Product development plays a central role in building and sustaining a fashion brand. Brands seek products that meet quality standards, align with market demand, and carry a clear concept they can present consistently to customers.

When developing new products, have you ever faced these challenges?

  • Do you have an idea but lack a clear way to translate it into a workable design?
  • Do you need designs to collect orders or test market response, but face limitations in time or resources?
  • Do you look for additional design direction, references, or guidance from an experienced production team?
  • Do you need to time your designs accurately to match seasonal or holiday buying cycles?
  • Do you need designs that remain feasible within production capacity and cost constraints, with input from a manufacturing perspective?

FREE Design Support – Idea Translation – Creative Direction

These are the three core keywords of the Lotus Design Team service.

If you are facing the challenges above, the Lotus Design Team provides dedicated support to develop your products and strengthen your brand at no additional cost.

One of Lotus’s core commitments is to work beyond bulk production. In addition to serving large-volume orders, we prioritize collaboration with emerging brands and women entrepreneurs who are starting their businesses with limited resources yet seek structured and professional support.

From this positioning, the Lotus Design Team was developed as a dedicated design support unit. The team functions as an in-house creative partner, developing exclusive product concepts tailored to each brand without any additional design fee.

From 2D concept to finished product at Lotus
From 2D concept to finished product at Lotus

Benefits of 2D Mock-Up Design

  • Support order collection and market testing before mass production
  • Visualize product structure, smocking layout, embroidery placement, and color balance at the concept stage
  • Reduce production cost, minimize revisions, and control execution risks
  • Adjust and localize designs for different market preferences
  • Present concepts clearly to your customers or your business partners

2-Step 2D Design Process

In practice, developing a 2D mock-up involves multiple stages. However, the Lotus Design Team streamlines this into 02 main steps.

(1) Idea Intake

With over 16 years of experience in childrenswear export, Lotus has developed designs across a wide range of requirements and markets. A design concept may originate from:

  • Seasonal or holiday collections aligned with specific market calendars
  • Product images from social media, fashion brands, or designers used as visual references
  • An initial idea requiring brainstorming and structured creative direction
  • A spontaneous concept captured and shaped into a defined outline
  • A brand-driven direction intended to build a product aligned with a distinct identity…

Every design mock-up can begin with a simple message: “I want…” Whether the brief is abstract or detailed, ideas are translated into 2D mock-ups that align with your direction while remaining production-feasible.

Real client messages from 2D design orders
Real client messages from 2D design orders

The Lotus Design Team maintains a structured library of outlines and mock-up references across seasons, holidays, and best-selling categories. Combined with diversified fabric and embroidery thread options, additional materials such as lace trims, bows, and accessories can be incorporated to refine the design. These resources are shared when partners engage the Lotus Design Team service through the sales team.

Our 2D mock-up library
Our 2D mock-up library

(2) Technical Advisory

Operating directly from the factory without intermediaries, Lotus integrates technical guidance into the design stage. Drawing from extensive production experience in smocked and embroidered childrenswear, our in-house technical team advises on garment structure, fabric selection, and thread coordination to align with the overall concept while managing cost efficiency.

Lotus has experience in smocked childrenswear production lines
Lotus has experience in smocked childrenswear production lines

Transitioning from a 2D mock-up to a finished product requires coordination across multiple production stages. The Lotus Design Team bridges creative development and manufacturing execution to guide each design from concept to final realization.

Our Design Categories

  • Single Product Designs: Develop individual styles based on existing outlines or client concepts.
  • Collection, Seasonal & Holiday Designs: Create coordinated designs aligned with seasonal calendars and regional markets.
  • Branding Support: Provide additional design-to-production support for brand elements such as tags, logos, and care labels.
Our Design Categories
Our Design Categories

Our Commitment

All designs and information are handled confidentially. An NDA can be signed upon request.

If you are interested, please click this link to contact our Sales Team to experience our Lotus Design Team service!