Apply to the Kindly Woven Design Team

Take the Next Step From Learning to Commercial Opportunity

WOVEN was created to help you understand how the interiors industry works and prepare your artwork for real commercial opportunities.

After completing WOVEN, you’ll be eligible to apply for the Kindly Woven Design Team.

The Design Team is a curated group of surface pattern designers who will be invited to respond to commercial artwork briefs as opportunities become available.

This is an opportunity to move beyond learning and begin applying your skills in a professional setting.

Who Can Apply?

You are eligible to apply after successfully completing WOVEN or another qualifying advanced course.

Completing the course makes you eligible to submit an application, but it does not guarantee acceptance to the Design Team.

Applications are reviewed based on factors such as:

• Portfolio quality
• Commercial relevance
• Originality and point of view
• Understanding of the interiors market
• Professionalism
• Technical readiness
• Overall fit with potential commercial opportunities

Your portfolio does not need to look like everyone else’s. We are interested in designers with a clear creative voice who can also understand and respond to the needs of the market.

How the Application Process Works

1. Complete WOVEN

Finish the course curriculum so you understand the commercial, creative, and technical expectations of the interiors industry.

2. Submit Your Application

Tell us about your experience, interests, and goals, and provide a link to your current portfolio.

3. Portfolio Review

Your application and portfolio will be reviewed for quality, commercial readiness, and fit with the types of opportunities that may become available.

4. Application Decision

You’ll be notified after your application has been reviewed.

If you are not accepted initially, that does not mean you cannot apply again. You may be encouraged to strengthen particular areas of your portfolio and reapply in the future.

5. Brief Invitations

Accepted Design Team members will receive every commercial artwork brief that becomes available.

You can review the creative direction, requirements, timeline, compensation, and usage terms for each opportunity and decide whether you would like to participate.

Responding to a brief is always optional. You are not required to submit artwork for every opportunity, and submitting artwork does not guarantee that your design will be selected.

What Acceptance Means

Acceptance to the Kindly Woven Design Team means you will receive every commercial artwork brief shared with the team.

For each brief, you’ll receive the creative direction, requirements, and timeline. You can review the opportunity and decide whether you would like to participate.

Responding to a brief is always optional. You are not required to submit artwork for every opportunity.

Acceptance does not guarantee:

• A specific number of briefs
• That your artwork will be selected
• Ongoing assignments
• Employment
• A particular level of income

Every designer who responds to a brief will be considered, but designs will be selected based on the specific needs and commercial direction of that opportunity.

Each brief will have its own requirements, selection process, compensation, and usage terms.

The goal of the Design Team is to create a bridge between education and real commercial opportunities while maintaining the professional standards required by the market.

Before You Apply

Before submitting your application, take time to review your portfolio and make sure it represents the kind of work you want to be hired to create.

Your portfolio should:

• Show a clear and original creative point of view
• Include work relevant to interiors or home furnishings
• Demonstrate your ability to create commercially useful designs
• Be organized and easy to review
• Include your strongest work rather than everything you have created
• Reflect what you learned inside WOVEN

You do not need an enormous portfolio. A focused collection of strong, relevant work is more valuable than a large portfolio without a clear direction.

Ready to Apply

If you have completed WOVEN and believe your portfolio is ready for commercial consideration, we invite you to apply.

Take your time with the application and submit the work that best represents your creative voice, professionalism, and understanding of the interiors market.