Projects
- Graduate Collection'Folding Figures' is inspired by the naive, free drawings of the Bouroullec Brothers as well as the playful process of Anton Alvarez's 'thread wrapped' chairs. "I looked at mexican square pattern-cutting and developed my designs to be cut with minimal seams, wrapping and folding around the body in a primitive yet modern way. The result is a collection of simple silhouettes with playful detail in the function of seams and pockets."
Work history
Trend Researcher & Design AssistantTrend Bible
• Sourcing fabrics for the AW17 kids trend book.
• Image sourcing for Home and Kid’s Trend Books.
• Researching consumer and cultural trends for the Kids Insight Report.
• Styling and creating imagery for the Trend Reports.
• Assisting with client presentations. • Creating spreadsheets on Excel, layouts
on InDesign and editing photos on Photo-
shop.
• Answering the phone, handling client and
customer queries.
Studio & Production Assistant
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• I was given the responsability of sourcing fabrics and trims.
• Handling e-commerce sales on Shopify and archiving stock using Excel.
• Helped with quality control and liasing with manufacturers in Portugal.
• I was responsible for marketing through social media platforms.
• I helped to make the SS15 collection, cutting and hand sewing details.
My time at Ostwald Helgason gave me insight into how a fashion company works, from buying, production and making to sales and customer service. I had experience in each of these sectors and fell confident that I can transfer these skills to a range of different jobs.
Skills
- Furniture Design
- Excel
- Illustrator
- Indesign
- Photoshop
- Powerpoint
- Trend Analysis
- Organisation Planning
- Trend Forecasting and Research
- Pattern Cutting and Drafting
- Sewing by Hand Machine
- French
- Interior Design Admin
- Portuguese
- CAD and Hand Drawn Spec Drawings
Education
BA(Hons) Fashion Design First
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• Trend forecasting and marketing • Business planning • Pattern cutting • Industrial machine sewing • Conceptual research and design • CAD design on Illustrator • Styling for photoshoots • Machine and hand knitting • Presentation skills both live and re- corded • Collaboration with photographers • Textile methods - dying, puff binding, silk screen print, digital print
Foundation Art Design
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Concept research, life drawing, textile printing, etching, 3D wood and metal work, illustration, fashion design, fine art painting, clay sculpture.