Week 12 employment writing professional covering letters
Cover letter
- just as important as your cv
- builds on the info on your cv state why the company should hire you
- before you write your cover it's important to do research into the company
Points to consider
- what does the company do
- competitors
- address your letter with appropriate contacts
- should be short and straight to the point
Second paragraph
- explain why you are suitable to the job, refer to your academic and professional qualifications that are relevant to the role
Third paragraph
- what can you bring and do for the company what is your career role make it relevant to the role you are applying for
Fourth
- talk about your interest in the role and why you would be right for it
- indicate wanting to meet them for an interview
Closing the letter
- yours sincerely and your name
- arial size 12 font aligned
Job interview
- you have to sell yourself and your skills
- preparation
- practice
- performance
- confidence
- strengths what are you good at? Write bullet points
- what are your weaknesses, how a position in that company could help you improve
- what will you becoming in 5 years in time?
- what can you offer this company?
What influences the interviewer
- your personality
- your qualifications
- your relevant experience
- background and references
- enthusiasm for the post in question
What to do in an interview
- answer the question being asked in a concise way don't waffle
- speak clearly and confidently
- talk about your good points
What not to do?
- don't be to clever
- give evasive answers
- don't get to flustered
- criticise your former employers
- arrive on time
- dress smartly
- be enthusiastic
- listen carefullyto questions
- relax
- emphasise on your skills and experience
Types of interviews
- single interview
- group interview
- sequential interview
Employer will request these skills
- self awareness
- Initiative
- willingness to learn
- interpersonal skills
- communication
- teamwork
- problem solving
-flexibility
- commitment
- commercial awareness
- it/ computer literacy
What to consider
- find out about them
- skills you need to promote
- why you are interested in the job
- why you would be suitable
When applying for a job
- read the job description carefully
- read person specification carefully
- follow directions and be accurate
Task
- collect and research some jobs and write a cover letter
Tuesday 10 December 2013
Tuesday 3 December 2013
Week 11 self employment
Week 11 self employment- tax, national insurance, legal issues and basic buisness planning
Tax and national insurance
- when you are self employed you have to pay this
- you can offset your business expenses against your tax, for example if you buy a car or laptop
- you Only pay tax on your net profit not your takings
- 9,440 allowance before you start paying tax
-you can file a self assessment tax return to tell the tax office how much you owe them or a accountant can do this
National insurance
- if your self employed you normally have to pay class 2
- if your annual profits are over a certain amount you also have to pay class 4 contributions
- in certain circumstances you may be exempt from it
- to find out more www.hmrc.gov.uk/working/intro/self employment
Keeping records
- everything you spend on your business you need to keep a record of
- your basic business record must include:
- a record of all your sales and takings
- a record of all your purchases and expenses
- use these records to create a profit and loss accounts
- the more detailed you make the easier it is to answer any questions
Tax and national insurance working a second job?
- you need to decide whether to take the tax free allowance on wages paid by an employer or on your self employment
- if taken on a second job that would mean you'd pay the appropriate rate of tax on all profits
- nationally insurance is payed on both about 2.50 a week
Self employment health and safety issues
- public liability insurance
- other health and safety disabilities access requirements
- further employment insurance
- copyright law
- crb check if you are planning to work with people under 18 and your staff
- vat you need to be vat registered when you start earning larger sums the figure is currently around 75k
Basic business planning
- a basic plan will help you focus and plan all aspects of your business
- it will help set targets and collate your ideas
- a business plan is also essential for attracting funding to get started
- it should be reviewed on a regular basis to help you monitor and measure the performance of your business
Benefits
- bring your ideas and research together
- help you decide which markets to sell to
- clarify your business purpose to others
- stay on track with targets and objectives
- each section will have a heading these are a good starting point
- vision/mission what are you trying to achieve
- executive summary what will your business do how will it do it,who will your customers be and why will they buy
- history how did you get here how did you form your ideas which people have met that inspired this, why are you starting up
- product and the service, what will you sell? Wallpaper or fabric etc what will it do what problem will it solve does it have a unique selling point that makes it so different, who will buy your product is it new product?
