Valdese Weavers’ Jennifer Franklin Now Dicey Design Director
May 26, 2015
VALDESE, N.C.--Longtime Valdese Weavers designer Jennifer Franklin has been appointed Design Director for Dicey Mills, a recent acquisition by Valdese Weavers.
Franklin is responsible for styling new designs, trend and color direction, and merchandising the newest line to join the Valdese Weavers family.
Franklin has been a senior styling coordinator with Valdese Weavers since 2004, working on residential, imports and research and development. Prior to that, she spent five years as a senior designer and design director for Mastercraft Fabrics. She began her career in 1993 as a designer for Valdese Weavers.
Franklin received her bachelor’s in business management from North Carolina State University and earned her residential planning diploma from the Art Institute of Atlanta. She has been a member of WithIt, the women’s leadership network for home and furnishings, for five years, and is a former member of the Color Marketing Group.