Havenly Brands- Senior Textile Designer

The Citizenry, St. Frank, Burrow, Interior Define

Years: 2019-PRESENT

I joined the Citizenry in 2019 as their first dedicated textile designer. Over the course of the last 7 years, my expertise has helped grow the brand from a minimal assortment of pillows, throws and select bedding into an industry recognized brand. With a strong focus in rug development and CAD design, this role has allowed for me to explore the relationship of handmade techniques with global motifs throughout the world to create custom in house designs that celebrate the diversity of artisan craft. My designs span rug, bedding, pillow, throw, bath and accent categories.

The Citizenry was acquired in 2024 by Havenly, where I work cross functionally between this diverse company portfolio, As one of two textile designers for the Havenly Brand portfolio, my hands are on all aspects of the process- from initial seasonal concepts and moodboards, to original designs, sample reviews, approvals, and much more.

Lead Designer - Textiles

Pottery Barn Modern Baby launched in Fall 2018 as a modern approach as to the way we can create impacting spaces for our homes and kids. These modern spaces have become an extension of a parents identity, while touching a relatively untapped market. Caris led design from the beginning, and specialized in the creation of soft textiles- such as sheeting and quilts, as well as creating decorative pillows, rugs and more. Hand painted and digital designs were translated into timeless pieces.

The process

BACKGROUND

I’ve has worked closely with industry leaders in textile design, focusing mostly on home goods, with some work in apparel. Caris aims to work from start to finish to ensure that all designs come across cleanly from concept to fruition.

CONCEPT

The most successful collections come from cohesive mood and style boards. By analyzing the current seasons needs, a variety of concepts can be created that tell a story around each product line. Using inspiration from trending designs, she aims to create several stylistic opportunities for review.

CREATION

Once the direction has been established, she gets cracking. From using hand drawn techniques, digital drawing, and sampling existing designs, Caris is able to provide clean and concise files. All of the work is done with careful considerations as to the materials that will be used, cost, and vendor capabilities.

REVIEW

Once an item is sampled into production, the most important part is to ensure proper execution. This is done by providing extremely detailed specifications before sending, to ensure that the final product is as close to our vision as possible. Caris works to quickly review strike-offs and samples, and provide any notes that will ensure that each product lives up to it’s fullest potential.