CreativeBuzz is looking for a passionate and precise Creative Pattern Maker to join the team of Amsterdam-based label, design studio, and atelier. You will create and perfect each garment in house. Interest? Please apply direct with a personal note.
Organisatie
Amsterdam-based label, design studio, and atelier. The house explores contemporary shapes through distinct design elements and precise craftsmanship. The collections are defined by its rewritten definition of tailoring and the continuous reinvention of wardrobe classics. Inspired by exceptional Italian high-quality fabrics and materials, the brand is marked by its signature design, innovation, and clear dna.
Functie
We are seeking a passionate and precise Creative Pattern Maker to join our team. In this role, you will collaborate closely with our Creative Director, Senior Pattern Makers and Development team to create and perfect each garment in house. From starting point of each season, new shape experiments until production fitting finalizations you’ll be involved together with a highly inspiring team of young professionals at a fast growing fashion house.
Key Responsibilities:
- Draft Technical Patterns: Develop initial paper and/or digital patterns from creative design sketches, technical drawings, and draping concepts
- Execute Draping: Interpret volume, proportion, and silhouette through hands-on draping on studio mannequins
- Create Toiles: Cut, sew, and assemble first-prototype toiles and mock-ups to evaluate design accuracy
- Refine Garment Fit: Participate in model fittings for development and production stage with a hands on mentality and eye for everydetail, note design alterations, and accurately apply pattern adjustments
Functie-eisen
- Education: Degree in Fashion Design/(technical) Pattern Making.
- Fashion Experience: Strong understanding of luxury womenswear construction, finishings, and delicate fabrics (e.g., silk, chiffon, structured wools)
- Preferably 3 years of experience in high fashion
- Drafting Expertise: Proficient in both traditional manual pattern drafting and digital CAD software (e.g., Gerber, Lectra, Clo3D)
- A strong understanding and feeling for proportions and shape is required
- Artistic Eye: Ability to interpret abstract creative concepts and translate them into proportional garment shapes into the design language of the brand
- Team Collaboration: Excellent communication skills to work seamlessly within a fast-paced, highly creative atelier environment
Aanbod
What we offer:
- An inspiring, creative work environment
- An annual clothing allowance
- A young, ambitious team where no two days are alike
- Working in a historic building in the center of Amsterdam
- A healthy lunch from our own kitchen every day
- A dynamic role within the company offering a high degree of autonomy and responsibility
Sollicitatie
Interest? Please contact Cecile Bruggink +31 (0) 6 22944926 or cecile@creativebuzz.nl