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Other Specialized Design Services
NAICS 541490 · United States · 2022 edition
This industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in providing professional design services (except architectural, landscape architecture, engineering, interior, industrial, graphic, and computer systems design).
Activities described by this code
- Costume design services (except independent theatrical costume designers)
- Jewelry design services
- Fashion design services
- Float design services
- Shoe design services
- Lighting design services
- Textile design services
Other activities to examine
- Providing architectural design services: 541310 — Architectural Services
- Providing landscape architecture design services: 541320 — Landscape Architectural Services
- Providing engineering design services: 541330 — Engineering Services
- Providing interior design services: 541410 — Interior Design Services
- Providing industrial design services: 541420 — Industrial Design Services
- Providing graphic design services: 541430 — Graphic Design Services
- Providing computer systems design services: 541512 — Computer Systems Design Services
- Designing and writing custom software to meet the needs of a particular customer: 541511 — Custom Computer Programming Services;
- Operating as independent theatrical costume or set designers: 711510 — Independent Artists, Writers, and Performers
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Firms in this class provide specialized professional design services that fall outside the major design disciplines — including fashion design, jewelry design, textile design, lighting design, shoe design, costume design for commercial clients, and float design, among others. Day-to-day work typically involves client consultations, concept development, sketching and digital rendering, material specification, and coordination with manufacturers or fabricators. Physical samples, prototypes, or proprietary design assets are often created or held on premises.
Questions to investigate
- What specific design disciplines does the firm practice — fashion, jewelry, textile, lighting, costume, or other specialties?
- Does the firm produce physical prototypes, samples, or fabricated items on-site, or is work exclusively conceptual and digital?
- Does the firm hold client-owned materials, samples, or finished goods on its premises at any point?
- What types of clients are served — independent brands, large retailers, production companies, manufacturers?
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