Denise Berman

Clients include Handprint, Baltic Linen, JANN Marketing
Design bedding, tabletop, accessories, bath, and beach towels
Develop exclusive product for private label customers including Bed Bath and Beyond, Kohl's,
JC Penny, Orvis, and Five Below including complete technical spec packs to provide factory direction
Provide design and color direction for new product development

Responsible for the areas of quilts, decorative bedding, bath, and sleepwear
Worked directly with agents and vendors regarding all aspects of design, development and production- creating/selecting artwork, preparing spec packs, choosing appropriate vendors based on capabilities of factories and country, advising target cost, approving lab dips/strike offs/production samples
Collaborated with VP, DMM, and buying team to plan seasonal assortment
Traveled overseas to visit vendors, develop product, manage production, and explore new sources
Negotiated costs based on retail parameters to continually improve margin
Analyzed performance of current and past season products to establish strengths and
opportunities
Researched marketplace and shopped competition to identify current and emerging trends
Provided direction for catalog layouts, managed copy process, tracked/prepared samples for photo shoots
Managed assistant buyer

Designed and developed exclusive products for the areas of quilts and decorative bedding as the catalog transitioned from using domestic importers to working directly with overseas vendors
Promoted to Buyer

Provided product development, design, and photo styling services
Clients included: Britannica Home Fashions, J. Crew, and Springs Industries

Designed home fashion products including sheets, quilts, blankets, throws and comforters. Liaised with overseas offices and factories regarding production Managed freelance artists and studios Coordinated development of licensed product Prepared product, including packaging concepts, for sales presentations

Developed and executed original designs and color-ways for bedding, window treatments and tabletop
Clients included: Bayeux Fabrics Inc. and Mast Media

Designed custom carpet and rugs to accommodate individual customer needs

Re-colored designs into multiple color palettes. Adapted painting style to fit a broad range of artistic techniques including use of dyes, watercolors, and gouache