ISCO Unit Group 2163 Product And Garment Designers

From Open Risk Manual

Definition

Product And Garment Designers: Product and garment designers design and develop products for manufacture and prepare designs and specifications of products for mass, batch and one-off production.

Tasks include -

(a) determining the objectives and constraints of the design brief by consulting with clients and stakeholders;

(b) formulating design concepts for clothing, textiles, industrial, commercial and consumer products, and jewellery;

(c) harmonizing aesthetic considerations with technical, functional, ecological and production requirements;

(d) preparing sketches, diagrams, illustrations, plans, samples and models to communicate design concepts;

(e) negotiating design solutions with clients, management, and sales and manufacturing staff;

(f) selecting, specifying and recommending functional and aesthetic materials, production methods and finishes for manufacture;

(g) detailing and documenting the selected design for production;

(h) preparing and commissioning prototypes and samples;

(i) supervising the preparation of patterns, programmes and tooling, and of the manufacturing process.

Examples of the occupations classified here:

- Costume designer

- Fashion designer

- Industrial designer

- Jewellery designer

Some related occupations classified elsewhere:

- Engine designer- 2144

- Building architect- 2161

- Landscape architect- 2162

- Interior designers- 3432


Occupations

Occupation Title
C2163.3 ISCO Occupation Group 2163.3 Textile Product Developer
C2163.2 ISCO Occupation Group 2163.2 Textile Colourist
C2163.1 ISCO Occupation Group 2163.1 Industrial Designer

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