Abla Kawar Email & Phone Number

Dubai, Ae

United Arab Emirates

Amman, Jordan

- Lead designer, trend forecasting, financial management, managed shoots, quality control, business plan, pr relations and social strategies.- Managed relationships with over 30 vendors, negotiating favorable terms and conditions for product supply and partnerships.- Developed and executed visual merchandising strategies for the store, resulting in a 8.5x profit increase from first collection to latest collection (5 year). Expanded SKUs from 3 items to 17 items.- Spearheaded… Show more - Lead designer, trend forecasting, financial management, managed shoots, quality control, business plan, pr relations and social strategies.- Managed relationships with over 30 vendors, negotiating favorable terms and conditions for product supply and partnerships.- Developed and executed visual merchandising strategies for the store, resulting in a 8.5x profit increase from first collection to latest collection (5 year). Expanded SKUs from 3 items to 17 items.- Spearheaded regional expansion via consignment and wholesale through retailers, local activations and popups in KSA, UAE, Qatar, Egypt, Greece, Italy.- Participated in London Fashion Week to present our Spring/Summer 23 collection. Show less

Amman

- Diversified product offerings by innovating new styles of furniture and wall art based on tailored customer requests and market feedback. Successfully expanded from B2C to B2B channels to include retailers, boutique hotels and Queen Alia International Airport.- Negotiated with materials manufacturers and established healthy relationships in to optimize cost base and maintain material product margins.- Accomplished 2x sales while boosting margins from 40% to 50% YoY. Curated social… Show more - Diversified product offerings by innovating new styles of furniture and wall art based on tailored customer requests and market feedback. Successfully expanded from B2C to B2B channels to include retailers, boutique hotels and Queen Alia International Airport.- Negotiated with materials manufacturers and established healthy relationships in to optimize cost base and maintain material product margins.- Accomplished 2x sales while boosting margins from 40% to 50% YoY. Curated social media campaigns to drive traffic, strengthen brand equity and increase first time customer sales, while maintaining 33% repeat customers. Show less

Dubai, United Arab Emirates

- Assisted the Head of Sponsorship in managing and presenting bespoke partnership proposals. As well as being responsible for building relationships with sponsors directly, making sure all operations ran smoothly.- Was responsible for the accreditation forms, security licenses, access badges, guest invites, and package deliveries for the fair.

London, United Kingdom

- Managed the gallery’s database, uploading artworks and potential clients names to the mailing list.- Updating the gallery’s website and Artsy.net page. Wrote press releases, maintained and curated client relationships via updates on upcoming artworks, delivered packages, submitted events on various websites for our exhibitions.- Assisted the gallery director with exhibition planning and event coordination. Facilitated last-mile logistics of artworks to clients and art fairs.

London, United Kingdom

- Staffed on the following projects: Real-estate in Germany, the Astir Palace in Athens, Greece; I also worked on one of the largest logistics and transportation ports in the GCC and completed market research on the hospitality industry in Mykonos for a potential investment. Assisted investment team by researching fashion related investment opportunities.

Ba, Fine Arts And Marketting

Activities and Societies: GU Art Club, GU Arab Club

High School Diploma

Activities and Societies: Yearbook Committee, Community Service, Basketball Team, Soccer Team, KAMUN

Myp, 2012

Activities and Societies: Student Council President, Disciplinary Committee, Uniform Committee, Basketball Team, Soccer Team