Decorative floral border illustration
Sharad Joshi Sharad Joshi, alternate photo

Hello! I am a textile designer and a storyteller with a dynamic approach, and a textile design graduate from NIFT Gandhinagar. Design for me is a multicultural experience. Studying and developing authentic crafted articles is a passion of mine. My skill set helps me sustain in this rapidly evolving world. I consider textile to be a language, so trying to be fluent here…

Experience

  1. Anavila

    July 2022 – Present  ·  Gurugram

    • Textile design — woven and embroidered textiles development
    • Cluster set up — establishing and understanding the functioning in a new craft cluster
    • Cluster coordination — led production timelines and sampling for multiple seasons
    • Social media management — content planning, curation, and scheduling
    • Content writing — brand voice, captions, and editorial copy
    • Brand strategy — positioning, seasonal direction, and visual identity
    • PR outreach — assisted with sourcing, PR packaging and invites
    • Graphic design — static social assets, lookbook layouts, and print collateral
    • Webpage layout design — visual structure and content hierarchy
    • Client projects — custom design brief, end to end development
    • Shoot planning and coordination — team direction and coordination
  2. Wallnut & Co

    March 2023 – August 2023  ·  Remote

    • Packaging design for Aultmore Single Malt Scotch
    • Label, box and bottle design for their new gin segment
  3. Anavila

    January 2022 – May 2022  ·  Gurugram & Mumbai

    • Graduation project included woven, embroidered and printed textiles for festive ’22
  4. Morii Darshan

    May 2021 – July 2021  ·  Gandhinagar

    • Embroidery and silhouette development for Morii clothing segment
  5. Nicobar

    March 2021 – May 2021  ·  Remote

    • Print development for SS23 womenswear, SS23 menswear and SS23 accessories
  6. DCH

    January 2020 & August 2021 – December 2021  ·  Remote

    • Saurashtra patola weaving craft research, documentation and design development
    • Bhujodi dhabla weaving craft research, documentation and design development
  7. Label Surabhi Raj

    May 2022 – July 2022  ·  Jaipur

    • Textile and apparel design development for spring summer 2023

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