ranges to drive sales and wow our customers with sustainability and circular design at its heart. They continually research new trends in product design, consumer lifestyle, colour forecasting and new materials. They produce the creative direction for all categories each season which are then incorporated into department strategies. We are a hugely collaborative team of designers, each striving to create collections and ranges that co-ordinate perfectly together in the home. With a love of all thing’s textiles, pattern and colour, this role will assist the Design manager on the Made to Measure fabric team, helping to shape trend and brand direction, colour, print and all aspects of fabric construction and product development for Made to Measure window dressing

What you'll be doing

A varied and creative role, responsibilities will cover the following:

• Work with the Design Manager to create product and trend direction for future seasons and contribute to wider seasonal trend packs.
• Work alongside our commercial teams and suppliers, helping gather and organise swatches, samples, and artworks throughout the season.
• Help with creative administration such as pulling together trend and briefing packs, collating notes and contacting suppliers regularly for follow up.
• Keep up to date with competition and conduct thorough inspirational research.
• Create print, pattern, and recolouring work for various textile ranges throughout the season.
• Develop a curated range of high-quality coordinating fabric trimmings.
• Create detailed briefs / specifications working closely with suppliers and factories.
• Travel within the UK and Europe for supplier / store visits and inspirational shopping trips

What we'll look for in you

• A creative eye with a real passion for fabric design and homewares.
• An exciting portfolio demonstrating curated research, creative colour sense, original print and pattern work and a knowledge of fabric construction.
• Able to work independently and take own initiative.
• Constantly innovating and drive forward the product offer.
• Highly organised, with clear ability to be able to prioritise workload.
• Good attention to detail.
• Working to tight timelines.
• Curiosity and willing to listen and learn.
• Proficient in Adobe Photoshop and Illustrator.
• Microsoft toolset (Office, Word, Excel, Powerpoint, Teams)