Experience

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  Karen Wilberding Diefenbach - Artist/Sculptress

  • Personal Assistant

    • Aug 2010 - Present

    Because of my interest and love for art, I was selected by artist Karen Wilberding Diefenbach to supervise and organise her first solo show in Florence, Italy at Aria Art Gallery.Since then I have worked for her part time to supervise catalogues, photo shoots and to coordinate shipments and art shows. I have helped her researching art fairs, galleries and clients as well as developing relations with museums and curators.

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  Freelance

  • New Delhi Area, India

  • Embellishment Designer and Production Coordinator

    • Jan 2010 - Mar 2014
    • New Delhi Area, India

    Supervise and co-ordinate factories in India to meet clients needs, timings, quality standards and target prices.Monitor shipments, import/export of goods with suppliers/clients as well as pick up and delivery.Embellishment design/research and development of embellished panels, mood boards and inventory.Mediate between Indian suppliers and Italian fashion companies.Identify and raise quality and technical issues with Indian factories and find solutions to implement quality.

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  Realab - Production Company

  • Lucca Area, Italy

  • Project Coordinator - Documentary "Voli D'Arte"

    • Aug 2013 - Dec 2013
    • Lucca Area, Italy

    I collaborated with video artist Marcantonio Lunardi for the project "Voli D'Arte".The documentary focuses on three female artists who chose the province of Lucca in Italy for inspiration and production of their artworks.I helped the production company Realab to select the artists, coordinate and supervise interviews, set locations and team; during the shootings I also worked as an interpreter and cultural mediator.

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  GVS International

  • New Delhi Area, India

  • Embellishment Designer and Production Coordinator

    • Apr 2008 - Dec 2009
    • New Delhi Area, India

    I owe almost everything I learned about embellishment to Paul Warner, who I had the honour and pleasure to work with at GVS International in Bologna, Italy.Part of my job responsabilities were to supervise and coordinate embellishment factories in India to meet client needs, timings, quality standards and target prices.I researched Indian print and embellishment techniques and designed embellished panels for mood and inspiration boards and fashion fairs.Some of the clients I worked for: Antonio Marras, Byblos, Joseph, Givenchy, John Richmond, Les Copains, Max Mara, Marni, Gucci...

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  Celyn B.

  • Bologna Area, Italy

  • Graphic Designer Assistant - Internship

    • Jan 2008 - Mar 2008
    • Bologna Area, Italy