Market research,chow do you know there is demand for your product, what research have you done into this to demonstrate how it will sell, field research getting research from the public questionnaires etc describe your customer there characteristics and there buying pattern
- the market,what is the size of your overall market, is it a growing market, what might your share of the market will your share be over the 3 years? Who is your competition
- research and development, what work have you done so far if work still do, do you have intellectual property rights to address such as trademark patents copyright etc
- basis of operation, will you partner up with someone, premises, equipment, will you need staff, insurance sole trader or partnership?
Management, do you have a team? How many people are involved they need to know their background and what they bring to the business, explain how they can be trusted and how you cAn be trusted with a loan
- cost, initial set upCost, and ongoing costs, how much finance are you investing, funding requirements, and potential sources
Task research into current regional funding options and post graduate free business start up schemes
- www.gov.uk/buisness
- princes trust, wwww.princes trust
Tax and national insurance
- when you are self employed you have to pay this
- you can offset your business expenses against your tax, for example if you buy a car or laptop
- you Only pay tax on your net profit not your takings
- 9,440 allowance before you start paying tax
-you can file a self assessment tax return to tell the tax office how much you owe them or a accountant can do this
National insurance
- if your self employed you normally have to pay class 2
- if your annual profits are over a certain amount you also have to pay class 4 contributions
- in certain circumstances you may be exempt from it
- to find out more www.hmrc.gov.uk/working/intro/self employment
Keeping records
- everything you spend on your business you need to keep a record of
- your basic business record must include:
- a record of all your sales and takings
- a record of all your purchases and expenses
- use these records to create a profit and loss accounts
- the more detailed you make the easier it is to answer any questions
Tax and national insurance working a second job?
- you need to decide whether to take the tax free allowance on wages paid by an employer or on your self employment
- if taken on a second job that would mean you'd pay the appropriate rate of tax on all profits
- nationally insurance is payed on both about 2.50 a week
Self employment health and safety issues
- public liability insurance
- other health and safety disabilities access requirements
- further employment insurance
- copyright law
- crb check if you are planning to work with people under 18 and your staff
- vat you need to be vat registered when you start earning larger sums the figure is currently around 75k
Basic business planning
- a basic plan will help you focus and plan all aspects of your business
- it will help set targets and collate your ideas
- a business plan is also essential for attracting funding to get started
- it should be reviewed on a regular basis to help you monitor and measure the performance of your business
Benefits
- bring your ideas and research together
- help you decide which markets to sell to
- clarify your business purpose to others
- stay on track with targets and objectives
- each section will have a heading these are a good starting point
- vision/mission what are you trying to achieve
- executive summary what will your business do how will it do it,who will your customers be and why will they buy
- history how did you get here how did you form your ideas which people have met that inspired this, why are you starting up
- product and the service, what will you sell? Wallpaper or fabric etc what will it do what problem will it solve does it have a unique selling point that makes it so different, who will buy your product is it new product?
Market research,chow do you know there is demand for your product, what research have you done into this to demonstrate how it will sell, field research getting research from the public questionnaires etc describe your customer there characteristics and there buying pattern
- the market,what is the size of your overall market, is it a growing market, what might your share of the market will your share be over the 3 years? Who is your competition
- research and development, what work have you done so far if work still do, do you have intellectual property rights to address such as trademark patents copyright etc
- basis of operation, will you partner up with someone, premises, equipment, will you need staff, insurance sole trader or partnership?
Management, do you have a team? How many people are involved they need to know their background and what they bring to the business, explain how they can be trusted and how you cAn be trusted with a loan
- cost, initial set upCost, and ongoing costs, how much finance are you investing, funding requirements, and potential sources
Task research into current regional funding options and post graduate free business start up schemes
- www.gov.uk/buisness
- princes trust, wwww.princes trust
Tuesday 26 November 2013
week 10 research task
when i graduate im unsure whether i would like to be self employed or work for a company. however, i have put together a list of postive and negative points to consider whether being self employed would be good for me, i am doing the list based on being self employed working from home.
