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NCS Code: 3471.0200
A Textile Designer creates patterns, prints, and fabric designs for fashion, home, and industrial use. They blend creativity with knowledge of fibre, weaving, dyeing, and digital tools to develop textiles for handloom and powerloom production. They work with manufacturers, fashion houses, and export firms and as independent artisans.
Pattern Making, Colour Theory & Surface Design
Knowledge of Fibres, Yarns, Weaving & Dyeing Techniques
Proficiency in Design Software
Understanding of Handloom & Power-loom Processes
Fashion & Market Trend Awareness
Born in Rourkela, Odisha, Bibhu Mohapatra learnt to sew at 13 on his mother's machine, but knowing fashion offered little scope in Odisha, he pursued economics – always feeling design was his true calling. That calling led him to New York's Fashion Institute of Technology, then to Halston, then nine years at J. Mendel, and finally his label in 2008. Priyanka Chopra, Lupita Nyong'o, and Michelle Obama have all worn his designs, and when he narrated his childhood school essay titled "My American Dream" to the Obamas at the White House, it left Michelle in tears. The boy from Rourkela, armed with a sketch pad and his mother's sewing machine, had dressed the most powerful women in the world.
Textile Designers in Odisha and India have exceptional entrepreneurship opportunities rooted in the country's rich handloom tradition. From independent textile studios to boutique fashion labels showcasing Odisha's iconic Sambalpuri Ikat, Bomkai, and Khandua sarees, the scope is vast and growing. Government schemes like PM-MITRA, the Mudra Loan Scheme, and KVIC offer financial backing, while e-commerce platforms like Amazon and Flipkart and GI-tagged product communities connect artisan designers directly to global markets hungry for handcrafted, sustainable textiles.
Hearing Impairment (with aids)
Orthopaedic Disabilities
Mild Learning Disabilities
Partial Vision Impairment