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.
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.
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
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
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.
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.