positive
- the cost of traveling is not an issue therefore petrol would not be a problem for work
- i can work whatever hours i feel are best for me
- i would not need to rely on holidays to be able to venture to new places for inspiration
- as i feel gift is where i want to lie in the market the cost of the production side is quite low compared to say if i needed print room facilities because it would be more digitally produced
- i could claim back some of my utility bills on things such as electricity from using the laptop/printer etc and heating.
negative
- i am quite a sociable person therefore not meeting and conversing with new people might get abit boring for me
- there is no one to share ideas with or talk about anythng to do with my or their work
- working from home would require a decent laptop with the up to date adobe software to be able to produce my designs. this software to buy is rather exspensive
- furthermore i would need a decent printer to be able to print my designs on good quality printer
- also a scanner to scan in drawings to work digitally with them
- i would need to provide my own motivation, no one else is there to help.
positive
- the cost of traveling is not an issue therefore petrol would not be a problem for work
- i can work whatever hours i feel are best for me
- i would not need to rely on holidays to be able to venture to new places for inspiration
- as i feel gift is where i want to lie in the market the cost of the production side is quite low compared to say if i needed print room facilities because it would be more digitally produced
- i could claim back some of my utility bills on things such as electricity from using the laptop/printer etc and heating.
negative
- i am quite a sociable person therefore not meeting and conversing with new people might get abit boring for me
- there is no one to share ideas with or talk about anythng to do with my or their work
- working from home would require a decent laptop with the up to date adobe software to be able to produce my designs. this software to buy is rather exspensive
- furthermore i would need a decent printer to be able to print my designs on good quality printer
- also a scanner to scan in drawings to work digitally with them
- i would need to provide my own motivation, no one else is there to help.
week 9 research task
I have always known how to create a basic CV and have gained jobs through it. However, after this lecture there was afew little pointers i had no idea you had to consider and do on your CV or the fact you could make it much more visual being a design based student.
beginning of creating a brand new CV
Education and Qualifications
- i was unaware that you put your latest level of education first, i just assumed they went in the order you recieved the awards.
- Cleveland College Of Art And Design (BA hons): results pending
- Newcastle College National Diploma level 3: DDD
- Newcastle College Alevel : C-D
- St Roberts Of Newminster GCSE: A-C
work experience and employment
-Costa Coffee barista- 2010
-masonic hall bar staff- ongoing
- indigo Paris 2013 work experience
achievements
- gaining a place at ccad to study a degree
leisure interests and hobbies
- traveling and gaining new inspiration
- interested in gift design
- danced in several theaters
any other skills
- Driving license & pass plus
- sewing machine
week 8 research task
I found the lecture on copyright very interesting, it is amazing how so many large companies rip off smaller designers and get away with it. especially the case of Rachel Taylor's designs been copied by marks and spencer the similarities were shocking.
i recently went on a trip to Amsterdam for the weekend and as i was browsing through one of the shoe shops on the main straight street i noticed these shoes straight away as i had just bought what i thought was the exact pair from house of fraser.
i recently went on a trip to Amsterdam for the weekend and as i was browsing through one of the shoe shops on the main straight street i noticed these shoes straight away as i had just bought what i thought was the exact pair from house of fraser.
google images
straight away i couldnt believe how exact these shoes were to the original design by Steve Madden, every single sequin was in the same shape and length the only difference was on the inside of the shoe it had some other cheaper brands logo. unfortuently i forgot my phone this day so i could not sneak a photo but i just could not believe how easily it is to find complete replicas at more than half the price. i payed £130 for these shoes out of house of fraser, in this shop they were priced at £40.
after this lecture i also came to the conclusion that i for my report i will focus on copyright issues and the important process you need to complete to protect your own work from this happening.
Week 10 self employment
Week 10 self employment
What is self employment?
- work for yourself rather than an employer
- could apply to you if you are doing freelance work, working to commission, working with an agent, working for a company on a casual daily basis rather than being employed by them, designer maker, sell work through trade shows and craft fairs
Types of self employment?
