Designer Forum - Supporting the Business of Fashion and Textiles

Assisting retailers, manufacturers, brand & designer labels, and academia through specialist support within the following key areas:

Design :

Including East Midlands Design Resource Centre, trend presentations, advice & guidance on product development, freelance, designer manufacturers & agents directories, intellectual property issues, CAD bureau & training and trends magazine store in conjunction with Mode Information.

Business Development :

Offering business mentoring, incubator unit The Business Space, business workshops, business planning / financial management, specialist support & funding and the New Business Start Up course.

Recruitment :

Providing career advice & guidance, job & placement sourcing, recruitment service and access to specialist recruitment agencies.

Education :

Higher & Further Education - Working in an advisory capacity to HE / FE institutions, careers advice & guidance, student & graduate events, job & placement sourcing, education / industry projects. Primary & Secondary Education - Including SpeedStep training, curriculum-linked workshops, school resources and specialist projects.

Established since 1997, the Designer Forum was originally set up as a 'design club' within a regional trade association - the East Midlands Textiles Association (EMTEX) Ltd. Demand & recognition for its specialist support has been so strong since its inception, that the Designer Forum now works on a regional, national and international basis with many of the UK's leading retailers, manufacturers, brand & designer labels, and academia accessing the various resources and services on offer.

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How to Join
To take advantage of any of the projects or services currently on offer through the Designer Forum - annual membership to the Designer Forum is:

Individul Student/Graduate Membership
(within 1 year of course completion)
(with 1 Designer Forum card)
£25.00 + VAT (£29.38)

Individual Freelance Designer Membership
(with 1 Designer Forum card)
£50.00 + VAT (£58.75)

For an application form / pack just contact the Designer Forum Studio.

Membership to the Designer Forum is free to EMTEX members, including individual designers whilst employed by an EMTEX company.

Contact us
EMTEX Ltd (Designer Forum), Designer Forum Studio, 69-73 Lower Parliament Street, Nottingham, NG1 3BB, T: 0115 9115339, F: 0115 9115345, E :info@design-online.net