Melissa Silvi

Melissa Silvi

fashion designRome, Italy
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Melissa Silvi

Melissa Silvi

fashion designRome, Italy
Work history
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    Fashion Design AssistantCamillo Bona
    Rome, ItalyFull Time
    creating prototypes producing technical sketches explaining technical and creative ideas to the designer sourcing fabrics and trimmings creating mood, shape and trend boards gaining approval from customers
Skills
  • Adobe Creative Suite
  • Editorial Fashion
  • Artist Research
  • Illustration
  • Styling
  • Apparel Design
  • Accessories Design
  • Ethical Fashion
  • Fashion Assistant
  • Art Branding
Education
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    Textile&fashion DesignIAAD, Institute of Applied Art and Design
    Turin, Italy
Awards
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    Next ESEMPLARE Technology AWARD sponsored by LectraPitti Uomo
    IN AN ERA MARKED BY THE STANDARDISATION OF PRODUCTION PROCESSES, "QUALITY" IS NOT A TERM TO BE USED LIGHTLY AS IT DEALS WITH ALL THOSE VALUES THAT MAKE A GARMENT, BUT ALSO ANY OBJECT, PRECIOUS AND DIFFERENT FROM EVERYTHING ELSE. IN THIS CONTEXT, ESEMPLARE RELIES ON YOUNG PEOPLE AND GIVES THEM THE OPPORTUNITY, THROUGH A COMPETITION, TO DISCOVER NEW TECHNOLOGICAL ACCESS KEYS TO THE PRODUCTION OF OUTERWEAR WHILE RESPECTING TRADITION, CRAFTSMANSHIP AND DETAILS. THE CONTEST WAS OPEN TO STUDENTS UNDER 28 YEARS OF AGE ENROLLED AT FASHION DESIGN UNIVERSITIES AND IN FASHION SCHOOLS. THE CONTEST AIMED TO DISCOVER NEW TALENTS WITH THE ABILITY TO COMBINE THE ESEMPLARE AVANT-GARDE, VALUES AND STYLE. THE WINNERS WERE SELECTED FIRSTLY ANALYSING THE ABILITY TO UNDERSTAND AND INTERPRET ESEMPLARE PHILOSOPHY AND STYLE: THE MATERIALS’ AND MANUFACTURING’S TECHNOLOGICAL ASPECT, THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE GARMENT WITH THE REVERSED Y DISTINCTIVE FEATURE, THE ENVIRONMENTAL AND SOCIAL SUSTAINABILITY, TOGETHER WITH PRODUCIBILITY AND THE PROJECT’S UNIQUENESS.