Experience

Carmel Global

• United Kingdom
• Apparel & Fashion
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Designer

  • Oct 2013 - Present



Velmore LTD

• london, united kingdom

• Assistant Designer

  • Jun 2013 - Oct 2013

  I was assistant to two senior designers at Velmore, a supplier of M&S. On a daily basis I helped them with designing, doing CAD, creating technical packs, sourcing fabrics in china and the UK, researching trends and making mood boards. I worked in the design process from start to finish, seeing my designs made up in fabrics I have sourced. I was made responsible for designing the core trousers for M&S. I improved my CAD skill set and expanded my knowledge of technical packs. I was assistant to two senior designers at Velmore, a supplier of M&S. On a daily basis I helped them with designing, doing CAD, creating technical packs, sourcing fabrics in china and the UK, researching trends and making mood boards. I worked in the design process from start to finish, seeing my designs made up in fabrics I have sourced. I was made responsible for designing the core trousers for M&S. I improved my CAD skill set and expanded my knowledge of technical packs.



Fever Designs

• London, United Kingdom

• Design Assistant Intern

  • Mar 2013 - Jun 2013

  Hand draw flat drawings of potential designs. Use illustrator to do technical flats. Liaise with the factories with regards to samples and fabric swatches. Carry out general office duties. Hand draw flat drawings of potential designs. Use illustrator to do technical flats. Liaise with the factories with regards to samples and fabric swatches. Carry out general office duties.



Renee London

• London, United Kingdom

• Design Assistant (placement)

  • Apr 2011 - Jun 2011

  Main responsibilities- Design new items for the collection. Construct samples from new ideas. Liaise with the factory. Source fabrics. Draw flat drawings. Skills gained: Learnt how to design for the high street, keeping in mind pricing. Also learnt how a fashion business is run on a day-to-day basis. Main responsibilities- Design new items for the collection. Construct samples from new ideas. Liaise with the factory. Source fabrics. Draw flat drawings. Skills gained: Learnt how to design for the high street, keeping in mind pricing. Also learnt how a fashion business is run on a day-to-day basis.



Junky Styling

• London, United Kingdom

• Studio Assistant (placement)

  • Oct 2010 - Mar 2011

  Main responsibilities- Cut and construct garments for the shop floor. Make items for wholesale orders and occasionally samples for collections. Skills gained: Built greatly on sewing machine skills. Developed a working knowledge of the industry by working side by side with the design, sales and advertising teams. Main responsibilities- Cut and construct garments for the shop floor. Make items for wholesale orders and occasionally samples for collections. Skills gained: Built greatly on sewing machine skills. Developed a working knowledge of the industry by working side by side with the design, sales and advertising teams.



Middlearth

• London, United Kingdom

• Design Assistant (placement)

  • Jul 2010 - Oct 2010

  Main responsibilities- Research different trends. Create mood boards. Design for various customers. Hand draw flat drawings including all relevant information for the pattern cutters. Skills gained- Learned about the design process from start to finish. Improved upon designing and hand drawing skills. Main responsibilities- Research different trends. Create mood boards. Design for various customers. Hand draw flat drawings including all relevant information for the pattern cutters. Skills gained- Learned about the design process from start to finish. Improved upon designing and hand drawing skills.