For more than 14 years I've worked as a footwear designer for several clients. A balanced mix between established brands, private label companies and young start-up labels. Brands: PME Legend, Cruyff, Asics EMEA, MYOMY, Meyba, ANWB, RunLifeWear (DE) and others.I love telling stories through the product by building moodboards, choosing suitable color & material combinations and creating innovative designs. I've designed casual, sneaker & dressed collections for all genders. During these years I've gained a good understanding of the European market (especially Benelux & Germany).From this year (2024) I'm exploring new territories in the field of product design: interior products, jewelry and ceramics. I'm available for freelance projects. My activities: - concept building & trend analysis- footwear design for men, women & kids (sneakers, casual shoes, boots, dressed/formal shoes, safety shoes, house slippers)- product development for footwear (building tech-packs/specsheets, factory travel Europe & Far East, follow-up with factories)- accessories design (bags, small leather goods, jewellery)My strengths:✓ in-depth knowledge of silhouettes, materials, fabrication, construction and trim (shoe terminology)✓ good understanding of history of iconic footwear✓ good sense of colours & materials✓ brand thinking / forward thinking✓ up-to-date trend and market awareness✓ commercial mindset✓ both able to work independently and cooperate in a team✓ able to work in a fast paced, ever changing work environment✓ focused on what can be achieved (instead of what cannot be)✓ creating strong design concepts and translating into feasible products✓ strong CAD drawing skills Adobe Illustrator✓ advanced level in Adobe Photoshop, Indesign✓ other software skills: 3D modelling in Rhino 7, Blender 3D, sketching in Procreate✓ computational design tools, skilled in prompting in Midjourney, renderings in NewArc.ai + Tripo 3DFor more information:www.yestomorrow.nl

Independent Web Designer working for several clients (wordpress, html, css)- Dafna Suskind Mesologie - mesoloog.amsterdam- MW Haar - mwhaar.nl- Studio Yestomorrow - yestomorrow.nl

Yestomorrow is an accessory brand established in 2015. The collection consists of handmade interior accessories: hanging planters & leather drawer pulls. Clean, timeless, simple styled products executed in quality materials (vegetable tanned leather). The plan is to also add fashion accessories in the future: bags, sandals & jewellery. The products are all designed and handmade in Amsterdam, the Netherlands.Follow me on Instagram:www.instagram.com/studioyestomorrow

Footwear design for PME Legend + Cruyff- www.pme-legend.com/nl/schoenen- www.cruyff.com/nl_NL/heren/schoenen2018-2020: footwear design Meyba- www.meyba.com/shoes

Defining colors & materials for Asics EMEA Lifestyle, replacement of a designer on maternity leave.

Footwear design for PME Legend + Meyba- www.pme-legend.com/nl/schoenen- www.meyba.com/shoes

Designing seasonal lifestyle footwear collections for Pantofola d'Oro & Valsport(+ other brands like Le Coq Sportif, Fila)- Design of casual footwear and sneaker styles for men, women, boys & girls- Concept development- Building of line plans- Building of seasonal moods, trend analysis, market research- Sourcing materials & defining colour directions- Special Make Ups (SMU) / limited edition packages- Travel to European factories and suppliers- Communication with factories (Asia & Europe)- Market research (shopping trips etc.)- Visits to trade fairs like Bread & Butter, Who's Next, GDS, Lineapelle, Première Vision, Modefabriek, CPH Vision

Working as a webdesigner for several clients:- MW HAARdesign + creation of website (hair salon)- Arboretiesdesign + creation of website - DEESTV design + creation of website

Researching and designing seasonal private label footwear collections.- Design & development of casual and sneaker styles for men, women, boys and girls- Seasonal production trips to the Far East- Visits to trade fairs like Bread & Butter, GDS, Modefabriek- Artwork design- Design of logos, company letterheads and business cards- Invitations and banners for trade fairs

Researching and designing seasonal collections- Designing and developing bags for women- Artwork design

Internship at the Concept Coordination & Styling department.

Internship at Ulf Moritz designstudio.