01
An Idea
A concept, problem, mood board, reference, or even something that’s still difficult to articulate.
Phase 01 / 04
Discovery & Design
Start With
the Product.
Before patterns, samples, or production, we define what the product needs to be.
RESTORE works with you to understand the idea, the customer, the function, the aesthetic, the market, and the realities of bringing it to life—then turns that thinking into a clear design direction.
Where You Might Be Starting
You Don’t Need to Have It All Figured Out.
We Do.
Clients come to RESTORE at different stages. Some have an idea. Some have a product they want to improve. Others have a developed direction that needs experienced design input before moving into technical development.
02
An Existing Product
A garment or sewn good you want to rethink, improve, adapt, expand, or use as a starting point.
03
An Established Direction
A developed concept that needs experienced design input before moving into technical development and production.
Design With Purpose
What Should This Product Actually Be?
A good product has to work from more than one angle. We consider the user, function, form, material, cost, and production together before development begins.
USER
Who are we designing for — and why?
FORM
How should it look, fit, feel, and move?
COST
What makes sense commercially?
FUNCTION
What does it need to do?
MATERIAL
What does the material need to do?
PRODUCTION
How can it actually be made?
Changing one decision can change the others. The strongest design direction resolves them together.
Design in Practice
Materials, construction, and details turn design intent into a product that works.
What Comes Out of This Phase
Ready for Development.
Discovery & Design resolves the product direction before technical development begins. Exact outputs depend on the project, but the goal is the same: a product that is clearly defined and ready to move forward.
Defined Product Direction
A clearer understanding of what you're making and why, who it's for, how it should function, and what the product needs to accomplish.
Design Direction
Silhouette, proportion, features, details, construction direction, and the overall visual language of the product.
Material + commercial requirements
What the materials need to do and the cost, quantity, and production realities they need to support.
Development Direction
A clearer path into sourcing, patternmaking, technical development, prototyping, and ultimately production.
