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Industrial Designer

OFO Code: 216302

Last checked 3 October 2026

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1. Occupation identity

OFO code
216302
Occupation
Industrial Designer
Classification
OFO 2021
Major group
PROFESSIONALS
Unit group
2163 · Product and Garment Designers

Official description
Product and garment designers design and develop products for manufacture and prepare designs and specifications of products for mass, batch and one-off production.

More official OFO detail

Specialisations: Commercial Product Designer, Industrial Graphic Designer, Textile Designer, Textile Research and Development Practitioner, Furniture Designer, Wallpaper Designer, Weaving Pattern Card Preparer, Product Designer (excluding Engineering Products), Carpet Designer / Copyist Planner, Ceramic Designer, Glass Designer

  • Negotiating design solutions with clients, management, and sales and manufacturing staff
  • Determining the objectives and constraints of the design brief by consulting with clients and stakeholders
  • Selecting, specifying and recommending functional and aesthetic materials, production methods and finishes for manufacture
  • Harmonizing aesthetic considerations with technical, functional, ecological and production requirements
  • Supervising the preparation of patterns, programs and tooling, and the manufacturing process
  • Preparing sketches, diagrams, illustrations, plans, samples and models to communicate design concepts
  • Detailing and documenting the selected design for production
  • Preparing and commissioning prototypes and samples
  • Formulating design concepts for clothing, textiles, industrial, commercial and consumer products, and jewellery

2. Demand status

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