Resumé

Passionate & creative designer with over 4 years of footwear design experience for sport, fashion & lifestyle brands. I have worked in multiple environments including corporate, consulting & freelance for national & international markets. Looking to share my experience & enhance my knowledge with a prestigious international brand.

Since 2011 Freelance Footwear Designer & Consulting:
Designing & development for Sport, Fashion & Lifestyle footwear for men’s/women’s & kid’s.

Currently working for multiple well known customers:
Kappa (France, Spain, Swiss, Belgium), New York Yankees, Airness (France), Eram Group (France/China), FYE “For Your Earth”?(France), Top Century (Hong Kong)

Main responsibilities:
- To create exclusive & functional footwear design concepts.
- To develop different styles for multiple categories, several targets & markets.
- To provide market research, trend analysis, color & Materials research.
- To prepare rough, CAO Design drawing (Photoshop/Illustrator) & technical packages for footwear uppers and outsoles.
- To guide modeling & Prototype process.
- To follow up development by model sampling & to do production quality control with Asian sourcing & factories. (Excellent footwear technical knowledges)

2008 / 2011 Kappa Footwear Department (France)
Corporate Footwear Designer for Sport & Lifestyle collections.

Main responsibilities:
- To design Men/women & kid collections for different European markets.
- To design strategic-exclusive products in collaboration with Kappa Customers (Decathlon, Intersport, Eram, Bata, Gemo, Gosport, Chausport, Besson, La Halle…)
- To prepare rough, CAO Design drawing (Photoshop/Illustrator) & technical packages for footwear uppers and outsoles.
- To guide modeling & Prototype process.
- To follow up development by model sampling and to do production quality control with Asian sourcing & factories.

2010 Award winning
Young Designer Contest “Step by Step” Award winner
One week exposition in Mess Around Fair – Paris

2007/2008 International Footwear design training - National Conservatory of Arts & works (France) - Graduate-Professional qualification certificate
Comprehensive course about shoe design, making and finishing from a technical and managerial perspective.

Main description:
Footwear Technology Module:
- Production Process training
- Prototyping training:
- Shape making & fitting adjustments- Pattern making - Soles and heels making – Leather Cutting – Stitching - Shoe Assembly
- Technical support for the development of collections
Footwear Style Module:
- Creation of a collection - Marketing - History of art, fashion and shoes - Drawing - Management of a collection – Trends -
Theoretical Module:
- Corporate law - Constitution of an individual company(society) from a legal perspective- Intellectual property rights for shoe models - English language
Computer Module:
- 2D CAD - IT Environment + CAD / CAP

2004/2007 Design & Contemporary Arts Master - St-Luc Arts Institute - TOURNAI (Belgium)
Graduate (Master) - « Jury’s High Distinction »
Focused on the development of a concept from scratch to final product (concept, design 2D, creation 3D using different techniques & materials)

Main description:
Technology Module:
- Object design prototyping with different techniques & materials.
- Techniques: Modeling, sculpture, thermoforming, welding and assembling.
- Materials: Metal, wood, plastic, resin, plaster, clay and concrete.
Style Module:
- Design drawing, design concept, graphism, and photography.
Theoretical Module:
- General History of Art (Architecture, Semiology and design)
- English language, Marketing and New Materials Technology

2002/2004 Arts & Illustration - St-Luc Arts Institute - TOURNAI (Belgium) - High School Diploma (A Level)
To develop strong drawing skills

Main description:
Artistique module :
- Illustration and story board.
- Classic draw: Character Rough, architecture, landscaping and coloring techniques (layout,, charcoal, oil painting, acrylic, watercolour, pastels, Aerographer)
- Technical draw
- Art History
- Basic courses (English language, French, Math)

Projects by Benjamin Timmerman

Presentation + CV
3 Files

Kappa-Footwear
5 Files

For-Your-Earth
5 Files

New York Yankees
4 Files

O'bass
4 Files

Adidas
2 Files

Nike
2 Files

Lacoste
1 File

Prototyping
2 Files

Contemporary Art Work
5 Files

Rendering
4 Files