- sole trader-you are in charge although you can employ others
- partner ship- 2 or more people
- a co-operative- the business is collectively owned and controlled by the people who work in it
- limited company- legally separate from its shareholders or directors you need to register with the companies house
- franchise- you would make a contract with for example mcdonalds
Realities of working for yourself
- you can do what you want when you want
- flexibility in terms of working hours
- you can choose where you want to work in terms of premises and geographically
- all do the profits you make are yours after tax and national insurance
- produce the work that you want rather than being bound to an employers brief
- you can carry on being creative after graduation and continue doing something you love
- you need to consider branding yourself and your product
- need to tell hm revenue and customs once you start trading
- may not always have regular income
- whilst you are getting on your feet you can claim working tax credit and child tax credit
- loads of help and support out there
Where to work
- from home, realistic option for some it's cheap and you can offset some of your utility bills against your tax, easy access, you have to let the council and your house insurance know you are working from home.
- can be lonely if you like people around
A studio
- can vary in price but you can offset some of your utility bills against your tax
- access may vary 10-5 e.g.
- creative environment chance to meet other people and socialise and discuss ideas
- may have open days where you can sell your work to the public
Your own shop/ gallery
- vary in price
- can offset bills again
- have to consider public liability insurance, if the public are comingi not your premises you have to have this in case for instance they have a fall
- could work and have the opportunity to sell work
- need quite a lot of funding initial investment
Task
- do some research into potential work spaces or studio where you'd life to won't may be good to compare prices or studio spaces regionally and nationally
- the mushroom works - Newcastle
- the shed Gateshead
- platform arts- Middlesbrough
Another task
- research into suppliers of your required subject specific materials
List of personal/ subject specific materials
- from home
- large range of papers
- Photoshop & illustrator
- robbocutter/laser cutting
- drawing materials
- digital printer
- the internet/laptop
- printer/ scanner
- foiling pen
- business cards, boxes, flyers
- utility bills
- sewing machine
- business bank account
- if you have children, nursery costs etc
General list
- mobile phone
- passport
- wifi
- social networks
- invoices
- buisness cards
- camera
- subscription to acid
- a website, employ someone to do that website and to the host of the website
- car, insurance, petrol tax
-publics transport
Developing contacts and networking
- you need the right people to know that you exist through Facebook trade shows etc
- employ someone to do your pr to get your brand out there
- participating in exhibitions and trade shows
- word of mouth
- coverage via press
- advertising, blogs and magazines
- social networking
- blogging
- work experience
Setting up finding help?
- produce a buisness plan, a report that states your ideas
- can be daunting lots of. Help out there
- can claim job seekers allowance whilst setting up
Free money
- new enterprise allowance direct gov.
- princes trust enterprise programme
- business link, bl-ne
- you can pay for every ing yourself
- or get a loan which you have to pay back
- banks, building society's, government funding
- family and friends
Other funding
- crafts council
- arts council England
- artists newsletter
- axis
- department of trade and industry
-
Task
- how suitabledo you think you are for self employment
- make a list of considerationsif you were to be self employed
What is self employment?
- work for yourself rather than an employer
- could apply to you if you are doing freelance work, working to commission, working with an agent, working for a company on a casual daily basis rather than being employed by them, designer maker, sell work through trade shows and craft fairs
Types of self employment?
- sole trader-you are in charge although you can employ others
- partner ship- 2 or more people
- a co-operative- the business is collectively owned and controlled by the people who work in it
- limited company- legally separate from its shareholders or directors you need to register with the companies house
- franchise- you would make a contract with for example mcdonalds
Realities of working for yourself
- you can do what you want when you want
- flexibility in terms of working hours
- you can choose where you want to work in terms of premises and geographically
- all do the profits you make are yours after tax and national insurance
- produce the work that you want rather than being bound to an employers brief
- you can carry on being creative after graduation and continue doing something you love
- you need to consider branding yourself and your product
- need to tell hm revenue and customs once you start trading
- may not always have regular income
- whilst you are getting on your feet you can claim working tax credit and child tax credit
- loads of help and support out there
Where to work
- from home, realistic option for some it's cheap and you can offset some of your utility bills against your tax, easy access, you have to let the council and your house insurance know you are working from home.
- can be lonely if you like people around
A studio
- can vary in price but you can offset some of your utility bills against your tax
- access may vary 10-5 e.g.
