About

Yen-Hua Chen is a textile and surface pattern designer based in France, trained at Aalto University in Finland. She works across surface design, weaving, printing, and handcrafted textiles, combining studio craft with experience in sales, product development, and project management — turning artistic vision into commercially successful designs.

France · English, Chinese, French

01Designer & Project Manager

2023 – 2025

Aalto University — PatternLab × S-Group

• Drove 36% of total patterns sold to S-Group, Finland's largest retailer, through trend research and sales analysis in a 10-designer team
• Accounted for 51% of Prisma × PatternLab 2024 S/S & A/W patterned products
• Designed original patterns for womenswear and home textiles, refined into commercial-ready vector repeat patterns

02International Forwarder & Accessory / Pattern Designer

2019 – Present

Freelance

• Maintained a 100% 5-star customer satisfaction rate through reliable international sourcing and forwarding
• Designed accessories — earrings, bags, and more — using French high-end lace

03Overseas Sales

2015 – 2017

Singtex Industrial Co., Ltd.

• Managed USD 750,000 turnover per season, overseeing key accounts including Patagonia, Marmot, and Under Armour
• Collaborated with labs and factories to develop functional knit and woven textiles

04Sales Representative

2013 – 2015

Wagner Textile International Co., Ltd.

• Sourced high-end fabrics from Europe, the US, and India for luxury designers and brands
• Represented the company at Première Vision (Paris) and Texworld

05Surface Designer — Textile & Pattern Design

2013

FouDa Textile Co., Ltd.

• Created jacquard and print patterns using Adobe Illustrator and Photoshop