COLLABORATIONS > JAMES WELSTEAD CONSULTANCY > MAJOR CLIENTS

FEBRUARY 2005 – OCTOBER 2008

MARITHÉ + FRANÇOIS GIRBAUD. PARIS, FRANCE – DEVELOPED ADVANCED, REVOLUTIONARY FABRIC DESIGN, TREATMENTS AND FINISHING PROGRAMS FOR THIS WORLD RENOWNED DESIGN HOUSE AND JEANS BRAND.

SEPTEMBER 2004 – JULY 2013

J.J.EXPORTERS. KOLKATA, INDIA – TEXTILE DESIGN, COLOR AND MARKETING CONSULTANT, CREATING COLLECTIONS OF SILK TEXTILES FOR INTERNATIONAL HOME FURNISHING MARKETS. WIDE RANGE OF TECHNIQUES INCLUDING PRINT, JACQUARD, EMBROIDERY AND HAND WEAVING.

MAY 2002 – MARCH 2014

LIBECO LAGAE. MEULEBECK, BELGIUM – CONSULTANT DIRECTOR OF DESIGN AND CONCEPT FOR COLLECTIONS OF LINEN FABRICS AND FINISHED PRODUCT FOR THE US HOME INTERIORS MARKET. DEVELOPED UNIQUE STONEWASHING PROCESS FOR LINEN FABRICS SOLD WITH HUGE SUCCESS TO RESTORATION HARDWARE.

JANUARY 2000 – DECEMBER 2013

HIDDEN CABIN. MAZAMET, FRANCE – OWNER AND CEO OF COMPANY PRODUCING CASUAL BUT ELEGANT CLOTHING, LEATHER ACCESSORIES, HOME TEXTILES AND FURNITURE.

JUNE 1997 – MAY 2002

SAMUEL LUMB. HUDDERSFIELD, ENGLAND – CREATED COLLECTIONS OF RICH, MULTI-COLORED TWEED YARNS AND NOVELTY TWISTS.

MAY 1997 – OCTOBER 2007

JONES APPAREL GROUP. NEW YORK, USA – BASED IN EUROPE, OPERATED AS TEXTILE DESIGN, R+D AND SOURCING CONSULTANT DIRECTOR FOR BOTH THE JONES NEW YORK AND ANNE KLEIN DIVISIONS.