- creative environment chance to meet other people and socialise and discuss ideas
- may have open days where you can sell your work to the public
Your own shop/ gallery
- vary in price
- can offset bills again
- have to consider public liability insurance, if the public are comingi not your premises you have to have this in case for instance they have a fall
- could work and have the opportunity to sell work
- need quite a lot of funding initial investment
Task
- do some research into potential work spaces or studio where you'd life to won't may be good to compare prices or studio spaces regionally and nationally
- the mushroom works - Newcastle
- the shed Gateshead
- platform arts- Middlesbrough
Another task
- research into suppliers of your required subject specific materials
List of personal/ subject specific materials
- from home
- large range of papers
- Photoshop & illustrator
- robbocutter/laser cutting
- drawing materials
- digital printer
- the internet/laptop
- printer/ scanner
- foiling pen
- business cards, boxes, flyers
- utility bills
- sewing machine
- business bank account
- if you have children, nursery costs etc
General list
- mobile phone
- passport
- wifi
- social networks
- invoices
- buisness cards
- camera
- subscription to acid
- a website, employ someone to do that website and to the host of the website
- car, insurance, petrol tax
-publics transport
Developing contacts and networking
- you need the right people to know that you exist through Facebook trade shows etc
- employ someone to do your pr to get your brand out there
- participating in exhibitions and trade shows
- word of mouth
- coverage via press
- advertising, blogs and magazines
- social networking
- blogging
- work experience
Setting up finding help?
- produce a buisness plan, a report that states your ideas
- can be daunting lots of. Help out there
- can claim job seekers allowance whilst setting up
Free money
- new enterprise allowance direct gov.
- princes trust enterprise programme
- business link, bl-ne
- you can pay for every ing yourself
- or get a loan which you have to pay back
- banks, building society's, government funding
- family and friends
Other funding
- crafts council
- arts council England
- artists newsletter
- axis
- department of trade and industry
-
Task
- how suitabledo you think you are for self employment
- make a list of considerationsif you were to be self employed
Sunday 24 November 2013
Week 9 CV'S
Week 9 CV's
What are they?
Summary if all your personal details that would be relevant to an employer
Why?
- marketing tool
- to introduce yourself to a potential employer
- often asked for in a job ad
- trade shows and networking events
- send them with a letter to ask for work experience, cover letter.
Good and bad cv
Good
- good grammar and punctuation
- professionally presented
- individual
- concise
- genuine interest
-Tailor made to the job
Bad
- generic
- slang language
- lying
- dirty/messy
- using the wrong tenses
Writing an effective cv
- the usual order - name, personal details, profile and objective relate it to the job your applying for, skills, education put in reverse to gcse, employment, interests, references
- discusss specific requirements of your Subject specialism with your lecture
- as a designer you need to talk about your design skills
- keep it concise, clear and simple to read
- experiment with quirky layout using the appropriate software keep it simple
- keep it to 2 pages max
- highlight important facts and disregard irrelevant ones
- info on page 1 must have a real impact
- use space to create impact
- font size and layout must be readable ( arial 12)
- check grammar punctuation and spelling
- visual impact highly important for your design career
- use plain English avoid abbreviations avoid babbling
- cover letter
- quality of paper is important
Types of cv
- conventional lists the basics in the usual order
- skills based, main emphasis on skills information on qualifications and experience kept to a minimum
- academic, mostly used for postgraduate applications focus on subjects studied/ research undertaking and work you have had published
- electronic, submitted via email with cover letter save as PDF
- European, may require a different emphasis
- scientific, focus on procedures and equipment and work published
- creative, innovative imaginative approach
What skills do employers look for?
- flexibility
- communication
- teamwork
- leadership
- initiative
- problem solving
- self awareness
- commitment
- interpersonal skills
- numeracy
Skills based cv
- describe your skills from college or when you have so much skills that their is not enough room. Your cv becomes more focused
www.prospects.ac.uk
- Create a cv
- education & qualifications
- work experience & employment
- achievements
- leisure interests and hobbies
-any other skills
What are they?
Summary if all your personal details that would be relevant to an employer
Why?
