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Guimarães, Braga, Portugal

Senior Textile Design & Product Development for Coton Couleur's colections and Global Private Labels.

Portugal

- Historical customs development & History researching;- Merchandiser designer;- Trend & Marketing researcher;- Content creator for digital media;- General Consultancy;- Local Guider in the free time.

- Jacquard & Prints design;- Surface Patterns design;- Bedlinens & Home Textiles design;- Prop Styling;- Media Contents Creator ( Instagram, Google Adds, Facebook, Linkedin );- Illustration;- Graphic Design.

Guimarães

-Product developmnet & design jacquard products for top of the bed, examples: coverlets, throws, blankets, allover fabrics for tablecloth goods; - Readpating private labels designs into jacquard goods;- Researching and readpting sewing finishisngs research, trims and co+ yarns and laundry effects together with the company's team;- Graphic design;- Content.

Guimarães

- Assistant Designer for conventional and digital prints + jacquard duvets and sheet sets + tablecloth;- Researching and readpting sewing finishisngs together with the design department team;- Design and selection of company goods for the private labels clients; - Research for the new season attending to Heimtextil fair & Market week NY;- Graphic design.

Guimarães

- Designing jacquard products ( terrys and kitchenware textiles ) for european private labels and global markets;- Adapting and recolor jacquard designs;- Developing trend-driven seasonal and themed terry, beach and dish/tea towels for the Heimtextil fair.- Trend research.

Guimarães Area, Portugal

- Designing, developing and sourcing for terrys, allover jacquards, bedlinens outfits, table and kitchencloth - Print designs;- Developing and readapting designs from several markets/clients segments: italian, french and US clients mainly;- Continuous following of the samples: check and improved the samples to get the best final result.

Braga Area, Portugal

- Bedlinens design for HWP asian textile manufacters;- Color and textile research;- Elaboration of techinal files for bedlinens produts ( measures, sewing details and Cº );- Decor, prop design and "window-dressing" for Heimtextil stalls.

Arrancada Do Vouga, Águeda

- Design, development,sourcing and purchasing at Lanidor Home [ Black label ]: exclusivly #MadeinPortugal goods - LA Home colection.- Developing the hotel linens for Lanidor Boutique Hotel project, luxury textiles.- Purchasing and consulting for #CompanhiadoCampo store, a "maison" store from the group #Lanidor.- Samples follow up.- Reporting directly to.

Novais, Famalicão

- Design, recoloring and product development for blankets, throws, coverlets, lightweight blankets, plaids, matelassés, coverlets & general bedspreads;- Graphic design for inlays, tags, flyers and companies catalogues;- Pre-selection of company goods to present to american, scandinavian, oceania and japanese private labels;- Design and developments for the.

- Designing, developing and sourcing for: nursery and toddler linens, bath jacquards, quilted coverlets & plaids, sheets sets, decorative cushions, knitted throws, kitchen and tablecloth goods.- Developing, assisting and readpating designs for the for european and US private labels/clients.- Continuous following of the samples: check and improved the.

Oporto

- Co-founder of the Oporto based studio- an fashion and apparel studio;- Developments for the following clients: Linha Azul Ldª, BUS Ldª, Expotime, Baby World Ldª, Exiled Ldª;- Developments for the customers clients & brands: Zara women, Trafaluc, Bershka, Pull and Bear, Pixie, Uscita, Muska, BW kids; BWA,Du temps, DTJ kids, Hippos; Muska.- Samples follow.

Porto

- Researching,identifying and predicting fashion trends;- Analyzing american and european markets consumer data; - Presenting fashion trends to the National Textile and Clothing Industry Associates;- Representing ANIVEC and the National Textile Industry at Intercolor (the International Color and Fabric Coordination Meetings) and Premiére Vision;- Prop.

Bachelor'S Degree, Fashion/Apparel Design

fashion design

High School, Fashion/Apparel Design, 12º Ano

I studied biology, chemistry and math at the high school but it didn't match with me. I found out I had this artistic eye for cartoons.