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Ingrid Engel

Senior Color, Materials & Print Designer | Apparel & Footwear

# Trends research
# Positional print design
# Apparel and footwear
# Color Palette Development
# Design Training Leader
Open to opportunities
I'm a Senior Color, Material, and Print Designer with over 15 years of experience in the fashion lifestyle and footwear markets. Skilled in managing end-to-end design processes, from concept to final product validation. I've taught design classes and workshops at universities like ESMOD in Lyon, where I also serve as a jury member for student projects. My career covers a wide range of brands, categories, and sectors, giving me diverse experience across multiple industries
My goal is to join a forward-thinking fashion company where I can lead and inspire teams, share my expertise, and drive design that aligns with both brand vision and market trends. To push creative limits further, I'm also starting an AI course to expand my skill set and explore new possibilities in design.

Global Senior Color, Materials & Print Designer - Accessories & Footwear

PALLADIUM BOOTS
March 2021 to March 2024
Lyon
  • Led the creation of global trends, colors and materials for men, women, and kids, delivering trend-forward designs across heritage, functional, and trend styles (400 SKUs per season).
  • Trend & Material Development: Created global trend presentations and seasonal boards, incorporating iconographic research and innovative finishes.
  • Product Conception & Development: Developed products, allover and placement prints aligned with seasonal themes.
  • Guided prototyping, managing design technical files and ensuring alignment from conception through production.
  • Innovation & Sustainability: Prioritized sustainable materials and innovative techniques, creating accessory designs that resonate with market demands while advancing eco-conscious practices.
  • Cross-Departmental Leadership: Coordinated with marketing, sourcing, development, and merchandising to ensure timely product launches aligned with brand identity, quality and market trends.

Senior Fashion and Print Designer

FREELANCE
January 2014 to March 2021
Lyon
France
  • Client Portfolio: Worked with brands such as Disneyland Paris, Kenzo Kids, Levi’s Kids, Kidiliz Group and Carlin Trend Bureau Paris creating their product offerings with aligned color, material and print designs.
  • Created seasonal tops and accessories collections for lifestyle brands focusing on colors, material and positional prints design.
  • Trend Analysis & Brand Alignment: Analyzed and adapted emerging trends to ensure designs forward-thinking and true to brand identity
  • Apparel and Prints design: Designed collections adapting trends to enhance the brand DNA.
  • Collaboration & Mentorship: Managed creative teams delivering trends reports, product design and photoshootings

Senior Jersey and Print Designer

TALLY WEIJL
October 2011 to November 2013
Paris
France
  • Managed the jersey category, producing 9 collections per year (50 references per season).
  • Led trend research and provided color, material, and design direction aligning with market trends.
  • Designed lifestyle-inspired jersey collections, including positional prints.
  • Handled strike offs, samples, fittings, and approvals. Prepared detailed technical specifications for production.
  • Conducted development trips to Asia and inspiration trips to key trend-setting cities.

Lead Print Designer

TOPISATEX (Textile supplier)
May 2009 to September 2011
Madrid
Spain
  • Collaborated with top clients including ZARA, MASSIMO DUTTI, PULL & BEAR, STRADIVARIUS, BERSHKA, EL CORTE INGLÉS, ADOLFO DOMINGUEZ.
  • Team Leadership: Led a design team, ensuring high-quality positional prints aligned with the brand’s vision and technical standards.
  • Designed lifestyle jersey collections, including positional prints for women, men and kids.
  • Led product development trips to Portugal.
  • Art Direction Lecturer, Master in Digital Art Direction - BELLECOUR ÉCOLE - 2018-2020 Lyon - France
    Guided students in designing a fashion magazine centered on influencers while emphasizing teamwork, visual research, and presentation skills, fostering critical thinking and argumentation in the creative design process.
  • XXI Fashion Trends Lecturer, Fashion Business - ESMOD 2020-2021 - Lyon - France
    Delivered lectures on emerging trends in fashion and cultural trend identification, while leading creative workshops, including a mood board workshop for fashion business students that focused on translating trends into strategic product decisions

Design Generative AI Tools

AGISS FORMATION

Since November 2024
Currently starting a course on advanced generative AI platforms, including Adobe Firefly, Midjourney, DALL-E, Leonardo, Recraft, and ChatGPT. Focus on hands-on exercises in prompt engineering and mastering "text to image" and "image to image" techniques.

Building Strategic Foresight Capabilities

EDHEC Business School

July 2024 to September 2024
Completed a course on Strategic Foresight at EDHEC Paris, exploring how foresight can drive innovation in design by imagining future scenarios. Acquired practical tools for scenario creation and strategic planning, applicable for aligning design with emerging trends and user needs.

Master in Fashion Accessories Design

IED MADRID

September 2009 to June 2010

Graphic Design

Universidad Tadeo Lozano - Bogotá, Colombia

September 2000 to June 2005
LANGUAGES
  • English
    Fluent
  • French
    Fluent
  • Spanish
    Native
  • German
    Elementary
  • Adobe Creative Suite
  • Trends Forecasting
  • Color Theory, Materials Knowledge and Print design
  • Product design and development process
  • Sustainable Design Practices and Material Innovation
  • Creative Thinker
  • Lead Cross-functional Teams
  • Curious and Visionary
  • Effective Presentation Skills
  • Strong Communication Skills