- marketing tool
- to introduce yourself to a potential employer
- often asked for in a job ad
- trade shows and networking events
- send them with a letter to ask for work experience, cover letter.
Good and bad cv
Good
- good grammar and punctuation
- professionally presented
- individual
- concise
- genuine interest
-Tailor made to the job
Bad
- generic
- slang language
- lying
- dirty/messy
- using the wrong tenses
Writing an effective cv
- the usual order - name, personal details, profile and objective relate it to the job your applying for, skills, education put in reverse to gcse, employment, interests, references
- discusss specific requirements of your Subject specialism with your lecture
- as a designer you need to talk about your design skills
- keep it concise, clear and simple to read
- experiment with quirky layout using the appropriate software keep it simple
- keep it to 2 pages max
- highlight important facts and disregard irrelevant ones
- info on page 1 must have a real impact
- use space to create impact
- font size and layout must be readable ( arial 12)
- check grammar punctuation and spelling
- visual impact highly important for your design career
- use plain English avoid abbreviations avoid babbling
- cover letter
- quality of paper is important
Types of cv
- conventional lists the basics in the usual order
- skills based, main emphasis on skills information on qualifications and experience kept to a minimum
- academic, mostly used for postgraduate applications focus on subjects studied/ research undertaking and work you have had published
- electronic, submitted via email with cover letter save as PDF
- European, may require a different emphasis
- scientific, focus on procedures and equipment and work published
- creative, innovative imaginative approach
What skills do employers look for?
- flexibility
- communication
- teamwork
- leadership
- initiative
- problem solving
- self awareness
- commitment
- interpersonal skills
- numeracy
Skills based cv
- describe your skills from college or when you have so much skills that their is not enough room. Your cv becomes more focused
www.prospects.ac.uk
- Create a cv
- education & qualifications
- work experience & employment
- achievements
- leisure interests and hobbies
-any other skills
Tuesday 12 November 2013
Week 8 copyright and intellectual property
Week 8
Copyright and intellectual property
- wwww.design council.org
- you cannot own an idea only it's expression
- ip rights don't last forever
- lasts for the lifetime of the designer plus 70 years
- can be bought and licensed to others
- not all intectual property needs to be registered e.g copyright
- copyright does not protect the ideas of the work it's only when the work is fixed
- example christopher Kane monkey and Galaxy thirst highs trees copy's
How does copyright affect me?
- as a designer make you retain the copyright and can make multiple products with the same imagery upon it as your selling a product not the design idea
- designers can sell the copyright
As a maker?
- be aware of bigger companies been influenced by you
- good practice in copyrighting your own work
- not influenced by the work of others to the point where copyright is needed to be brought up
As a student designer
- because you areselling the idea your selling the copyright you get much bigger fee
- can't use that same motif on a different design
-'however if the first motif was changed drastically you can use that
- if you use found images you produce drawings from, books internet etc you could be used for copyright,therefore always do primary research
Further information
- acid
- design and artist copyright
How to copyright your own work
On the back of your work put the copyright symbol with your name and the date you created it
- put your images onto a cd send it back to yourself and do not open the envelope so if there is any problems the solicitor can open it
- keep your blog up to date
- save folders of digital images with the date
- keep your digital log up to date
- print photographs with dates printed in the corner
-Copyright some work
- look at how big companies have ripped off designers
-focus on a report on copyright
Copyright and intellectual property
- wwww.design council.org
- you cannot own an idea only it's expression
- ip rights don't last forever
- lasts for the lifetime of the designer plus 70 years
- can be bought and licensed to others
- not all intectual property needs to be registered e.g copyright
- copyright does not protect the ideas of the work it's only when the work is fixed
- example christopher Kane monkey and Galaxy thirst highs trees copy's
How does copyright affect me?
- as a designer make you retain the copyright and can make multiple products with the same imagery upon it as your selling a product not the design idea
- designers can sell the copyright
As a maker?
