Senior Textile Designer

Le Cuona, Inc.; Windsor; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Company Bonus Scheme

Company Pension Scheme

Exposure to Industry Events, Industry–

Bespoke Projects and Exclusive Creati…

A Collaborative Creative Studio in the

Job summary

de Le Cuona, a renowned luxury textiles studio, seeks a Senior Textile Designer to own fabric development from concept through sampling, production and launch. You will drive weave exploration, collaborate with mills and artisans, and push the de Le Cuona aesthetic across collections.

You will join a small team in Windsor, working closely with the Design Manager and contributing to multiple launches yearly, including bespoke collaborations with other luxury brands.

Qualifications

• 5+ years in a textile design role within a UK design studio.
• Hands-on woven design experience essential.
• Strong understanding of weave structures, yarns and fabric composition.
• Experience taking fabrics from concept to launch with mills or manufacturers.
• Advanced Photoshop and Illustrator skills.
• Portfolio shows original woven work and launches.
• Excellent organisational skills and ability to juggle multiple projects.
• Willingness to travel in the UK and internationally; right to work in the UK.

Responsibilities

• Design original woven fabrics exploring structure, yarns, colour and finishes.
• Own fabric development projects from concept to sampling, production and launch.
• Provide clear creative and technical direction to mills and artisans.
• Manage timelines, sampling, specifications, deliveries and studio documentation.
• Research trends and innovations from trade shows and archives.
• Collaborate with Marketing on launches and photoshoots.
• Bring energy to the studio and support the Design Manager.
• Lead supplier meetings and presentations when needed.

Skills

Woven Textile Design

Weave Structures

Fabric Development

Furnishing Fabrics

Colour & Texture

Adobe Photoshop

Illustrator

CAD

Yarns & Natural Fibres

Mill Collaboration

Tools

SAP

Job description

Let’s take you back to 1992…

Born in South Africa with an adventurous spirit and a passion for discovery, our founder Bernie de Le Cuona set out to find the world’s finest natural fibres and artisans. The result was de Le Cuona: linens unlike anything seen before, wonderfully soft, beautifully textured and enriched by a colour palette inspired by Africa’s landscapes.

A Story Woven in Discovery

Today, with showrooms in London and New York, de Le Cuona is more than fabric. It’s a lifestyle defined by refined creativity, authenticity, comfort, beauty and soul.

The Role at a Glance

Senior Textile Designer

Competitive Salary + Bonus + Excellent Benefits

Windsor, Berkshire | Fully Office-Based | Parking Available | Direct Rail Links from Richmond, Putney & London Waterloo

Full Time – Permanent | Monday to Friday, 9am–6pm

Reporting to: Design Manager

Sector:

Luxury Interiors | Premium Textiles | Woven Fabric Design

Your Background / Skills:

Woven Textile Design, Weave Structures, Fabric Development, Furnishing Fabrics, Collection Development, Yarns & Natural Fibres, Colour & Texture, Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator, CAD, Mill Collaboration.

Product / Service:

Award-winning luxury textiles and accessories, responsibly crafted from the world’s finest natural fibres, including flax, wool, silk, hemp, cashmere and alpaca, plus a bespoke interior tailoring service.

• Pure, Best Plains collection, Homes & Gardens, 2021
• Bernie de Le Cuona named one of the 50 Most Influential People in British Luxury, 2020
• Showstopper Award, World of Interiors, 2020
• Fabric of The Year, Elle Decoration Russia, 2019
• Art of Design, VERANDA, 2010

Your Role in the Story

Our studio is small, close-knit and full of ideas. It’s three of us: our Design Manager, an accessories designer, and you. Just as our accessories designer owns accessories, you’ll take ownership of fabric development and run with it, freeing our Design Manager to focus on management, strategy and planning.

Weave sits at the heart of what we do. You’ll take fabrics from first inspiration through to sampling, production and launch, experimenting with structure, yarn, colour and texture, and working closely with specialist mills and artisans to bring your ideas to life. Our look is distinctive and quietly confident, so you’ll channel your creativity into the de Le Cuona aesthetic, pushing boundaries while staying true to who we are.

With two collection launches a year, plus bespoke projects and exclusive collaborations with other luxury brands, there’s plenty of variety. If you want to get involved in sourcing, supplier meetings or presenting collections to our sales team, the opportunity is there.

What success looks like:

• Designing original woven fabrics, exploring weave structures, yarns, colour, texture and finishes.
• Owning fabric development projects from concept and research through sampling, production and launch.
• Giving mills, suppliers and artisans clear, confident creative and technical direction.
• Managing timelines, sampling, specifications, deliveries and studio documentation, including SAP and launch trackers.
• Researching trends, archives and innovations, including at UK and international trade shows, and spotting gaps in the range.
• Sourcing innovative yarns, fabrics, trims and materials.
• Presenting concepts using Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator and CAD.
• Partnering with Marketing on launches, photoshoots and special projects.
• Bringing energy to the studio, and stepping in confidently when the Design Manager is away.

About You

You’re a passionate, imaginative designer who understands how woven cloth is made and gets a buzz from seeing ideas become finished products. You’re as comfortable managing the practical detail as you are pitching new ideas, and in a small team you bring a genuine can-do attitude.

You’ll bring:

• Typically 5+ years in a textile design role within a UK design studio, ideally in luxury interiors or furnishing fabrics.
• Hands‑on woven design experience. If your background is mainly print, time in a weave studio is essential.
• A strong understanding of weave structures, yarns, fabric composition and manufacturing processes.
• Experience taking fabrics from concept to launch and working directly with mills or manufacturers.
• Advanced Adobe Photoshop and Illustrator skills.
• A portfolio showing original ideas and launched or finished woven work.
• Excellent organisation and the ability to juggle multiple projects.
• Willingness to travel in the UK and internationally, and the right to work in the UK.

Highly Desirable

• Woven furnishing fabric experience with a recognised interiors or textile brand.
• Experience across both print and weave, for example within a larger textile house.
• Experience with SAP or similar systems.

What’s on Offer

• Company Bonus Scheme
• Company Pension Scheme
• Exposure to Industry Events, Specialist Mills and Luxury Sector Networking
• Bespoke Projects and Exclusive Creative Collaborations
• A Collaborative Creative Studio in the Heart of Windsor

This is your chance to own the fabrics side of a celebrated luxury studio, where your ideas shape entire collections, not just one stage of the process, and all without the London commute.