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Théo Lavit

Senior Textile Designer | Print Designer

€500/day
Paris, FR
8-15 years

Average response time: 1 hour

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About Théo

Textile designer with over 12 years of experience, including 8 years at Zadig & Voltaire, I help fashion brands create desirable and high-performing prints for their collections.

I work to structure coherent, clear, and impactful collections, aligning artistic direction with business objectives.

My approach:
find a balance between commercial prints (effective, clear) and brand-defining visuals (image, desirability).
Objective: attract, convert, retain.

Skills:
– Print creation (all-over & placement prints)
– Color palettes / chromatic universes
– Creative research & moodboards

Strategic objective:
– Propose prints that can be used across multiple seasons
– Work on more desirable and coherent collections

Adobe Illustrator, Photoshop, Procreate, Affinity Designer

Feel free to contact me to discuss your projects. I want to shorten it
  • French

    Native or bilingual

  • English

    Fluent

Can work on-site
Paris (up to 50km), Bordeaux (up to 50km), Toulouse (up to 50km)

Experience

  • FREELANCE
    Senior Textile Designer | Print & Pattern Designer
    FASHION AND COSMETICS
    May 2025 - Today (1 year and 1 month)
    Paris, France
    Textile designer with over 12 years of experience in creative studios, including 8 years as Head Textile Designer at Zadig&Voltaire.

    Today, I support ready-to-wear and accessories brands in creating graphics and prints that strengthen their identity while supporting their commercial performance.

    My approach is based on a simple conviction:
    A graphic design, a print should not only be aesthetic → it must be desirable, identifiable, and commercially effective.

    I am involved in, among other things:
    - the creation of coherent and impactful graphics/pattern collections

    - the development of graphic and chromatic universes

    - aligning artistic direction with business objectives

    - translating trends into wearable and high-performing products

    Throughout my career, I have developed collections for women's and men's lines, with particular attention to the balance between:

    - pieces with strong commercial potential

    - more distinctive and differentiating visuals

    This approach allows:
    → to retain existing customers
    → to attract new profiles
    → to strengthen the overall desirability of the collections

    Today, as a freelancer, I quickly work alongside brands and their creative and product teams to provide an external perspective, structure collections, and meet market challenges.

    📩 Available for collaborations, freelance assignments, or creative projects.
    Illustration Ready-to-wear Print Graphics Textile Graphics Artistic Direction
  • ZADIG&VOLTAIRE
    Head of Graphics & Collection Development
    FASHION AND COSMETICS
    April 2013 - April 2025 (12 years)
    Île-de-France, France
    Responsible for the creation and development of graphics and print collections for women's and men's lines.

    Responsibilities:
    - conception and development of signature and seasonal prints
    - creation of visuals in line with the brand's DNA
    - management of the graphics department
    - close collaboration with style and product teams
    - participation in collection construction

    Key achievements:
    - development of high visual impact print collections
    - contribution to the overall coherence of collections
    - creation of visuals combining brand identity and trends

    Approach:
    - articulation between creativity and commercial performance
    - creation of prints designed for commercial impact
    - balance between strong pieces and more accessible products
    Textile Graphics Print Creation Print Graphics Placement Print Color Palette
  • School Rag
    Textile Designer | Graphic Designer
    FASHION AND COSMETICS
    October 2012 - February 2013 (4 months)
    Toulouse, France
    Women's Ready-to-wear:
    - Research and creation of color palettes
    - Inspiration research and trend board development
    - Creation of placement prints: print, embroidery
    - Technical sheets in English
    - Layout of lookbooks and press kits
    Print Graphics Embroidery Ready-to-wear Fashion Color Palette

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Education

  • Master's degree in Applied Arts: Color, Image, Design
    IUP Applied Arts
    2013
    Master 2 en Arts Appliqués : Couleur, Image, Design

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