- be aware of bigger companies been influenced by you
- good practice in copyrighting your own work
- not influenced by the work of others to the point where copyright is needed to be brought up
As a student designer
- because you areselling the idea your selling the copyright you get much bigger fee
- can't use that same motif on a different design
-'however if the first motif was changed drastically you can use that
- if you use found images you produce drawings from, books internet etc you could be used for copyright,therefore always do primary research
Further information
- acid
- design and artist copyright
How to copyright your own work
On the back of your work put the copyright symbol with your name and the date you created it
- put your images onto a cd send it back to yourself and do not open the envelope so if there is any problems the solicitor can open it
- keep your blog up to date
- save folders of digital images with the date
- keep your digital log up to date
- print photographs with dates printed in the corner
-Copyright some work
- look at how big companies have ripped off designers
-focus on a report on copyright
Sunday 10 November 2013
week 7: research task
Surtex trade show New York
- 18th till the 20th of May 2014, Javits communication centre New York.
- Show Hours:
Sunday, May 18, 2014 9:00am - 6:00pmMonday, May 19, 2014 9:00am - 6:00pm
Tuesday, May 20, 2014 9:00am - 6:00pm
Markets Represented
Artists, designers, studios, agents and licensing firms selling and licensing art and design for a multitude of product end-uses: decorative fabrics, linens and domestics, contract textiles, wall coverings, floor coverings, apparel textiles, stationery, greeting cards, gift wrap and other paper products, tabletop, giftware, toys, ceramics, packaging and publishing.
Launched in 2013, “Atelier,” is where talented textile design studios from around the world sell their most trend-forward surface designs to a multitude of product categories. Arranged in an intimate, yet open floor plan, the “Atelier” is for a broad range of manufacturers – interior textiles, fashion fabrics, wall coverings, paper, and more – seeking the latest prints, patterns, repeats, documents, and design services for product development needs.
surtex registration credentials
Company ID: at least two of the following
- Active website address through which company/business can be validated
- Business advertisement in trade publication
- Product or company catalog, brochure, sell sheets
- Press release on business letterhead about company, brands, product
- Employee ID:
- Must have: Personalized imprinted business card, with company name, title
Plus one of the following:
- Copy of cancelled company payroll check or pay-check stub
- Copy of w-2 form
- Company credit card with both employee’s and company’s name
- Copy of company insurance card with employee’s name
May 18-20, 2014 SURTEX
Now that you have seen all that the SURTEX® Show has to offer, don't delay your application!
Application Deadline: Please note that there is no deadline to submit an application, however assignments are made on a first-come, first-served basis. Booth space has sold out in the past, so we encourage you to send in your application as soon as possible.
Application Deadline: Please note that there is no deadline to submit an application, however assignments are made on a first-come, first-served basis. Booth space has sold out in the past, so we encourage you to send in your application as soon as possible.
| Art Publisher | Association |
| Document Studio | Educational Institution |
| Fine Artist/Studio | Graphic Artist/Studio |
| Illustrator | Licensing Agent/Firm |
| Photographer | Publications/Books |
| Service/Resource | Weaver |
| Sell art & design |
| License art & design |
| Sell resources/services for artists & designers |
| Apparel | Art Publishling |
| Contract | Decorative accessories |
| Floor Coverings | Gifts |
| Home Furnishings/Textiles | Housewares |
| Juvenile Merchandise | Linens & Domestics |
| Other | Packaging |
| Paper Products | Tabletop |
| Toys | Wall Coverings |
Booth packages are fully installed and include 8' back and side white hard walls, carpet, lighting, counter, 3 chairs/stools,
wastebasket, company ID sign, drayage, pre-show vacuuming and daily trash removal. The following are 2014 exhibit fees.
Please indicate desired marketing package.
Click here for a detailed description of each package.
Click here for a detailed description of each package.
If unable to provide an image, please provide a website link for image approval:
information sourced from www.surtex.com
Travel plans and accomodation
hotel staying in: Comfort Inn New York
price per night: $249 (£156)
check in the 18th May and check out the 20th
total cost of hotel: $578.46 (£361.51)
approx amount of spending money needed: $400 (£249.98)
8 by 10 booth price: $3,720 (£2324.85)
flights: £518
approx total of trip: £3610.34
flights: £518
approx total of trip: £3610.34
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