Simon Pearce has promoted James Zilian to director of design & product development.

Zilian will expand his previous role as senior designer to include product development, buying of non-manufactured goods and visual merchandising.

Zilian reports to Rob Adams, president.

“James has been instrumental in designing and creating several of the new lines in glass and pottery over the past three and a half years, such as the Brookfield, Barre and Stowe lines,” Adams said. “Most recently, he designed the just-launched Signature Pottery Collection, and is leading the highly anticipated fall 2009 launch of the bridal dinnerware lines.”

Prior to joining Simon Pearce in 2005, Zilian was an entrepreneur running his own design company.