Ebru Gultekin Alkanat

Art Tutor I Artist I Multi-discipline Designer - Fashion - Garment Design & Homeware | Print | Embroidery | Hand-painted | Freelancer Textile and Graphic Arts

London Area, United Kingdom

About

Professional Textile and Fashion Designer with 20+ Years of Experience Based in London, I bring over two decades of expertise in fashion, textile, and garment design. Throughout my career, I have collaborated with leading global brands, honing my skills in woven textiles, embroidery, print techniques, and garment design. I also co-founded the award-winning brands, Hooyo and Wallaby, to offer innovative solutions tailored for modern-day parents. Currently, I run my own creative studio, specializing in surface pattern design and illustration, blending traditional painting techniques with modern trends. My work is featured on platforms like Etsy, alongside local art fairs and shops. I am passionate about solving design challenges, always striving to combine creativity with practicality to produce unique, meaningful products. With a deep love for fashion and textiles, I am excited to bring my skills and vision to dynamic new projects.

Experience

  • Founder (Multi-discipline Designer - Fashion & Homeware | Print | Embroidery | Jacquard) at designist.co.uk
    Jul 2019 - Present · 7 yrs

    I can offer my extensive knowledge in the print and fashion industries to meet your needs. I aim to inspire and innovate, to provide you with creative solutions and share our ideas, and to help you adapt and thrive during these challenging times. designistshop.etsy.com

  • Designer & Founder at wallaby.tr
    Feb 2015 - Present · 11 yrs 5 mos

    Wallaby Kangaroo T-shirt Founded in 2015, Wallaby creates kangaroo t-shirts designed with love and care. The Wallaby design is patented and registered. The fabrics used in Wallaby are made of soft stretch cotton gentle on mum & baby’s skin. Our innovative skin-to-skin Wallaby is designed to secure baby in the optimal position your chest, so you can enjoy hands-free skin-to-skin snuggles. Wallaby's aim is to help mums feel good and beautiful while wearing their babies. Keep your hands free while holding your little one skin to skin! Also, be worn through pregnancy and for breastfeeding.

  • Designer & Founder Hooyo at Hooyo
    Feb 2015 - Apr 2021 · 6 yrs 3 mos

    https://www.hooyo.com.tr/ Hooyo is an elegant, modern, comfortable, unsophisticated maternity wear brand. Hooyo aims a classy but not boring look, caring about trends with a timeless perspective. Smart casual dresses, blouses, tights, t-shirts are specially designed for expectant moms to feel comfortable and elegant with easy breastfeeding function.

  • Design and Planning Manager at Adil Işık Ltd. Şti.
    Aug 2009 - Jul 2014 · 5 yrs

    The preparation and management of the collections (all fashion garment product, knit, woven, print) The management of research and development activities, organizing the supply chain in the process of manufacturing. The management of the orientation process for new high-level employees. The periodic training of store managers and their assistants. Preparation of special collections for sponsors. Preparation of special projects for visual spectacles such as store windows and festivals. Organization of photoshoots for catalogs and look books. • SS 10-11-12-13 collections • AW 10-11-12-13 collections

  • Fashion Designer at Boyner Buyuk Magazacilik A.S.
    Jan 2007 - May 2009 · 2 yrs 5 mos

    The preparation and management of Asymmetry collections. I was responsible for the brand's design, research, and development activities, for all garment product (knit-woven-print) categories. The management of all research and development activities, organizing the supply chain in the process of manufacturing. Organization of photoshoots for catalogs and look books. Asymmetry Men, SS 2008-2009 collections Asymmetry Men, AW 2007-2008-2009-2010 collections