Emilie Houdbine

Sr Footwear & Handbag Designer, Product Developer — Nantes, France

About

FOOTWEAR & HANDBAG DESIGN are my passion and my work.
I'm passionate about what I do and I love traveling all around the world!

Experience:
9 years
Education:
Les Herbiers School of Art and Design - http://designlesherbiers.typepad.fr/

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ERAM GROUP
*Sr Footwear Designer for ERAM Woman and E-YOU Woman

ROYER GROUP - Multi-networks distributor of famous shoe brands
950 collaborators in the world (France, Germany, Spain, Hong-Kong,
China, Vietnam, India)
*Sr Footwear designer - Product Developer Jan. 2006 - Nov. 2009
-HELLO-KITTY, DIM, NAF-NAF, POIVRE-BLANC, RICA-LEWIS, BABYGRO
-Research of future trends, fairs & shoppings to direct the style into the air of time and the universe of the brand
-Development of collection plan
-Choice of materials, supplies & style in agreement with the Product Managerand commercials, after going to material markets in Asia
-Writting and communication, in english, of the technical files for prodcuction countries (China, India, Vietnam)
-Model development in Asia with tradings or manufacturers


TEXIER - Manufacturer & leather handbags designer - Leatherworker for luxury - 420 collaborators in France, Great Britain, Russia
*Fashion designer - Model maker in luxury leatherwork Feb.2003 - Dec.2005
-Trip to fairs and shoppings in Paris, Milan, Bologna, London
for the materials and providers choice, leathers & textiles purchase,
and detection of new trends
-Researches of styles, of new and timeless shapes with sketches,
studies maquettes, patronages and realisations of prototypes
-Creation and development of handbags ranges, small leathergoods
and accessories for women. Always the concern of detail, quality,
comfort in use and without forgetting elegance and distinction of the product
-Development and follow-up of the samples in workshop
to check if all the steps of cutting, preparation, assembly and completion
perfectly follows planning within the best time frame
-Development for mass production in factory of the famous GERARD DAREL handbag "24 Heures" Saint-Germain
-Special make up for RUSSELL & BROMLEY



Projects by Emilie Houdbine