How we work: Every customer is different... but here are two ways we can help you...

A. “Full Design & Manufacture of bags Option”

This is how it works ….”Select – Customise – Supply”…

Customer selects from our existing designs or prototypes and we then adapt them for your brand. Alternatively we Design a collection from the very beginning. Either way -we supply finished bags manufactured ex-factory or delivered to your warehouse.

Typical Process:

Learning about your brand / Market Brief:
- Tell us what do you want to achieve?
- Who are your competitors?
- What price do you want to sell at?
- How many can you sell?
- What other brands do you admire?
- What should the range structure be like?
- How should your branding be treated?
Customer can view our prototype collections and select the products that appeal to them – or we design a new collection from the beginning.
Commercial arrangements agreed in advance. Costs and payment will all agreed ‘up front’. Broadly if we are developing a collection from scratch the costings are structured in one way – if you select from already designed prototypes we structure the pricing in another way.
We customise and develop the styles, design and create new ones where required and then re-sample styles for approval.
Customer reviews samples with estimated prices. Conducts product tests if required and last but not least decides colour and branding.
Customer places order, with delivery date and pays Deposit for production.
We supply pre-production sample for approval. Final production details finalised.
Mass production and Quality control.
Delivery and balance payment due.
After delivery we offer to do staff training ‘in store’ and work with you to maximize sales.
When sales reports come in we meet to review sales and work to refine the products to capitalise upon successful products, and then supply repeat orders to maximise return on sales.

B. “Design to Order Service”

Customer asks us to design and create products “from scratch”. We supply design drawings and specifications and customer does their own development and production.

Typical Process:

Brief from customer.
Design IQ supply’s a summary of understanding of customer requirements, our fees, costs, work schedule, payment schedule and trading terms.
Client approves contract, design or merchandise targets and supplies Purchase Order and Deposit payment.
Design IQ starts work and develops Concepts & Designs.
Presentation of Designs to customer. Design IQ works with client to review, discuss and if required revise Concepts and Designs.
Designer proceeds to develop balance of designs to complete project.
Presentation of full collection details to client including styles, colours, trims, fabrics, graphics etc.
Completion of Designs, Delivery with specifications and artwork.
The process above can be combined with the Supply service if agreed in advance.

So what is the difference between A and B?

Fundamentally with option A we take responsibility for the complete process of delivering a finished product at a finished price to you.

With option B. we only do the design work – and your team is responsible for all the other stages of making a finished product. You do all the product sampling, refinement, fit testing, commercialisation, ordering and overseas factory management and quality control.

In summary:

If you work with Design IQ you are working with people who understand the entire process from Market research to product development and then to delivery of a finished product in-store. Use us in the way that suits you the best – we are open minded, and here to be of service.