Tamara Aira Iglesias

Tamara Aira Iglesias

Textile & Graphic DesignerLondon, United Kingdom
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Tamara Aira Iglesias

Tamara Aira Iglesias

Textile & Graphic DesignerLondon, United Kingdom
About me
I am a Freelance Graphic & Textile Designer based in London. I have studied in Spain, Norway and London and that had influenced my way of designing and approaching graphics and textile. I am passionate about design and I love creating new products and graphics.
Work history
    Elite Creations UK logo
    Elite Creations UK logo
    Accessories Designer Men,Women & Kids Elite Creations UK
     - London, United KingdomFull Time
    - Designing and developing commercial and fashionable soft accessories and bag ranges. - Trend research & putting together moodboards. - Creating innovative design concepts and researching new and original ideas. - Develop colour themes for each season for each clients. - Produce sketches; Mock ups, Specifications and documentation that effectively communicate design intent to the Buyers and Factories. - Creating presentations forecasting trends and recommending appropriate ranges for each client taking in consideration their brand identity and needs. - Developing products with far east factories. - Manage the accessories design critical path, ensuring all deadlines are adhered to. - Be involve in each aspect from the design and the development to production. - Identify key accessories and bag shapes for the season through trend forecasting and regular inspirational research and to make sure they are suited for the market of each customer. - Identifying new areas of growth and development for the Accessories department. Develop new products and shapes each season. - Sourcing new materials, yarns and fabrics each season. - Visit Trade Shows and retail both within the UK and overseas to gain an overview of future trends. - Seeking out and predicting new trends following catwalks, bloggers and street style, being confident in my choices along with setting key themes seasonally.
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    Graphic Designer Home Accessories - MultiproductWatermelon Ltd / Disney
     - London, United KingdomFull Time
    - Bringing creative, innovative and trend aware design to the table by originating and presenting new original designs to Design, Buying and Production teams. - Produce sketches; Mock ups, Specifications and documentation that effectively communicate design intent to the Buyers and Factories. - Identification, development and design of new products and their packaging, as well as propose Material, Finish and Color options for both. - Managing the workload of the hard lines design team, problem solving and training when necessary. - Identify customer needs and design trends, propose design solutions and research projects. - Create multiple concepts that help the Design Director to make a decision on final product directions. - Good understanding of retail competition. Trend awareness and market knowledge, as well as attending trade shows and comp shopping for inspiration. - Managing the hard lines production method in the factory to ensure that the working method is the most efficient. - Cost and turn around time reduction by recommending different techniques and the use of other more efficient machines for our print on demand production. - Improving the production process by using my wide material knowledge and printing techniques on ceramics, hard lines, and textiles to ensure that we obtain the best results. - Work very close with the buyers to create products within budget and deadlines by recommending and researching new products and material to keep with new trends. - Contacting Factories in Uk and abroad for new development and cutting down costs by negotiating pricing and fees, while ensuring the continuation and enhancements of services. - On special occasions designing Trade Shows Stands, Packaging, Brochures, leaflets, Banner for web, PO, photo retouch and window displays.
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Skills
  • Graphic Design
  • Textile Design
  • Typography
  • Accessories Design
  • Home Decor
  • Photo Retouching
  • 3D
  • Packaging
  • Adobe Indesign
  • Retail Design
Education
    University of The Arts London (UAL) logo
    University of The Arts London (UAL) logo
    Post Grad CertificateUniversity of The Arts London (UAL)
     - London, United Kingdom
    Digital Surface Pattern Design
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    BA (Hons) Textile Design University of Bergen, Norway
     - Strømgaten 1, 5015 Bergen, Norway
    scholarship
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